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Adaptive Randomized Clinical Trial

An adaptive randomized clinical trial (adaptive RCT) is a prospective experimental study that uses pre-specified rules to modify one or more trial aspects — such as sample size, allocation ratios, or treatment arms — based on accumulating data collected during the trial itself, while maintaining statistical validity and integrity of the study.

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Sources

  1. Berry, D. A. (2006). Bayesian clinical trials. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 5(1), 27–36. DOI: 10.1038/nrd1927
  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2019). Adaptive Designs for Clinical Trials of Drugs and Biologics: Guidance for Industry. FDA. link

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ScholarGateAdaptive Randomized Clinical Trial (Adaptive Randomized Clinical Trial). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/epidemiology/adaptive-randomized-clinical-trial