Researchers are currently enrolling participants for a triple blind study involving the effectiveness of a novel surgical procedure on the ability to successfully treat gallstones. Subjects that sign informed consent will be randomly assigned to receive either the new novel surgical treatment or standard surgical care when they go in for treatment of gallstones What type of study are these researchers conducting?

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Hailey Rodgers

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24 December, 10:04

Researchers are currently enrolling participants for a triple blind study involving the effectiveness of a novel surgical procedure on the ability to successfully treat gallstones. Subjects that sign informed consent will be randomly assigned to receive either the new novel surgical treatment or standard surgical care when they go in for treatment of gallstones What type of study are these researchers conducting?

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Cynthia Tucker · Answer 1

Randomized controlled trial (RCT)

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In this kind of study, researchers assign randomly the method to be used in the treatment of a specific condition. The idea in this kind of research is to be able to analyze the difference in the behavior of the variable studied, adjusted according to the possibilities in different patients whose treatment has been randomized previously.