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placebo response rate

Intermediate Technical IVT

The percentage of patients in the placebo group who show clinically meaningful improvement during a trial.

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treatment-refractory

Advanced Technical IVT

Referring to psychiatric conditions that do not respond adequately to standard treatments despite appropriate trials.

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