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Title
Physician interpretations and textbook definitions of blinding terminology in randomized controlled trials.
Authors
Devereaux, P J; Manns, B J; Ghali, W A; Quan, H; Lacchetti, C; Montori, V M; Bhandari, M; Guyatt, G H
Abstract
When clinicians assess the validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), they commonly evaluate the blinding status of individuals in the RCT. The terminology authors often use to convey blinding status (single, double, and triple blinding) may be open to various interpretations.