multicenter

Spanning several sites

Multicenter describes studies or trials conducted across multiple locations simultaneously.

The term appears almost exclusively in medical and scientific research contexts, where a multicenter trial tests treatments at different hospitals or clinics to ensure results aren't specific to one patient population: a multicenter study of the new cancer drug.

Also spelled multi-center.

trials

randomized

Arranged by chance

double-blindNeither tester nor tested knows
placebo-controlledTested against inactive substance
protocolPrescribed conduct rules

cohort · longitudinal · cross-sectional · meta-analysis · epidemiology · biostatistics · publication · findings · endpoints · enrollment

collaboration

consortium

Cooperative group for ventures

partnershipShared business arrangement
coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
networkingBuilding professional relationships

alliance · cooperation · affiliation · joint · unified · coalition · investigators · harmonization · standardization

sites

hospital

Medical treatment facility

clinicOutpatient treatment facility
facilitySkill or equipped premises
institutionEstablished organization or custom

satellite · hub · nodes · locations · international · domestic · regional · urban · rural

Opposites

number of participating sites/institutions

multicenterlocal

Of this area

in-house · institutional

organizational structure

multicentercentralized

Concentrated in one location

localized · consolidated · unified · concentrated · site-specific

Family

center, multiple, centralize, centrality, centralized, centric, decentralize, centralizing, centralism

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