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Table 2 Topics, terms and possible construct descriptors

From: Latent Dirichlet Allocation in predicting clinical trial terminations

Topic

Partial words (Ordered by probability)

Construct

Rank in prediction

Topic 1

Studies, investigators, inflammatory, smoking, effects

Inflammation

7th

Topic 2

Cancer, tumor, cells, growth

Cancer

 

Topic 3

Patients, disease, treatment, sleep, quality, therapy

Disorder

 

Topic 4

Study, drug, purpose, blood, determine,

Drug

 

Topic 5

Liver, patients, study, treatment

Liver

 

Topic 6

Exercise, study, muscle, training

Exercise

 

Topic 7

Surgery, patients, study, surgical, postoperative

Surgery

1st

Topic 8

HIV, women, study, infants, risk

HIV/Pregnancy

3rd

Topic 9

Patients, study, pressure, anesthesia, respiratory

Respiratory

9th

Topic 10

Blood, study, imaging, tests

Blood/Brain

5th

Topic 11

Weeks, months, time intervals

Duration

 

Topic 12

Patients, coronary, renal, cardiac, heart, disease

Coronary

4th

Topic 13

Diabetes, type 1 and 2, insulin

Diabetes

10th

Topic 14

Safety, study, efficacy, evaluate, placebo

Safety/Efficacy

 

Topic 15

Patients, study, dose, combination, treatment

Drug Dose/Combination

 

Topic 16

Cell, stem cells, transplant, immune

Stem Cell

8th

Topic 17

Study, skin, treatment, purpose, topical

Dermatological

2nd

Topic 18

Vaccine, study, immune, safety, dose

Vaccine

 

Topic 19

Pain, heart, pulmonary, chronic, pulmonary

Pain/Pulmonary

 

Topic 20

Milligram, dose, study, single, healthy

Dose

 

Topic 21

Children, cognitive, treatment, intervention

Children/Cognitive

 

Topic 22

Phase, effectiveness, treating, stop

Study characteristics

 

Topic 23

Weight, study, diet, fat, effects

Weight control

 

Topic 24

Symptoms, treatments, disorder, depression

Mental Health

 

Topic 25

Care, intervention, health, patients, management

Public Health