MEANING
Keeping the upcoming random treatment assignments hidden from recruiters until each participant has been enrolled and assigned.
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Use for the process of hiding future treatment assignments in a randomized study.Explain a safeguard against recruiters influencing who enters each trial group.
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- maintain allocation concealment
- allocation concealment mechanism
- inadequate allocation concealment
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Central randomization preserved allocation concealment until each participant had entered the trial.
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Usage notes
Allocation concealment protects the upcoming assignment before enrollment and helps prevent selection bias; blinding concerns knowledge after assignment.
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