Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Double-Blind Method

A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.

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19 entry terms
  • Double-Blind Study
  • Double-Masked Method
  • Double-Masked Study
  • Double Blind Method
  • Double Blind Study
  • Double Masked Method
  • Double Masked Study
  • Double-Blind Methods
  • Double-Blind Studies
  • Double-Masked Methods
  • Double-Masked Studies
  • Method, Double-Blind
  • Method, Double-Masked
  • Methods, Double-Blind
  • Methods, Double-Masked
  • Studies, Double-Blind
  • Studies, Double-Masked
  • Study, Double-Blind
  • Study, Double-Masked

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Indexing Annotation

IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific disease (IM); when pertinent add CLINICAL TRIAL (PT) or RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (PT); do not index also under PLACEBOS unless particularly discussed

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History Note

90(Aug 77); was in Cat E & H Aug 77-79; was see under RESEARCH DESIGN 1977-89

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Tree Numbers

  1. E05.318w.370.300w
  2. E05.581w.500w.300w
  3. N05.715w.360.325.320w
  4. N06.850w.520w.445.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Double-Blind Method. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004311. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004311
  2. Double-Blind Method. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_experiment
  3. Double-Blind Method. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608510