Validity

  1. Allocation
    1. Randomization
    2. Groups comparison
  2. Blinding
    1. Patient
    2. Clinician
    3. Randomization
    4. Adjudicators/Assessors
  3. Follow-up
    1. reasons
    2. magnitude
    3. worst-case scenario sensitivity analysis
  4. Analysis
    1. ITT vs
    2. subgroups - only pay attention if the overall study is significant
      1. pre-specified/a priori
      2. not too many - due to multiple comparisons effect
      3. likely NOT powered