drug-naive
Without prior treatment
Drug-naive describes a patient who has never been treated with a particular medication or class of drugs.
The term appears frequently in medical research and clinical trials, where researchers need to distinguish between subjects who have prior exposure to a treatment and those who don't.
A drug-naive patient may respond differently to medication than someone whose body has already adapted to similar compounds.
The study enrolled only drug-naive participants to establish baseline efficacy data.
Not given care
- unexposedNot made visible
- baselineStandard for comparison
- first-lineTried before alternatives
- washoutComplete failure or cancellation
unmedicated · pre-treatment · initial · virgin · placebo · control · unprimed
Standard for comparison
- controlAuthority to direct
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- unexposedNot made visible
- untreatedNot given care
cohort · enrollment · randomization · inclusion · exclusion · protocol · washout · screening
Easily affected emotionally
- responsiveQuick to react
- receptiveOpen to input
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- unaccustomedNot yet familiar with
inexperienced · uninitiated · first-time · unprepared · unprotected · at-risk · unaware · susceptible
untreated
Not given care
- unexposedNot made visible
- baselineStandard for comparison
- first-lineTried before alternatives
washout · unmedicated · pre-treatment · initial · virgin · placebo · control · unprimed
baseline
Standard for comparison
untreated · cohort · enrollment · randomization · inclusion · exclusion · protocol · washout · screening · eligibility
sensitive
Easily affected emotionally
- responsiveQuick to react
- receptiveOpen to input
- vulnerableOpen to attack
unaccustomed · inexperienced · uninitiated · first-time · unprepared · unprotected · at-risk · unaware · susceptible