controlled trial

Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words

A study in which a control group is used for comparison, especially in clinical research.

controlledADJECTIVE + NOUN

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trial

Examples (10)

  • The new drug was tested in a large-scale controlled trial.
  • A randomized controlled trial is considered the gold standard in clinical research.
  • We are currently designing a controlled trial to evaluate the new therapy.
  • The results from the controlled trial were published in a leading medical journal.
  • Before the vaccine could be approved, it had to undergo a rigorous series of controlled trials.
  • Have the long-term effects been studied in a controlled trial?
  • The initial study was not a controlled trial, which limits the validity of its conclusions.
  • In a controlled trial, the treatment group is compared with a placebo group.
  • Psychologists conducted a controlled trial to test the new behavioral intervention.
  • The ethics committee will review the protocol for the upcoming controlled trial.