Abstract Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) are increasingly popular in the social
sciences, not only in medicine. We argue that the lay public, and sometimes researchers, put …

Even in our very long paper, we could not discuss all important issues about the conduct
and use of Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) in contemporary social science and medicine …

Abstract Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are commonly viewed as the
best research method to inform public health and social policy. Usually they are thought of …

Over the past 70 years, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) have reshaped medical
knowledge and practice. Popularized by mid-20th-century clinical researchers and …

Randomised controlled trials are the best research design for decisions about the effect of
different interventions but randomisation does not, of itself, promote the applicability of a …

High-quality randomized clinical trials (RCTs) occupy the highest position on the evidence
pyramid, either as standalone studies or as part of meta-analyses. However, the …

The claims of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to be the gold standard rest on the fact
that the ideal RCT is a deductive method: if the assumptions of the test are met, a positive …

The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is not a gold standard: it is a good experimental
design in some circumstances, but that's all. Potential shortcomings in the design and …

Methodologists have traditionally categorized randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as
explanatory (representing the ideal setting) and pragmatic (representing the real-world …

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) must be internally valid (ie, design and conduct must
eliminate the possibility of bias), but to be clinically useful, the result must also be relevant to …