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Blinding

Definition

A technique where participants, researchers, or both are kept unaware of group assignments to prevent bias in treatment delivery and outcome assessment. Single-blind means participants are unaware; double-blind means both participants and researchers are unaware.

Example

In a double-blind trial, neither the patient nor the physician knows whether the patient receives the active drug or placebo.

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Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)BiasRandomizationControl Group

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Last updated: March 2026

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