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Blinding
Definition
A technique where participants, researchers, or both are kept unaware of group assignments to prevent bias in treatment delivery and outcome assessment. Single-blind means participants are unaware; double-blind means both participants and researchers are unaware.
Example
In a double-blind trial, neither the patient nor the physician knows whether the patient receives the active drug or placebo.
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