Confronta i metodi

	Disegno Sperimentale Pre-test Post-test a Singolo Cieco	Studio controllato randomizzato in singolo cieco
Campo	Disegno sperimentale	Disegno sperimentale
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1963 (systematic codification); blinding in use from early 20th century	1948 (formalized); single-blind variant established in mid-20th century clinical trial methodology
Ideatore	Campbell & Stanley (codified); blinding practice has earlier roots in clinical research	Bradford Hill and colleagues (MRC streptomycin trial, 1948); blinding conventions codified in CONSORT guidelines
Tipo	Controlled experimental design with partial blinding	Experimental design — blinded randomized trial
Fonte seminale	Campbell, D. T., & Stanley, J. C. (1963). Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research. Rand McNally.	Schulz, K. F., Altman, D. G., Moher, D., & CONSORT Group. (2010). CONSORT 2010 statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. BMJ, 340, c332.
Alias	single-masked pretest-posttest design, participant-blind pretest-posttest, single-blind before-after design, SB-PP design	single-masked RCT, single-blind RCT, single-blind trial, SB-RCT
Correlati	6	5
Sintesi	The single-blind pretest-posttest experimental design combines two protective strategies: measuring outcomes both before and after treatment to quantify change, and keeping participants unaware of which condition they are in. This pairing controls for preexisting group differences and expectancy-driven response bias, making it a practical middle ground between fully open-label and double-blind trials in behavioral and health research.	A single-blind randomized controlled trial (SB-RCT) is a rigorous experimental design in which participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control conditions while remaining unaware of which condition they have received. Investigators, outcome assessors, and data analysts are not blinded. By masking participants, the design eliminates placebo and nocebo response biases on the participant side, while preserving investigator flexibility to administer and monitor the intervention.