Considerations and methods for placebo controls in surgical trials (ASPIRE guidelines)

Placebo comparisons are increasingly being considered for randomised trials assessing the efficacy of surgical interventions. The aim of this Review is to provide a summary of knowledge on placebo controls in surgical trials. A placebo control is a complex type of comparison group in the surgical se...

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Main Authors: Beard, DJ, Campbell, MK, Blazeby, JM, Carr, AJ, Weijer, C, Cuthbertson, BH, Buchbinder, R, Pinkney, T, Bishop, FL, Pugh, J, Cousins, S, Harris, IA, Lohmander, LS, Blencowe, N, Gillies, K, Probst, P, Brennan, C, Cook, A, Farrar-Hockley, D, Savulescu, J, Huxtable, R, Rangan, A, Tracey, I, Brocklehurst, P, Ferreira, ML, Nicholl, J, Reeves, BC, Hamdy, F, Rowley, SCS, Cook, JA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020