What is a blind trial?

In any randomised trial the comparison of treatments may be distorted if the patient himself and those responsible for treatment and evaluation know which treatment is being used. A blind trial is one where the patient does not know whether he is receiving the active drug or a placebo. A double blind trial is one where neither patient nor clinician know which treatment is being given. Use of placebo trials in paediatric oncology is extremely rare.

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