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CROSSOVER TRIAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crossover clinical trial
1, record 1, English, crossover%20clinical%20trial
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross-over clinical trial 2, record 1, English, cross%2Dover%20clinical%20trial
correct, noun
- crossover trial 3, record 1, English, crossover%20trial
correct, noun
- cross-over trial 4, record 1, English, cross%2Dover%20trial
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parallel-group trials allocate each participant to a single intervention for comparison with one or more alternative interventions. In contrast, crossover trials allocate each participant to a sequence of interventions. A simple randomized crossover design is an "AB/BA" design in which participants are randomized initially to intervention A or intervention B, and then "cross over" to intervention B or intervention A, respectively. 5, record 1, English, - crossover%20clinical%20trial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "crossover clinical study, "which has a broader meaning than "crossover clinical trial" : a clinical trial is a type of clinical study, but the reverse is not true. 6, record 1, English, - crossover%20clinical%20trial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche scientifique
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai clinique croisé
1, record 1, French, essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai croisé 2, record 1, French, essai%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les essais croisés, chaque patient reçoit dans un ordre aléatoire toutes les doses à étudier. 3, record 1, French, - essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «étude clinique croisée», qui a un sens plus large que «essai clinique croisé» : un essai clinique est un type d'étude clinique, mais pas l'inverse. 4, record 1, French, - essai%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crossover clinical study
1, record 2, English, crossover%20clinical%20study
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cross-over clinical study 2, record 2, English, cross%2Dover%20clinical%20study
correct, noun
- crossover study 3, record 2, English, crossover%20study
correct, noun
- cross-over study 4, record 2, English, cross%2Dover%20study
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In crossover studies, the study participants will be switched throughout to all the treatment groups (both test and reference formulations) after a washout period. ... the advantage of crossover studies is that patients act as their own controls. 5, record 2, English, - crossover%20clinical%20study
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "crossover clinical trial, "which has a narrower meaning than "crossover clinical study" : a clinical trial is a type of clinical study, but the reverse is not true. 6, record 2, English, - crossover%20clinical%20study
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recherche scientifique
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étude clinique croisée
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tude%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- étude croisée 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9tude%20crois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une étude clinique randomisée [...] suggère que l'IL-6 [interleukine-6] pourrait [...] jouer un rôle de premier plan dans la prévention du cancer colorectal associée à l'exercice physique régulier. Dans cette étude, des chercheurs britanniques ont recruté 16 hommes en bonne santé, mais qui présentaient trois facteurs de risque de cancer colorectal, soit un âge de 50 ans et plus, un surpoids [...] et une absence d'activité physique régulière. Les participants ont été assignés de façon aléatoire à réaliser soit un exercice aérobique [...] ou à demeurer inactif durant cette période. Une semaine plus tard, chacun des participants a été soumis à la condition inverse (ceux qui avaient fait de l'exercice étaient au repos et vice versa). La force de ce type d'étude croisée est que chacun des participants est exposé aux deux conditions expérimentales testées et qu'on peut donc comparer directement leurs effets sur une même personne. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «essai clinique croisé», qui a un sens plus restreint que «étude clinique croisée» : un essai clinique est un type d'étude clinique, mais pas l'inverse. 4, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20clinique%20crois%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Methods
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crossover trial
1, record 3, English, crossover%20trial
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- crossover study 2, record 3, English, crossover%20study
correct, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trial in which the subjects receive, in sequence, the treatment (or control intervention), then, after a specified time, the control intervention (or treatment). 3, record 3, English, - crossover%20trial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this type of study, the subjects are their own controls, and randomisation is used to determine the order in which a subject receives the treatment and the control intervention. Washout periods are usually included, since otherwise the effects of the first treatment could carry over into the period when the second is given. 3, record 3, English, - crossover%20trial
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crossover trial; crossover study : terms and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment(HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 4, record 3, English, - crossover%20trial
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- essai croisé
1, record 3, French, essai%20crois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- étude avec permutation 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9tude%20avec%20permutation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- essai en chassé-croisé 2, record 3, French, essai%20en%20chass%C3%A9%2Dcrois%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essai dans lequel les sujets reçoivent successivement le traitement (ou l’intervention de référence) puis, après un temps donné, l’intervention de référence (ou le traitement). 2, record 3, French, - essai%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans ce type d'étude, le sujet est son propre témoin, et la répartition aléatoire est utilisée pour déterminer dans quel ordre il recevra le traitement et l’intervention de référence (témoin). Comme l'effet du premier traitement peut se poursuivre pendant l'administration du deuxième, on ménage habituellement des phases sans traitement actif afin de pallier cet inconvénient. 2, record 3, French, - essai%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
essai croisé; étude avec permutation; essai en chassé-croisé : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 3, French, - essai%20crois%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Métodos de investigación científica
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- estudio cruzado
1, record 3, Spanish, estudio%20cruzado
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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