NCIt related terms : parallel design trial; PARALLEL; parallel group trial; parallel trial;
NCIt definition : A type of clinical study in which subjects are assigned to one of two treatment arms
at the beginning of the trial and continue in that arm throughout the length of the
trial. Study subjects are only exposed to the treatment that is assigned to the particular
study arm they are enrolled in.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: A trial design in which subjects are assigned to one of two or more different
treatment groups (usually investigational product and placebo) and usually receive
the assigned treatment during the entire trial. [After ICH E9; EMA NOTE FOR GUIDANCE
ON STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES FOR CLINICAL TRIALS, September 1998]; CDISC: Participants are assigned to one of two or more treatment groups in parallel
for the duration of the study.;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)