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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2002 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2004 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2005 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2006 | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 2007 | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| 2008 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| 2009 | 11 | 45 | 56 |
| 2010 | 3 | 30 | 33 |
| 2011 | 4 | 39 | 43 |
| 2012 | 8 | 29 | 37 |
| 2013 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 2014 | 7 | 29 | 36 |
| 2015 | 7 | 34 | 41 |
| 2016 | 7 | 38 | 45 |
| 2017 | 7 | 47 | 54 |
| 2018 | 10 | 45 | 55 |
| 2019 | 7 | 44 | 51 |
| 2020 | 8 | 55 | 63 |
| 2021 | 2 | 51 | 53 |
| 2022 | 2 | 47 | 49 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 54 | 62 |
| 2025 | 5 | 44 | 49 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
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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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A Digital Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents (Fit24+): Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Apr 15; 15:e75331.
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Clinical Evaluation of Pediatric Pulse Oximeters in South Africa: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 03 30; 15:e82888.
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