The selection of suitable outcomes and sample size calculation are critical factors in the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT). The goal of this study was to identify the range of outcomes ...

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three economists on Monday for their pioneering research into the use of experimental approaches to fight global poverty. The trio, based in ...

Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (RCTs) are the ‘gold standard’ test for evaluating whether a new intervention is better than an existing one and are routinely used in both real-world healthcare ...

A cluster randomised trial (CRT) is a randomised controlled trial in which pre-existing groups, called clusters, of individuals are randomly allocated to treatment arms. For example, clusters may be ...