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blind
(redirected from Double blind trial)

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blind
1. done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
2. (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
3. Poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
4. Hunting chiefly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry
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blind [blīnd]
(engineering)
A solid disk inserted at a pipe joint or union to prevent the flow of fluids through the pipe; used during maintenance and repair work as a safety precaution. Also known as blank.
(geology)
Referring to a mineral deposit with no surface outcrop.

blind
1. A device to obstruct vision or keep out light; usually a shade, a screen, or an assemblage of light panels or slats.
2. A solid disk inserted in a pipe joint or union to prevent the flow of water during the repair of a water distribution system.


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This trial was basically identical to the 12 patient Phase IIa Trial that had such great results, except that this one was a randomized double blind Trial.
DESIGN: Placebo-controlled, randomized, double blind trial.
An example of one of the studies included 85 people, who where involved in placebo-controlled, randomized and double blind trial conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
 
 
 
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