Glossary of Terms

Outcomes research seeks to understand the end results of particular health care practices and interventions. End results include effects...

A planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of interventions on participants in...

A skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to an increased risk of fracture. Bone strength reflects the...

A cell derived from mesenchymal cells. It manufactures bone matrix.

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people around the world. Often called wear-and-tear arthritis,...

A part of the body that has a specific function, such as the lungs. Source: NIH.gov

Oral ulcers are sores or open lesions in the mouth. Source: NIH.gov

A physician who specializes in the treatment of disorders of the eye.

Studies that are currently recruiting participants, will be recruiting participants in the future, or involve drugs that are available...

Describes a clinical trial in which masking is not used. That means that all parties involved with the trial...

A clinical study in which participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes....

For people with joint or chest pain or fever, drugs that decrease inflammation, called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are...