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RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2022-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Statistical Methods
DEF

A study in which the participants are divided by chance into separate groups that compare different treatments or other interventions.

OBS

Using chance to divide people into groups means that the groups will be similar and that the effects of the treatments they receive can be compared more fairly. At the time of the trial, it is not known which treatment is best.

Key term(s)
  • randomised clinical trial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Méthodes statistiques
DEF

Étude expérimentale où les participants éligibles et sélectionnés pour une intervention thérapeutique sont répartis de manière aléatoire (randomisation) en deux ou plusieurs groupes: le premier groupe reçoit le traitement, tandis que le ou les autres groupes reçoivent un placebo, le traitement standard ou un autre traitement.

OBS

La répartition au hasard a pour but d'assurer la répartition homogène entre les groupes des facteurs autres que l'intervention ou le traitement étudié, connus et inconnus.

Spanish

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