Clinical hypertension research tools: the randomized controlled clinical trial.
The randomized clinical trial is used in hypertension research as a primary mode for evaluating new, promising therapies. Herein, the authors provide an overview of design features of clinical trials, particularly those useful for designing a hypertension therapeutic clinical trial.
Lackland
Daniel T
DT
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. lackland@musc.edu
Woolson
Robert F
RF
D035061:Control Groups; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D011897:Random Allocation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design