Which term means prevention of disclosure, to other than authorized individuals, of a sponsor's proprietary information or of a subject's identity?

• A. Case Report Form (CRF)
• B. Coordinating Committee
• C. Confidentiality
• D. Contract

Answer: (C)

Confidentiality means keeping information private and protected from anyone not authorized to see it, including safeguarding a sponsor’s proprietary data and a subject’s identity. In a clinical trial, this involves practices like de-identifying data, coding identities, enforcing access controls, and securing records so only approved individuals can view them. The other terms describe different concepts: a Case Report Form is the document used to collect trial data, a Coordinating Committee is an oversight group, and a Contract is a legal agreement outlining obligations, not the practice of protecting information itself.