{"id":45,"date":"2018-04-16T23:55:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T23:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2018-04-19T07:41:20","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:41:20","slug":"randomization-of-clinics-or-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/key-concepts\/approaches-to-research-on-medical-practices\/randomization-of-clinics-or-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Randomization of Clinics or Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;254&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Randomization can also be used to sort entire clinics or hospitals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This means all the patients at clinic A would get Medication A. And all the patients at clinic B would get medication B and those at clinic C would get medication C. After a certain amount of time, patients at clinic A are compared with patients at clinics B and C to see who did better. As with patients, researchers can compare any number of hospitals or clinics with each other. This approach is called \u201ccluster randomization.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;255&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Randomization of clinics or hospitals can address the limitations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/?p=51\">medical record review<\/a>. Individual patients can also be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/?p=53\">randomized<\/a>. Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/?p=24\">video<\/a> on approaches to Research on Medical Practices.<\/p>\n<p>Read about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iths.org\/rompethics\/?p=6\">ethical issues<\/a> related to Research on Medical Practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;254&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Randomization can also be used to sort entire clinics or hospitals. 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