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Pharmaceuticals Look to Adaptive Trials (PhysOrg.com) -- For years, trials of pharmaceuticals have revolved around the double-blind test, controlled with a placebo, in which not even those conducting the investigation knew who was receiving what treatment. Tests moved through various phases, and months of evaluations were made between each phase. All the while, participants and investigators were kept from knowing who had what treatment, in the hopes that it would limit the bias involved. But now that traditional method of testing is being challenged. Instead, pharmaceuticals are considering "adaptive design", which allows them to change the trial's set-up to adapt it to the information being received.
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