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Randomized controlled trial

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a type of statistical experiment designed to evaluate the efficacy or safety of an intervention by minimizing bias through the random allocation of participants to one or more comparison groups.

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related to Transport science · 7
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related to Peer review · 5
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