Clinical trials

被引:16
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Kestle, JRW [1 ]
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[1] Univ Utah, Primary Childrens Med Ctr, Dept Neurosurg, Salt Lake City, UT 84113 USA
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10.1007/s002689900648
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R61 [外科手术学];
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The randomized clinical trial (RCT) is often referred to as the gold standard for the assessment of treatment efficacy. RCTs are receiving greater attention in the literature and higher priority by funding agencies than they have in the past. In this paper, the basic principles of clinical trial design are reviewed using examples from the neurosurgical Literature. The importance of designing the trial to answer one question well is emphasized.
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