open-label
adjective
open-la·bel
ˌō-pən-ˈlā-bəl 
: being or relating to a clinical trial in which the treatment given to each subject is not concealed from either the researchers or the subject
an open-label multicenter study
compare double-blind, single-blind
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Two more died during a subsequent open-label safety study, in which everyone could opt for donanemab.
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science.org, 3 July 2024
Of these, 12 participants completed the study and enrolled in the open-label extension study.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
While the idea of the placebo response goes back as far as the ancient Greeks, the open-label placebo has a more recent history.
—Tom Vanderbilt, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
The study — an open-label, non-randomized trial with a very small sample size — was published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents on March 20.
—Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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science.org, 3 July 2024
Of these, 12 participants completed the study and enrolled in the open-label extension study.
—Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
While the idea of the placebo response goes back as far as the ancient Greeks, the open-label placebo has a more recent history.
—Tom Vanderbilt, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
The study — an open-label, non-randomized trial with a very small sample size — was published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents on March 20.
—Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Open-label.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-label. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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