RCTs — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Phase III

Answer: Large numbers of people with the disease of interest; RCT format

Extra: Compares new treatment to existing standard of care

Flashcard 2: Are Randomization and Concealment the same? _____

Answer: nah bruh

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/epidemiology-and-stats/bias/acquire?ref=anki  

Flashcard 3: Concealment is critical in preventing _____

Answer: selection bias

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/epidemiology-and-stats/bias/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 4: _____ risk reduction is the proportion of risk reduction attributable to an intervention compared to a control

Answer: Relative

Flashcard 5: Randomization is critical in preventing _____

Answer: confounding bias

Flashcard 6: Are Randomization and Concealment the same? _____

Answer: nah bruh

Flashcard 7: Blinding (the cardinal feature of RCTs) is critical in reducing _____

Answer: measurement bias

Flashcard 8: Relative risk reduction is equal to _____

Answer: 1 - relative risk

Flashcard 9: The number needed to treat (NNT) is equal to _____

Answer: 1/ARR