unblinded
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈblaɪndɪd/
- Specialized
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- In an unblinded study, both the participants and the researchers know which treatment each participant is receiving.
Examples
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Why does being unblinded leave Nurse Fay Apple more uncertain than she was in ignorance?
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In other words, the unblinded comparison between acupuncture and no acupuncture is entirely overwhelmed by bias and completely useless.
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The chiro lit. abounds with tiny, uncontrolled and unblinded "studies" that are little more than anecdotes.
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The data show that there is a large difference in outcome when an unblinded comparison is made between treatment and no treatment—an unsurprising result that is of no clinical relevance and says nothing about acupuncture itself.
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Researchers conducted an unblinded trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the new medication in real-time conditions.
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Because the trial was unblinded, the participants were aware of their treatment, which may have influenced their responses.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unblinded = blinded (semi-transparent) = un + blind + ed
While 'un-' and 'blind' are clear, the specific meaning in a clinical context is specialized.
Etymology
Unblinded comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word blind meaning 'not able to see' or 'not knowing'. In a study, that picture helps: if people are 'blind' they do not know which treatment they got, so being unblinded means they can 'see' it and know which treatment people received.