Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0800 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Appraising a Trial: Was Randomisation Real?
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The idea
Appraising a randomized controlled trial begins with whether participants were truly randomly assigned, and whether that assignment was concealed from those enrolling them.
In practice
Allocation generated by chance and concealed until after enrolment.
Where people slip
A study can call itself randomized without having randomly assigned anyone. This is the first thing to check and the easiest to assume.
Your place on the trail
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