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There’s an enormous amount of health information at our fingertips. But how do you know what to believe and what to disregard? In this podcast, I’ll help to answer that question. Every week, I’ll either sit down with a healthcare expert to discuss an article or talk to you one on one about how to interpret news stories and the journal articles from which those stories stemmed. When I sit down with the experts, we’ll break down a news article, then dive into the source. We’ll talk about the strengths and limitations of the study and provide guidance about how you may proceed with the information. We’ll touch a variety of topics from healthy aging to breakthrough treatments for chronic diseases and everything in between. Every week, you’ll learn something new and walk away as a savvier consumer of health information.
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![Q&A: What is a randomized controlled trial? (Part I)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9163014/dissected_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Q&A: What is a randomized controlled trial? (Part I)
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
This episode is the first in a three-part series on randomized controlled trials (RCTs). In this episode, I describe what an RCT is and break down the basics of how they work. I discuss various ways that research participants can receive an intervention (like a medication or a placebo), In subsequent episodes, I'll describe various types of RCTs and discuss methods of randomization. I've broken this down into three parts in an effort not to overwhelm you. If you want to speed up your learning on this topic, check out the RCT page on dissectedhealthpod.com.
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