Abstract
The intention to treat approach is often inadequately described and inadequately applied. Authors should explicitly describe the handling of deviations from randomised allocation and missing responses and discuss the potential effect of any missing response. Readers should critically assess the validity of reported intention to treat analyses.
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Missing dataOutcome (game theory)MedicineRandomized controlled trialIntervention (counseling)Clinical trialFamily medicineStatisticsSurgeryPsychiatryMathematics
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- Year
- 1999
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 319
- Issue
- 7211
- Pages
- 670-674
- Citations
- 2124
- Access
- Closed
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S. Hollis,
Fiona Campbell
(1999).
What is meant by intention to treat analysis? Survey of published randomised controlled trials.
BMJ
, 319
(7211)
, 670-674.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7211.670
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- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.319.7211.670