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• Format Lessons
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence
• Duration 5-15 mins
• Difficulty Intermediate

Key Concepts addressed

• 2-1a Comparison groups should be similar
• 2-1c Comparison groups should be treated equally
• 2-1d People should not know which treatment they get
• 2-1h Peoples' outcomes should be analyzed in their original groups
• 1-2e Comparisons are needed to identify treatment effects

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