treatmentgroup
nounUK /ˈtriːtmənt ɡruːp/
US /ˈtriːtmənt ɡruːp/
A treatment group is the set of people who get the medicine or care being tested in a study.
The treatment group received the new medicine while the other group got a sugar pill.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In a classroom, a small set of students who work together on a special learning plan.
The teacher met with the treatment group to practice reading aloud.
3. A group of patients given a particular therapy in a hospital.
The treatment group for physical therapy meets every morning.
4. A category used in research reports to label everyone who received the treatment.
Results for the treatment group were better than for the control group.