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randomized controlled trial

experimental method designed to reduce bias, typically accomplished by randomly allocating subjects to two or more groups, with one being a control group
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randomized controlled trial

Summary

randomized controlled trial ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • randomized controlled trial is a type of randomized experiment[2].
  • randomized controlled trial is a type of clinical trial[3].
  • randomized controlled trial is a type of controlled trial[4].
  • randomized controlled trial is a type of study type[5].
  • randomized controlled trial is a type of scholarly article[6].
  • randomized controlled trial's partially coincident with is recorded as blind experiment[7].
  • randomized controlled trial's partially coincident with is recorded as single-blind clinical trial[8].
  • randomized controlled trial's partially coincident with is recorded as double-blind clinical trial[9].
  • randomized controlled trial's partially coincident with is recorded as triple-blind clinical trial[10].
  • randomized controlled trial's partially coincident with is recorded as quadruple-blind clinical trial[11].
  • randomized controlled trial's different from is recorded as blind experiment[12].
  • randomized controlled trial's different from is recorded as randomized controlled trial[13].
  • randomized controlled trial's uses is recorded as group in an experiment[14].
  • randomized controlled trial's uses is recorded as treatment group[15].
  • randomized controlled trial's uses is recorded as control group[16].
  • randomized controlled trial's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include randomized experiment[2], clinical trial[3], controlled trial[4], study type[5], and scholarly article[6].

Why It Matters

randomized controlled trial ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
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    Uses → group in an experiment, treatment group, control group
    Different from → blind experiment, randomized controlled trial
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38295, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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