Share English for Nursing RCTs & Research Language March 2026
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What is the starting measurement taken before a treatment begins?
Baseline
Randomization
Outcome
Placebo
What is the result or change measured at the end of a trial called?
Outcome Measure
Bias
Baseline
Allocation
Which group in an RCT receives the standard treatment or a placebo?
Experimental Group
Control Group
Bias Group
Random Group
What is the main goal of 'Blinding' in an RCT?
To save money
To prevent bias affecting the results
To improve vision
To speed up the trial
What is the primary purpose of a Randomized Controlled Trial?
To prove causality
To describe a population
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
Triple-blind
Open trial
Single-blind
What is the main goal of Simple Randomization?
To make the study faster
To eliminate selection bias
To save money
To increase sample size
The group getting no chemical intervention is the:
Placebo group
Control group
Experimental group
Sham group
A participant who leaves a study before it is finished is a:
Selection
Allocation
Inclusion
Withdrawal
What is the purpose of Triple-blinding?
To hide data from the clinician administering the treatment
To save time
To hide data from the patient
To hide data from the analyst/researcher
True or False: Standard Treatment can be used as a control in an RCT.
False
True
A fake procedure that mimics a real one is called:
Randomization
Standard treatment
Placebo
Sham treatment
What does p < .05 generally indicate?
Results due to chance
Statistically significant
Study failed
Sample too small
Checking subjects against eligibility criteria before they enter a study is:
Intervention
Screening
Allocation
Follow-up
In an Open Trial, who is blinded?
No one
Everyone
Only the researcher
Only the patient
A sugar pill with no active ingredients is a:
Control
Placebo
Sham
Intervention
