Ensaios Clínicos em Medicamentos

Authors

  • Margarida Borges Unidade de Farmacologia Clínica, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central E.P.E. Centro de Estudos de Medicina Baseada na Evidência da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa

Abstract

Randomized controlled trial, despite some disadvantages, is usually considered the gold standard for determining the efficacy of an intervention (drugs, clinical devices, surgery, etc.). In this article, we discuss some aspects of the trial design needed for its critical appraisal of quality. 

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Published

2013-03-18

Issue

Section

SPECIAL FILE – RESEARCH IN SURGERY