Flow Down Clause
A flow down clause is a contract provision by which the parties incorporate the terms of the general contract between the owner and the general contractor into the lower tier […]
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A term reflecting a research institution’s overhead costs associated with sponsored projects; the off-campus rate will often apply to all activities performed in facilities not owned by the institution and […]
READ MOREWorld Medical Association (WMA)
An international organization representing physicians that was founded in 1947. The organization was created to ensure the independence of physicians, and to work for the highest possible standards of ethical […]
READ MOREWorld Health Organization Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (WHO GCP)
Good Clinical Practice guidelines that were developed in 1993 and published in 1995 by the WHO. The WHO GCP guidelines apply to all research involving human subjects that is conducted […]
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A unit of the United Nations, founded in April 1948, that serves to coordinate and improve health activities worldwide. Its functions include furnishing technical assistance, stimulating and advancing epidemiologic investigation […]
READ MOREWithdrawal Design
Type of parallel group design where all subjects first receive the experimental treatment and then those who respond are randomized to continue on the experimental treatment or to receive placebo. […]
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The clinical study stopped before enrolling its first participant. A type of Recruitment Status.
READ MOREWashout Period
Period designed to eliminate, or wash out, the effects of a drug before administering a new treatment. (Pfizer)
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