Share English for Nursing RCTs & Research Language March 2026
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What is the starting measurement taken before a treatment begins?
Placebo
Outcome
Randomization
Baseline
What is the result or change measured at the end of a trial called?
Bias
Allocation
Baseline
Outcome Measure
If an instrument accurately measures what it is supposed to, it has...
Randomization
Reliability
Bias
Validity
Which group in an RCT receives the standard treatment or a placebo?
Random Group
Bias Group
Control Group
Experimental Group
What is the main goal of 'Blinding' in an RCT?
To improve vision
To speed up the trial
To save money
To prevent bias affecting the results
What is the primary purpose of a Randomized Controlled Trial?
To describe a population
To prove causality
To ignore side effects
To count patients
What is it called when neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in the treatment group?
Double-blind
Single-blind
Open trial
Triple-blind
What is the main goal of Simple Randomization?
To make the study faster
To increase sample size
To save money
To eliminate selection bias
The group getting no chemical intervention is the:
Control group
Placebo group
Experimental group
Sham group
A participant who leaves a study before it is finished is a:
Allocation
Inclusion
Selection
Withdrawal
What is the purpose of Triple-blinding?
To hide data from the analyst/researcher
To hide data from the patient
To save time
To hide data from the clinician administering the treatment
True or False: Standard Treatment can be used as a control in an RCT.
True
False
A fake procedure that mimics a real one is called:
Placebo
Sham treatment
Standard treatment
Randomization
What does p < .05 generally indicate?
Results due to chance
Sample too small
Study failed
Statistically significant
Checking subjects against eligibility criteria before they enter a study is:
Screening
Allocation
Intervention
Follow-up
In an Open Trial, who is blinded?
Only the patient
Everyone
Only the researcher
No one
