UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

clinical trial

A research study that prospectively assigns one or more human subjects to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the…

ClinicalTrial.gov (CT.gov)

This is a web-based registry and results database for clinical studies. It is maintained by the federal government to provide patients, their family members, health care…

closure, study

For more information about closing IRB applications See: Close your IRB Application

CO

Close-out

co-investigator

Researcher who works alongside the Principal Investigator or Lead Researcher. Co-Investigators can be delegated all of the duties of a Principal Investigator, but do not have…

COB

Close of Business

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

This is the name for the rules and regulations published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government. The CFR…

coded

Data set in which direct subject identifiers have been replaced with a study code. The link between the study code and direct subject identifiers are kept…

COE

College of Engineering (UW)

CoEnv

College of the Environment