A randomised controlled trial (RCT) is an experiment in which candidates are randomly assigned to one of two groups: the experimental group receives the intervention being tested while the other receives an alternative, or no intervention at all. The two groups are then compared to see if there...
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) answer questions about the effectiveness of different care options: 'what effect does using treatment A or treatment B have on outcomes?' RCTs are important to nursing as they are the best study design for answering the question 'should I do this or that?
What is a randomised controlled trial?What is a randomised controlled trial?Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) answer questions about the effectiveness of different care options: ‘what effect does using treatment A or treatment B have on outcomes?’ RCTs are important to nursing as they are the...
A cluster randomised trial (CRT) isa randomised controlled trial in which pre-existing groups, called clusters, of individuals are randomly allocated to treatment arms. For example, clusters may be clinical practices or schools where the individuals are patients and school children, respectively. Sandr...
“It's what we call a randomised control trial” exploring how randomisation is presented by recruiters in RCTs Background The way recruiters’ present information to patients can influence whether or not the patient agrees to participate in an RCT. We know that many clinicians find it difficult...
作者: A Hart 摘要: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can be used to evaluate aspects of the effectiveness of complementary therapies. Given the individualised and non-blindable nature of many treatments, the design of such studies is often not trivial. One decision to be made is what ...
What are randomised controlled trials good for? Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are widely taken as the gold standard for establishing causal conclusions. Ideally conducted they ensure that the treat... N Cartwright - 《Philosophical Studies An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic ...
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Bacterial infections are the leading cause of death in people with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that solely infect and kill bacteria. The idea of using phages to treat bacterial infections, i.e., phage therapy, is very promising and potentially allows a more...