20:09 Jul 1, 2019 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / clinical trials | |||||||
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heads up clinical research study [see my explanation] Explanation: It's not the type of trial, it's the name, so it may be best to leave it in English. It's a play on words, since this disorder affects the head. "Heads up" has two meanings: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/heads-up -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2019-07-02 10:52:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hence the initial capitals. The trial name is often an acronym: "As with any clinical trial, a catchy name is critical to its success. The formal title for this trial (“A Pragmatic Trial of Home versus Office-Based Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy for the Treatment of Psoriasis”) is a bit of a mouthful, and we can’t think of a good acronym (APTHOBNUBPTP doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue). That’s where YOU, THE PATIENT come in. We need you to give it a clever acronym that people can use to talk about the trial in conversation." http://www.psoriasis.org/name-that-clinical-trial |
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