Concept

Randomized controlled trial

Overview

experimental method designed to reduce bias, typically accomplished by randomly allocating subjects to two or more groups, with one being a control group

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

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Opposing perspectives

• Subjectivity and objectivity (philosophy)

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of medicine.

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