Run-in period
Run-in period is a period before a clinical trial is commenced, it can be passive "when a placebo or no treatment is given" or active "when treatment is used". The clinical data from this stage of a trial are only occasionally of value but can serve a valuable role in screening out ineligible or non-compliant participants, in ensuring that participants are in a stable condition, and in providing baseline observations. A run-in period is sometimes called a washout period if treatments that participants were using before entering the clinical trial are discontinued.
See also
- Randomized controlled trial
- Regulatory requirement
- Safety monitoring
- Serious adverse event
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Standard treatment
- Study population
- Data Management
References
- http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/run-in+period?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=run-in+period&sa=Search#906
- http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=67147
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