Sham therapy
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| Sham therapy | |
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| Term | Sham therapy |
| Short definition | Sham therapy - An inactive procedure designed to mimic as closely as possible the active procedure being studied in a clinical trial. For example, sham acupuncture uses needles that look and feel like the needles used in active acupuncture therapy, except the needles are not actually inserted into the skin |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Sham therapy - An inactive procedure designed to mimic as closely as possible the active procedure being studied in a clinical trial. For example, sham acupuncture uses needles that look and feel like the needles used in active acupuncture therapy, except the needles are not actually inserted into the skin
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