Randomized Controlled Trial
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Economics & Business Dictionary
Definition
An economics and business concept defining a measure, method, or organizational practice used for analysis and decision-making. It specifies how information is generated or used to guide allocation of resources and evaluation of outcomes. It does not ensure correctness without clear assumptions, reliable inputs, and appropriate review of results.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Health & Life Sciences Dictionary
Definition
A prospective comparative study design in which participants are allocated to intervention or control groups by a random process defined in a pre‑specified protocol, with defined outcomes and analysis plans, to estimate the causal effect of an intervention under controlled conditions.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Social Sciences Dictionary
Definition
An experimental study design in which eligible units (individuals, groups, or clusters) are assigned to one or more intervention (treatment) arms or to a control arm by a known random mechanism so that, under the maintained assumptions (randomization executed as assigned, no interference between units, well-defined treatments and outcomes), differences in observed outcomes can be interpreted as ca
Randomized Controlled Trial
Information & Communication Dictionary
Definition
An experimental design in which eligible participants are assigned to two or more study arms (commonly treatment and control) by a process that involves random allocation, with the purpose of estimating the causal effect of an intervention on pre‑specified outcomes while minimizing systematic differences between arms.