randomised controlled trial

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A trial in which participants are randomly assigned to two groups: one (the experimental group) receiving the intervention that is being tested, and the other (the comparison group or controls) receiving an alternative treatment or placebo The different treatment groups allows assessment of the relative effects of intervention
A prospective experimental study Individuals similar at the beginning are randomly allocated to two or more treatment groups and the outcomes of the groups are compared after sufficient follow-up time Properly executed, the RCT is the strongest evidence of the clinical efficacy of preventive and therapeutic procedures in the clinical setting
An experimental approach wherein subjects from a sample, in this case, children with speech and language delay, are randomly assigned to either a treatment or a non-treatment group
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