Turning a blind eye:Testing the success of blinding and the CONSORT statement
- 6 May 2004
- Vol. 328 (7448) , 1135.2-1135
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1135-a
Abstract
EDITOR—Reports of randomised trials should state clearly whether blinding was attempted, and if so who was blinded and how this was done.1 Fergusson et al note that blinding may be ineffective in some trials, making them less sound methodologically than they seem to be.2 But trial participants asked to …Keywords
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