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ENROLLMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enrolling
Synonyms:
enrollment; enrolment; registration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enrollment" is a kind of...):
entering; entrance; entry; incoming; ingress (the act of entering)
Derivation:
enroll (register formally as a participant or member)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time
Synonyms:
enrollment; registration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("enrollment" is a kind of...):
body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity)
Context examples:
The act of determining if a subject is suitable for enrollment in a study according specific protocol criteria and procedures.
(Eligibility Determination, NCI Thesaurus)
In AdministrativeActivity, the categoryCode may = "Disposition" (off study, epoch completion), "Milestone" (informed consent, enrollment, registry, randomization) or "Other" (unblinding) activities.
(Defined Activity Category Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
A business process state of a clinical study in relation to its approval status, authorization for patient enrollment, and protocol-specific activities.
(Clinical Study Status, NCI Thesaurus)
In such a trial, allocation depends on which arms have been fully enrolled and which are currently open for enrollment.
(Defined Experimental Unit Allocation, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
An approved exemption to the requirement for a participant to meet eligibility criteria prior to study enrollment.
(Eligibility Waiver, NCI Thesaurus)
Studies that provide a means for obtaining an experimental drug or device for patients who are not adequately treated by existing therapy, who do not meet the eligibility criteria for enrollment, or who are otherwise unable to participate in another clinical study.
(Expanded Access Study, NCI Thesaurus)
An action plan of a pre-clinical or clinical study describing the procedure for obtaining an experimental drug or device for patients who are not adequately treated by existing therapy, who do not meet eligibility criteria for enrollment, or who are otherwise unable to participate in a controlled clinical study.
(Expanded Access Study Protocol Version, NCI Thesaurus)
This network, a cooperative agreement among the Children's Cancer Group, the Pediatric Oncology Group, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield System Association (BCBS) nationwide, will ensure that children of BCBS subscribers receive care at designated centers of cancer care excellence and may promote the enrollment of children in Cooperative Group clinical trials.
(Pediatric Cancer Care Network, NCI Thesaurus)
A sponsor-approved waiver is necessary when a subject fails to meet enrollment criteria, but wishes to be accrued to the trial.
(Eligibility Waiver, NCI Thesaurus)
