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Running head: COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES 1Complimentary therapiesStudent’s NameLecture’s NameInstitutional AffiliationDate
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COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES 2Task 3 and 4What is randomized control trials?Randomized control trial is an experimental design used to reduce biases when tryingnewly introduced treatment. The technique involves selecting participants through a randomizedprocess to form a group that would receive the treatment. The group of participants selectedshould have a similar characteristic apart from the type of treatment given to them. For theinstant, researchers may do the test in various ways. These could be like, visiting the outpatientand making calls for the follow-up purposes for them that received the standard treatment (1) Randomized control trials can also be termed as the comparison of multiples of groups to betreated and the absence of the usual group. The alternative name for randomized control trials isthe randomized clinical trials (RCTs). RCTs are used when describing the clinical studies viarandomized clinical trials. Randomized experiments can also be applied in other fields like insocial sciences.1.Kramer, M. S. (1993). Effects of energy and protein intakes on pregnancy outcome: anoverview of the research evidence from controlled clinical trials. The American journalof clinical nutrition, 58(5), 627-635.2.Dische, S., Chassagne, D., Hope-Stone, H. F., Dawes, P. J. D. K., Roberts, J. T., Yosef, H., ...& Gonzales, D. G. (1993). A trial of Ro 03-8799 (pimonidazole) in carcinoma of theuterine cervix: an interim report from the Medical Research Council Working Party onadvanced carcinoma of the cervix. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 26(2), 93-103.
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COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES 3The origin of randomized trial control may be dated back to 600 B.C. The technique wasfirst researched by one of the earliest researchers known as Daniel Judah. The primary objectiveof the research was to establish the impact of vegetation diet and Babylonian royal diet. Theinvestigation remained incomplete of contemporary standard in medicine for a while, though itsinfluence was still active. The primary advancement of the technique was done was done in the19th century (3) Then it was evaluated by the British Council of research which sought theimpact of streptomycin in curing pulmonary tuberculosis (8)The technique has been adopted today in medicine and in the health trials to access some of theinterventions in medical procedures. The technique has dramatically made it easier for themedical researchers especially when balancing known and the unknown prognostic aspects. Thatwhat has contributed to the accuracy and the reliability of their treatment (4)3.Raghunathan, N., Mankad, S., & Kumar, R. (2014). Impact Evaluations: Ways to Get It Right—Tips for Achieving Impactful Impact Evaluations. Bulk Sales, 233.4.Moore, G. F., Audrey, S., Barker, M., Bond, L., Bonell, C., Hardeman, W., ... & Baird, J.(2015). Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Councilguidance. BMJ, 350, h12588. Allegaert, K. (2017). Clinical Studies in Infants (Pediatric Pharmacology). Drug Discoveryand Evaluation: Methods in Clinical Pharmacology, 1-16.
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