| Admission |
: |
Time you arrive to be admitted onto the trial. |
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| Blinded Study |
: |
Volunteers are unaware if they are receiving the active medication or a placebo. |
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| Blood Round |
: |
Timed blood
collection. You are required to always
be on time for these. |
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| BMI |
: |
Body Mass Index –
weight and height ratio |
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| Cannula |
: |
An indwelling tube,
which remains in a vein during the
period in unit, to ease blood
collection. |
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| CRO |
: |
Contract Research
Organisation |
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| Discharge |
: |
Time when Dr
allows you to leave unit |
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| DOA |
: |
Drugs of Abuse:
cannabis, cocaine, speed, etc. |
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| Dosing |
: |
Timed medication
administration. |
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| ECG |
: |
Electrocardiogram –
an electronic readout of your heart
rate. |
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| Ethics committee |
: |
An independent
panel of people who review and approve
studies and study protocols, this must
be done before a study can commence. |
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| Follow up |
: |
Final Medical
check up at end of trial. |
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| Informed Consent |
: |
A legal document you sign and date
along with a witness (usually a Doctor)
giving your consent to take part in the
clinical trial.
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| In patient |
: |
Residential stay in unit. |
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| Out Patient |
: |
Visit to the unit
that does not require a residential stay
in the unit. |
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| Placebo |
: |
‘Dummy Drug’ –
some volunteers receive this instead of
active medication. |
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| Positive DOA |
: |
Urinalysis result confirming positive
drugs of abuse result in urine.
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| Screening |
: |
Pre-trial medical
examination. |
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| Urinalysis |
: |
Analysis of urine |
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| Venepuncture |
: |
Collecting blood sample from the vein using a needle. |
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