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clinical research > clinical trial > randomized controlled trial

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randomized controlled trial  

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  • A randomized controlled trial (or randomized control trial; RCT) is a type of scientific (often medical) experiment that aims to reduce certain sources of bias when testing the effectiveness of new treatments; this is accomplished by randomly allocating subjects to two or more groups, treating them differently, and then comparing them with respect to a measured response. (Wikipedia)

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  • randomized control trial

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-PZRVWJ42-K

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