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How to design a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
NAVANEETHAN SANKAR D,
PALMER SUETONIA C,
SMITH ALICIA,
JOHNSON DAVID W,
STRIPPOLI GIOVANNI FM
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01428.x
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , psychological intervention , research design , health care , n of 1 trial , alternative medicine , physical therapy , nursing , surgery , social science , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Randomized controlled trials are the ideal study design to evaluate the effectiveness of health‐care interventions. The conduct of a clinical trial is a collaborative effort between participants, investigators and a range of health‐care professionals involved both centrally and locally in the coordination and execution of the trial. In this article, the key steps that are required to design a randomized controlled trial are summarized.