Open AccessRCTs are here to stay
Author(s) -
H Madsen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjw002
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , criticism , medicine , law , surgery , political science
Dear Sir,The article on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) I refer to originates from an invited debate at the EOS meeting in Reykjavik (1). With some concern I read the second part of the article arguing against the use of RCTs in orthodontics. It is right to point out that RCTs have some inherent limitations. Of course not every RCT comes close to clinical reality, and of course we cannot randomize everything. Nonetheless, I think that the criticism in the second half of the article goes too far. In order …
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