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Over 1 year, a study is conducted to assess ...
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submitted by ∗bwdc(697)

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This is obviously a clinical trial. If you know you are getting a drug, then you are not blinded: it’s an open-label trial. There is no randomization as there is only a single treatment group.

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charcot_bouchard But they grouped them based on dosaged? +3

keyseph I think the key thing here is that the participants were told what treatment they would be receiving. This is in line with an open-labeled clinical trial. Open-labeled clinical trials can still be randomized and do not need a control (as in this case). +9

drpee Yeah, bad question IMO. Open-labeled trial can also be randomized... Since they didn't tell us how participants were selected for each group perhaps that's why C is better than D? +3

cintia05 yes, we cannot infer that they were randomized +

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the key to these questions is to not overthink. they specifically told us that they told the patient that they are getting the med why else would they mention that? they said it because they wanted to clue you in that its open labeled

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submitted by ∗handsome(3)

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open-label trial, or open trial, is a type of clinical trial in which information is not withheld from trial participants.

CLUE: patients enrolled in the study are informed

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