Heterogeneous perception of the ethical legitimacy of unbalanced randomization by institutional review board members: a clinical vignette-based survey
Abstract Background Institutional review boards must guarantee the ethical acceptability of a randomized controlled trial before it is conducted. However, some may regard an unbalanced randomization ratio as reflecting an absence of uncertainty between the groups being compared. The objective was to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Trials |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2822-1 |