Run-in period

In Running the trial

A run-in period is a defined stretch before randomization during which participants may take a placebo or a standard treatment. It is used to establish a baseline, to check that people can follow the regimen, or to wash out a previous medicine. Only those who complete it satisfactorily go on to be randomized.

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