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Preferred Name

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Synonyms

randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Definitions

A study in which the participants are assigned by chance to separate groups to evaluate treatments. The study also includes a control group, which is undergoing the same rigors of the study with placebo treatment or standard treatment. The trial can also be controlled by the addition of a test group to ensure there are no factors present to skew the results and by the inclusion of peer-review analysis by appropriate government officials. 2005

ID

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ALT_DEFINITION

A well-controlled clinical trial in which subjects are assigned to treatment or control groups according to randomization principles. See randomization. [After FDA and Clinical Drug Trials : A Short History, S.White Junod, 2008; CONSORT statement] See also randomization, clinical trial, controlled study, adequate and well-controlled studies.

code

C46079

Concept_In_Subset

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Contributing_Source

CDISC-GLOSS

SeroNet

DEFINITION

A study in which the participants are assigned by chance to separate groups to evaluate treatments. The study also includes a control group, which is undergoing the same rigors of the study with placebo treatment or standard treatment. The trial can also be controlled by the addition of a test group to ensure there are no factors present to skew the results and by the inclusion of peer-review analysis by appropriate government officials. 2005

FULL_SYN

randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

label

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Legacy Concept Name

Randomized_Controlled_Clinical_Trial

Preferred_Name

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C46079

Semantic_Type

Research Activity

UMLS_CUI

C0206035

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