ITT
Abbreviation with 4 meanings
| Stands for | Intention-to-treat |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 4 |
| Categories | Medical, Business & Finance, Texting & Internet Slang, Sports |
ITT has four meanings. The most common are Intention-to-treat (medical research) and Invitation to tender (management & strategy); it can also stand for In this thread and Individual time trial.
Meanings of ITT at a glance
| # | ITT stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intention-to-treat | Medical › Medical Research |
| 2 | Invitation to tender | Business & Finance › Management & Strategy |
| 3 | In this thread | Texting & Internet Slang › Social Media |
| 4 | Individual time trial | Sports › Other Sports |
1. Intention-to-treat
Medical · Medical Research Abbreviations
Analysis principle in which every randomized participant is analyzed in the group to which they were assigned, whether or not they received or completed the treatment. It preserves the balance created by randomization and reflects how a treatment strategy performs in practice.
Example: Primary ITT analysis showed a 20% risk reduction; the per-protocol result was similar.
Summed up as "once randomized, always analyzed". Excluding dropouts or crossovers can bias results, because people who stop treatment often differ from those who continue. Modified ITT analyses exclude limited groups, such as people who never received a dose, and should be clearly defined in advance.
2. Invitation to tender
Business & Finance · Management & Strategy Abbreviations
Formal request, common in UK and EU public procurement, asking qualified suppliers to submit bids for a defined contract. An ITT pack usually includes the specification, evaluation criteria, contract terms and the deadline for sealed responses.
Example: Shortlisted firms received the ITT for the hospital catering contract after passing the pre-qualification stage.
An ITT often follows a pre-qualification or selection questionnaire that narrows the field of bidders. In the US, comparable documents are called RFPs or invitations for bid. ITT is also the name of an American industrial company, which is unrelated to the procurement term.
3. In this thread
Texting & Internet Slang · Social Media Abbreviations
Refers to the conversation happening in the current thread or comment section, usually to summarize or mock it, as in "ITT: people who never worked retail." Common on Reddit, 4chan and forums.
Example: ITT: people arguing about whether a hot dog is a sandwich.
Often used as the first line of a post to set its theme, or in a reply to sum up the crowd's behavior. It can be playful or sarcastic. Mostly used by forum veterans and Reddit users, and rarely seen outside threaded discussions.
4. Individual time trial
Sports · Other Sports Abbreviations
Cycling race against the clock in which riders start alone at intervals and the fastest time wins, with no drafting allowed. Grand tours include one or more ITT stages.
Example: Pogacar extended his lead with a dominant ITT win on the final day.
Nicknamed "the race of truth" because nothing but the rider's own strength matters. Team time trials (TTT) have whole teams ride together. Riders use special time-trial bikes, helmets and skinsuits to cut drag.
Related abbreviations
More medical research abbreviations
- IEC – Independent ethics committee
- IIT – Investigator-initiated trial
- IQR – Interquartile range
- IRB – Institutional review board
- KM – Kaplan-Meier (estimator)
- LOE – Level of evidence
- LR – Likelihood ratio
- LTFU – Lost to follow-up
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More management & strategy abbreviations
- FMEA – Failure mode and effects analysis
- GRC – Governance, risk and compliance
- GTM – Go-to-market
- HiPPO – Highest paid person's opinion
- JV – Joint venture
- KPI – Key performance indicator
- KRA – Key result area
- KRI – Key risk indicator
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.