Feb 24, 2014 12:32
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
United Kingdom
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se mantendrá el carácter ciego
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical: Instruments
Safety of medical devices in research
Hi there,
I'm translating a paper on Monitoring the safety of medical devices and I understand the meaning of carácter ciego but wonder what the correct term for it is - if there is one.
This is the context:
Cuando los acontecimientos adversos ocurran en un ensayo clínico doble ciego, se deberá desvelar el código de tratamiento de ese paciente concreto a efectos de reporting. Siempre que sea posible, se mantendrá el carácter ciego para el investigator, y para las personas encargadas del análisis e interpretación de los resultados así como de la elaboración de las conclusiones del estudio.
Many thanks
Sarah
I'm translating a paper on Monitoring the safety of medical devices and I understand the meaning of carácter ciego but wonder what the correct term for it is - if there is one.
This is the context:
Cuando los acontecimientos adversos ocurran en un ensayo clínico doble ciego, se deberá desvelar el código de tratamiento de ese paciente concreto a efectos de reporting. Siempre que sea posible, se mantendrá el carácter ciego para el investigator, y para las personas encargadas del análisis e interpretación de los resultados así como de la elaboración de las conclusiones del estudio.
Many thanks
Sarah
Proposed translations
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blind nature (of the study) will be maintained
Is how I would say it
Peer comment(s):
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Javier Grande
: Agree completely. "Ensayo doble ciego" is "double-blind trial" (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doble_ciego), so "carácter ciego" must be "blind nature".
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Phoenix III
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Thank you
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philgoddard
: Rachel's answer is more concise, but you were first.
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..but maybe imprecise "study blinding" would sound better
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Collin Stewart
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...the researcher, as well as the people in charge of analyzing and... shall remain blind.
I hope my entry is clear; it wouldn't all fit in the answer box. I think the best way to translate this sentence is to rearrange it so that the descriptor "blind" applies directly to the researcher. This aligns with how the term is commonly used in sciences. I pulled some example sentences from scientific texts online:
Example sentence:
The experimenter should remain blind to experimental condition throughout the session
This technique allowed BABAR to look at the t distribution, but remain blind
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
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the study blind will be maintained
The study blind will be maintained in accordance with the protocol (including arrangements for code breaking).
www.southstaffsandshropshealthcareft.nhs.uk/.../R-GRE-rd-01...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-02-24 14:39:06 GMT)
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At the time of final analysis no subjects that have completed the study (Month 48) have been unblinded according to this procedure. The first subjects that have completed the study will be unblinded after the final analysis. Therefore, the study blind will be maintained for all subjects still active in the study until their (individual) completion of the four-year follow-up (study end). The current final event-driven analysis was performed by an external statistician to maintain the study blind. A limited group of pre-specified individuals within GSK,
http://www.catagle.com/84-166/UCM237976.htm
www.southstaffsandshropshealthcareft.nhs.uk/.../R-GRE-rd-01...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2014-02-24 14:39:06 GMT)
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At the time of final analysis no subjects that have completed the study (Month 48) have been unblinded according to this procedure. The first subjects that have completed the study will be unblinded after the final analysis. Therefore, the study blind will be maintained for all subjects still active in the study until their (individual) completion of the four-year follow-up (study end). The current final event-driven analysis was performed by an external statistician to maintain the study blind. A limited group of pre-specified individuals within GSK,
http://www.catagle.com/84-166/UCM237976.htm
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
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Thank you Phil :-)
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James A. Walsh
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Thank you James :-)
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