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01-04-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Insufficient Reporting of Randomization Procedures and Unexplained Unequal Allocation: A Commentary on “Dairy-Based and Energy-Enriched Berry-Based Snacks Improve or Maintain Nutritional and Functional Status in Older People in Home Care”

Authors: C. N. Kahathuduwa, David B. Allison

Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging | Issue 4/2019

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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the gold standard in examining the effectiveness of interventions, particularly in relation to healthcare (1). Validity of conclusions of RCTs heavily rely on adherence to the standards of design, implementation and reporting (1). The term ‘randomized’ can be validly used only if the probability that a given participant is being allocated to a given experimental condition (treatment assignment) meets certain conditions delineated elsewhere (2, 3, 4). …

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International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. 2016. Defining the role of authors and contributors. https://doi.org/www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html#two Accessed December 19, 2018.

Title: Insufficient Reporting of Randomization Procedures and Unexplained Unequal Allocation: A Commentary on “Dairy-Based and Energy-Enriched Berry-Based Snacks Improve or Maintain Nutritional and Functional Status in Older People in Home Care”
Authors: C. N. Kahathuduwa
David B. Allison
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: The journal of nutrition, health & aging / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1279-7707
Electronic ISSN: 1760-4788
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-019-1183-0

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