Course: Adjustment for Baseline Characteristics in Randomized Clinical Trials
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-11-17
The purpose of randomization in clinical trials is to ensure that there are no systematic differences between treatment groups with respect to measured and unmeasured baseline characteristics that could influence the outcome of interest. In a randomized clinical trial (RCT) without selection or information bias, an unadjusted analysis (ie, an analysis that does not take baseline characteristics into account) will provide unbiased estimates of treatment effects.
To identify the key insights or developments described in this article
View Full Course