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randomized controlled trial
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experimental method designed to reduce bias, typically accomplished by randomly allocating subjects to two or more groups, with one being a control group
Research
914,901 papers- Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT).British journal of sports medicine · 2020
- Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial.British journal of sports medicine · 2021
- Prevention of acute knee injuries in adolescent female football players: cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2012
- Breast-conserving surgery with or without irradiation in women aged 65 years or older with early breast cancer (PRIME II): a randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Oncology · 2015
- Methodological developments in randomized controlled trial-based economic evaluations.Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research · 2014
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Flowchart of four phases (enrollment, allocation, intervention, follow-up, and data analysis) of a parallel randomized trial of two groups (in a controlled trial, one of the interventions serves as the control), modified from the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 Statement
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a type of statistical experiment designed to evaluate the efficacy or safety of an intervention by minimizing bias through the random allocation of participants to one or more comparison groups.