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Trial Design: Pain Sections
Author Bio
Introduction
Placebo Effects
Single Dose Trials
Repeated Dose Trials
Currently selected section: Explanatory Versus Pragmatic
Dose-Response
Parallel Group Versus Crossover
Conclusion
 

Chapter 1: Clinical Trials of Pain Treatment: Explanatory Versus Pragmatic
 
 

Problem 5.4
Data analysis
All randomized patients should be included in the main analysis, whether or not they actually took the study medications such as close monitoring and dose adjustments.
 
EXPLANATORY                                           PRAGMATIC
 
Only patients who take medication according to the study protocol such as close monitoring and dose adjustments should be included in the main analysis.
 
EXPLANATORY                                           PRAGMATIC
 
Answer

 

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