Double-Blind Trial
/ˌdʌbəlˈblaɪnd traɪəl/
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- (n.) A clinical trial design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.
The court reviewed the double-blind trial to assess the reliability of the pharmaceutical evidence.
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Used primarily in legal contexts involving medical malpractice, pharmaceutical regulation, or evidence admissibility, reflecting the importance of impartiality in clinical studies.
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