What is a run-in phase?
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.
Cipriani
Andrea
A
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Italy. andrea.cipriani@univr.it
Geddes
John R
JR
D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*