Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Treatment Switching

When patients in a randomized clinical trial switch from the treatment initially assigned to them to another treatment, typically from the control to experimental treatment.

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Abstract

When patients in a randomized clinical trial switch from the treatment initially assigned to them to another treatment, typically from the control to experimental treatment.

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  • Switching, Treatment

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Indexing Annotation

use only in the context of a randomized controlled trial

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History Note

2021

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  1. E02w.990
  2. E05.318w.870
  3. N05.715w.360.912
  4. N06.850w.520w.915

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Treatment Switching. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000085582. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000085582
  2. Treatment Switching. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114822508