Allocation concealment

In Running the trial

Allocation concealment means the person enrolling a participant cannot know or predict which arm that participant will be assigned to. It is different from blinding: concealment protects the moment of assignment, blinding protects everything afterwards. Without it, randomization can be subverted even unintentionally.

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