Challenges of conducting a randomised placebo-controlled trial of spinal surgery: the SUcceSS trial of lumbar spine decompression
Abstract Although placebo-controlled trials are considered the gold standard for evaluating the efficacy of healthcare interventions, they can be perceived to be controversial and challenging to conduct for surgical treatments. The SUcceSS trial is the first placebo-controlled trial of lumbar decomp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Trials |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07772-5 |