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Blinding

(Last edited: Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 8:55 AM)

 

 

  • Process of hiding which comparison group a particular participant belongs to
  • Used to minimize risk of bias
  • Common methodology in clinical trials
  • Types:
  1. Single blind: participants unaware
  2. Double blind: participants+ outcome assessors/ testers unaware
  3. Triple blind: participants+ outcome assessors/ testers+ data analysts unaware

 

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