controlled clinical trial

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A clinical study that compares people getting treatment (treatment group) to people who do not receive this treatment (control group). The patients in the control group get no treatment at all (just a dummy pill, called a placebo), or a different treatment than the one being tested.

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Audio contributed by: Betty Rollin

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