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Format: Lessons

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Language/s: English

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Resource Link: View the Lesson

Target Audience: Postgraduate and professional

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Undergraduate

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Short Description:

An interactive resource introducing randomised controlled trials.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 2-1 Treatments should be compared fairly
• 2-2 Comparison groups should be similar
• 2-3 Peoples' outcomes should be analyzed in their original groups
• 2-4 Comparison groups should be treated equally
• 2-5 People should not know which treatment they get

Details

This interactive resource introduces randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Using real world examples, it gives an overview of RCT design, including what is meant by randomisation, control groups and (some forms of) bias.

After using this resource, you should be able to…

• Summarise RCT methods
• Explain the purpose of randomisation, control groups and blinding in RCT design
• Differentiate between differently designed trials