The short version
- Therapeutic studies enroll people who already have the condition of interest.
- Prevention studies enroll people who do not.
- Endpoints and visit schedules usually differ.
Who is enrolled
Read the inclusion criteria. They state whether the condition must already be present.
What success looks like
A therapeutic study may track symptoms or disease scores. A prevention study may track new cases over time.
Why mixing them confuses readers
A headline that ignores the difference can make a result sound broader than it is.
Information only
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