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intervention study [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

A rigourous and monitored experimental study that includes healthy or ill human subjects and that is aimed at evaluating the outcomes of one or more prophylactic or therapeutic interventions.

OBS

The difference between a trial and a study is quite fuzzy, but they can be distinguished as follows: a trial bears on an intervention that will change the course of things and that applies to humans, while a study examines the outcomes of an intervention or of exposure to a given factor, or may have other aims, such as observing the course of a disease. A trial may be part of a study, but the reverse is not true.

OBS

intervention study: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Étude expérimentale rigoureuse et supervisée, incluant des sujets humains, sains ou malades, et visant à évaluer les résultats d’une ou de plusieurs interventions prophylactiques ou thérapeutiques.

OBS

La différence entre essai (trial) et étude (study) est assez floue, mais on peut les distinguer ainsi : un essai porte sur une intervention qui va changer le cours des choses et s’applique à l’humain, tandis que l’étude examine les résultats d’une intervention ou d’une exposition à un facteur donné, ou peut avoir d’autres visées, comme d’observer l’évolution d’une maladie. Un essai peut faire partie d’une étude, mais pas l’inverse.

OBS

étude d'intervention : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

An investigation in which the level of the factor being studied in a population is deliberately changed in order to test a hypothesis, typically involving a human population.

OBS

Intervention study is used mainly of human populations, experimental study of animal population tissue cultures.

OBS

Serum cholesterol levels and cancer mortality in 361662 men screened for the multiple risk factor intervention trial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
CONT

Un essai sur le terrain (dans la population extra-hospitalière) a plusieurs pré-requis : l'incidence de la maladie doit être élevée dans la communauté expérimentale. En d'autres termes, l'agent pathogène doit être présent, circuler dans la population et y provoquer une manifestation appropriée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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