ArticleBritish dental journal2017
How to design a randomised controlled trial.
Article in British dental journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Effectiveness of multi-modal cognitive behavioural therapy in improving mental well-being among caregivers of children with disabilities in urban Uganda: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.Journal of global health · 2022Trial
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of a chronic back pain multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation (MBR) compared to standard care for privately insured in Germany.BMC health services research · 2021Trial
- Impact of ozone concentration on the treatment effectiveness of diabetic foot syndrome: a pilot single-centre study.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2024Article
- Positive and Negative Effects of Administering a Magnetic Field to Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Treatment protocols for claw horn lesions and their impact on lameness recovery, pain sensitivity, and lesion severity in moderately lame primiparous dairy cows.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Effect of open versus closed endotracheal suctioning on intracranial pressure in severe brain-injured children: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Nursing open · 2021Article
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Abstract
This practical paper explains how to design an randomised controlled trial (RCT) for those who have little prior knowledge of the topic. It covers the basics of radomisation, statistical testing, sample size caluclations, bias and the role of Clinical Trial Units.
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