Randomized Clinical Trials:

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Interventions, Controls, and Endpoints

Lesson 2 of 5: Interventions, Control, and Endpoints

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

•        Discuss the factors to be considered when defining the intervention.

•        Discuss the features of the controls (placebo and active) used in RCTs.

•        Distinguish between primary and secondary endpoints.

•        List the characteristics of good endpoint measures.