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How to conduct a randomized trial
Author(s) -
SMITH ALICIA,
PALMER SUETONIA,
JOHNSON DAVID W,
NAVANEETHAN SANKAR,
VALENTINI MIRIAM,
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.1440-1797.2010.01433.x
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , psychological intervention , gold standard (test) , physical therapy , alternative medicine , nursing , surgery , pathology
Randomized controlled clinical trials represent the gold standard of research into health‐care interventions but conducting a randomized trial requires careful planning, structures and procedures. The conduct of a clinical trial is a collaborative effort between investigators, participants and a range of professionals involved both centrally and locally in the coordination and execution of the study. In this article, the key steps to conducting a randomized controlled trial are summarized.