HealthAugust 29, 2026

noninferior

non-in-FEER-ee-er

Definition

A clinical trial outcome where a new treatment is proven to be not significantly worse than a standard existing treatment by a predetermined statistical threshold.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'non' meaning 'not' and 'inferior' meaning 'lower' or 'lesser,' originally used to describe something not of lower quality or rank.

In the news

The article describes the VIRTUES research as 'noninferiority trials,' meaning they were designed to confirm that virtual care does not pose a greater risk to patients than traditional in-clinic visits.

Virtual e-health system VIRTUES shows overwhelmingly positive results for monitoring cardiac devices

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Bioengineer.org

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