Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
"Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Works about clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table.
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D016032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.250.500.365.500 N05.715.360.775.088.500.387.500 N06.850.520.450.250.250.365.500
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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2006 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 2007 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 2009 | 11 | 45 | 56 |
| 2010 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2011 | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| 2012 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 2013 | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2014 | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| 2015 | 7 | 33 | 40 |
| 2016 | 6 | 32 | 38 |
| 2017 | 6 | 45 | 51 |
| 2018 | 9 | 43 | 52 |
| 2019 | 7 | 41 | 48 |
| 2020 | 8 | 53 | 61 |
| 2021 | 2 | 51 | 53 |
| 2022 | 2 | 48 | 50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 45 | 48 |
| 2024 | 7 | 47 | 54 |
| 2025 | 1 | 36 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Comparing various bowel preparation regimens in constipated patients undergoing colonoscopy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Colorectal Dis. 2026 Feb; 28(2):e70399.
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Enteral lipid supplements for the prevention and treatment of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2026 Jan 29; 1:CD014353.
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Physiologic Pacing in Heart Failure. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jan 22; 394(4):367-381.
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Conclusions Are Not Supported by the Published Statistical Analysis. Comment on L?pez-Toledo et al. Flaxseed Improves Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Mexican Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes: A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients 2025, 17, 709. Nutrients. 2026 Jan 05; 18(1).
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The Prevention of Developmental Delay and Xylitol (PDDaX) trial: study protocol of a nested cohort follow-up from the PPaX (Prevention of Prematurity and Xylitol) trial examining neurodevelopmental outcomes among offspring at 4-8?years of age in Malawi. Trials. 2025 Nov 14; 26(1):506.