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Word	Definition
Randomised controlled trial	A controlled trial is a clinical study that compares the results of a group of people receiving a new treatment that is under investigation, against a group receiving a placebo treatment, the existing standard treatment, or no treatment at all. These comparison groups are examples of ‘control’ groups. In a randomised trial, participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group. To reduce bias, the assignments should also be 'blinded' so that the participants, those delivering the treatment, and those analysing the data, don't know who is in which group. A controlled trial is a clinical study that compares the results of a group of people receiving a new treatment that is under investigation, against a group receiving a placebo treatment, the existing standard treatment, or no treatment at all. These comparison groups are examples of ‘control’ groups. In a randomised trial, participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment or control group. To reduce bias, the assignments should also be 'blinded' so that the participants, those delivering the treatment, and those analysing the data, don't know who is in which group.
RCT	See Randomised controlled trial See Randomised controlled trial
Rehabilitation	The process of regaining function through active treatment, such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy. Rehabilitation means getting better. It is active treatment. It helps you do the things you used to do. It will also teach you new ways of doing things. It is done by health workers like: Occupational therapists Physiotherapists Speech therapists
Rehabilitation physician	A doctor who specialises in the rehabilitation of patients. A rehabilitation physician is type of doctor. They help you get better through active treatment.
Rehabilitation unit	A dedicated unit which seeks to restore the skills of a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum self-sufficiency and function. Rehabilitation units focus on the needs of each individual patient, for example, working on helping the person walk again and speak clearly again. A rehabilitation unit is a part of a hospital. They will give you execises This helps you do the things you used to do. They will also teach you new ways of doing things. The types of things they do with you will depend on what you need. For example, they can help you walk again and speak clearly.
Research Ethics Committee	A Research Ethics Committee is a group that reviews all research proposals involving human participants to ensure that the proposals are ethically acceptable. A Research Ethics Committee is a group that reviews all research proposals involving human participants to ensure that the proposals are ethically acceptable.
Respite care	Respite care is a short term care, provided in your own home or in an aged care home. Respite is often used when a carer needs a break. It can be planned or arranged in an emergency if needed. Respite care gives your carer a break. Someone comes to your house for a short time. They stay with you so your carer can do something else. It can also be given in an aged care home. This is usually for longer times. It can be planned. It can also be used in an emergency.
Retiring (a question)	A guidelines’ question is ‘retired’ when it is removed from the guidelines’ list – this means that we will no longer search for new research (evidence) for that particular question. A guidelines’ question is ‘retired’ when it is removed from the guidelines’ list – this means that we will no longer search for new research (evidence) for that particular question.
rFVIIa	recombinant activated factor VII recombinant activated factor VII
RHS	Right hemisphere syndrome Right hemisphere syndrome
Risk factors	Factors that increase the chances of a stroke happening. They include things that we cannot change such as our age and ethnicity, medical conditions which can be treated such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and an irregular heart rhythm, and lifestyle factors which can be changed such as smoking, drinking too much alcohol, an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise. Risk factors are things might cause a stroke. Some risk factors are things you cannot change. For example: Your age Your background Other risk factors are medical problems that can be treated. For example: High blood pressure High cholesterol Diabetes Irregular heartbeat And there are some risk factors that you can change. For example: Smoking Drinking too much alcohol Unhealthy food Not exercising
ROC	Receiver operator curve Receiver operator curve
ROM	Range of motion Range of motion
ROSIER	Recognition of stroke in the emergency room Recognition of stroke in the emergency room
RR	Relative risk Relative risk
RRR	Relative risk reduction Relative risk reduction
rTMS	repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
rt-PA	Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Also referred to as t-PA. The drug administered intravenously to break up a blood clot. See ‘thrombolysis’. rt-PA is a type of medicine. It is used to break up a blood clot. It is given in a needle. rt-PA stands for recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. It is also called t-PA.

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