title: What is a run-in phase?
abstract: Run-in periods are frequently used when designing a clinical trial. In this paper we analysed the implications of run-in periods for interpreting the results of clinical trials and applying these results in clinical practice. Study reports should indicate in details how run-in periods were carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Italy. andrea.cipriani@univr.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Geddes
mesh_terms: D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*