The results of this study show that service screening is associated with a 25% reduction in the probability of dying for breast cancer by allocation to screening invitation and with a 45% reduction when comparing screened with never-respondent women after correction for selection bias.
Randomization of PHCCs will be done once the caregivers eligible for the study have been chosen, so that recruitment by health professionals is not influenced by their allocation to a study group [ 28, 29].
Treatment order was dictated by random allocation to a Latin square, with a 7-day wash-out period between treatments.
Steers were subject to regular sampling of blood and cerebrospinal fluid for archiving purposes and were culled by random allocation to a sequential kill protocol: six challenged and three age-matched control cattle were killed at three-monthly intervals after dosing, increasing to six-monthly intervals after dosing subsequent to the first year in the case of the 1 g dose group.
Neither of the co-primary outcomes was significantly reduced by allocation to metoprolol.
The study had a randomized, controlled, double-blind, parallel design and consisted of two phases; an initial weight reduction period of 6 weeks using a calorie-restricted diet, VLCD, followed by a random allocation to a test or control weight maintenance treatment period of 12 weeks.
The Census Collection District (CCD) is the smallest geographic area as defined by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification and correct allocation to a CCD is only achieved by using a street address.
By anonymising records and changing treatment allocation to a numeric code, the completed database will be supplied to the research team for analysis, carried out under the supervision of the trial statistician.
Concealment of group allocation will be achieved by giving the responsibility for allocation sequence generation and group allocation to a researcher independent of the study and its investigators.
S-phase and E-phase shoots were distinguished from each other by morphological traits: S-phase shoots are characterized by higher allocation to leaves and a shorter period of stem growth, while E-phase shoots show continuous stem extension over the growing season.
