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Control group
This is the standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In many clinical trials, one group of patients will be given an experimental drug or treatment, while the control group is given either a standard treatment for the illness or a placebo.
See also:
Clinical trial
Placebo
Placebo-controlled study
Brief Summary
Baseline
Clinical Trial
Controlled Trial
Related terms
Research and development (R&D), “P” Medicine, Methodology, Field experiments, Effectiveness, Eligibility criteria, Pharmacokinetics, Intent to treat, Concept development and testing, Inclusion/exclusion criteria, Cost-minimisation analysis (CMA), Epidemiology, Trial endpoint, Persistence, Investigational new drug (IND),
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