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randomized controlled trial
noun ran·dom·ized controlled trial \ˈran-də-ˌmīzd-\
Medical Definition of RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
: a clinical trial in which the subjects are randomly distributed into groups which are either subjected to the experimental procedure (as use of a drug) or which serve as controls—called also randomized clinical trial
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