Sentence examples for trials were allocated from inspiring English sources

As indicated in the methods section, we explored two approaches that might help people evaluate information about trials and assess their quality: (a) a quality or "star" rating scheme in which key features of trials were allocated one- to three- star ratings; and (b) a guide to help people appraise trials for themselves.

A random sample of 190 of these trials was allocated to the intervention group (fig 1).

Each trial was allocated a fund of between £5m and £10m.

In all the MAB forms, (4) is applied only when at least one trial is allocated to each parameter state.

Each trial was allocated to two assessors who independently applied the criteria.

The patients to be enrolled in this trial are allocated to the TAH or TLH arm by computer randomization.

This is similar to the covariate-adjusted response-adaptive (CARA) designs investigated by Li-Xin Zhang and van der Laan, in which subjects who join a trial are allocated based on cumulative information from previous subjects, adjusted according to the individual's information [ 43, 44].

Trial participants were allocated a unique trial identification number to preserve patient confidentiality and enable the study to be double-blinded.

This may reflect a tendency for clinicians to consider trial results as the published findings where as patients may consider that 'results' include other aspects of the trial such as finding out which arm of the trial they were allocated to or being told how the trial is progressing in terms of recruitment and retention.

The analysis was carried out independently of knowledge of the trial results and to which intervention group within the trial patients were allocated, thus allowing for greater level of objectivity.

Subjects: Three groups: 130 high-risk pregnant women, who entered a randomized clinical trial and were allocated to either home (n=69) or in-hospital monitoring (n=61), and a reference cohort of low risk pregnant women (n=55).