Randomisation is the process of assigning clinical trial participants to treatment groups. Randomisation gives each participant a known (usually equal) chance of being assigned to any of the groups. Successful randomisation requires that group assignment cannot be predicted in advance.
- Elaine M Beller1
- Val Gebski2
- Anthony C Keech3
- 1 Queensland Clinical Trials Centre, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD.
- 2 NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW.
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