Intention is what matters
Intention-to-treat analysis. Intention-to-treat analysis respects the initial group allocation of the participants when analyzing trial results.
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The chameleon
Adaptive clinical trial. In adaptive clinical trial, it is allowed to make changes in study design, as long as they are specified when planning the trial.
About pilots
Pilot studies. Pilot studies are carried out before the conventional trial in order to ensure the effect of the intervention and the feasibility of the study.
To see well you must be blind
Blinding. Masking or blinding is a concealment technique that prevents the existence of information biases.
Do it with sensitivity
Sensitivity analysis. Sensitivity analysis allows assessing the effect on the results of the type of data used, the absent or extreme values, among others.