Randomised controlled trials—the gold standard for effectiveness research

By E. Hariton, Joseph J. Locascio. BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2018

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Learning points Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are the reference standard for studying causal relationships between interventions and outcomes as randomisation eliminates much of the bias inherent with other study designs. To provide a true, reliable assessment of effectiveness, RCTs need to be conducted robustly, i.e. with concealment of allocation, blinding, intention-to-treat analysis and sufficiently large sample size.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Oncology

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Citations in the corpus

• Beyond Good Intentions: Designing CSR Initiatives for Greater Social Impact (2020, methodology): “This is the gold standard in, for example, medical research, wherein randomization is used to isolate the treatment’s effect on subjects (Hariton & Locascio, 2018).”