Another important element of a high-quality RCT is the random assignment of patients to treatment groups.
Some 75% of patients in all treatment groups had to be switched from one drug to another.
By randomizing patients, almost all factors (known or unknown) that might influence the outcome are present in equal proportions in the various treatment groups.
To be a truly fair test, the treatment groups must be very similar in patient characteristics, so that the only important difference between groups is the treatment being examined.
These new events were distributed equally between the three treatment groups (2.5 mg, 5 mg and placebo) of patients who were alive (806) and those who had died (37).
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VX-661 was generally well-tolerated, both as monotherapy and in combination with ivacaftor, and most adverse events were mild to moderate in severity and similar between the treatment groups and those who received placebo.
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McCain's office expressed "outrage" Thursday at the Egyptian government's treatment of the groups.
Mr. George, the inspector general, who also testified at the hearing, said the IRS's actions resulted in unfair treatment of the groups.
"Our work calls into question the fairness of the special treatment accorded to certain groups of equity market participants, " the report says.
That distinction is not significant enough to justify a difference in the legal treatment of these two professional groups.
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The 5% sample was too small to allow a detailed analysis of the treatment patterns of distinct urology groups.
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There was no difference in quality of life between the two groups and delaying treatment led to fewer reports of side effects.
The study, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, found around a quarter of both groups responded to their treatment.
Those groups argue that the treatment and the potential side effects -- such as memory loss and brain damage -- are serious enough to merit a thorough review.
"We have to avoid the perception that some groups are singled out for special treatment, " Mr Denham said.
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The evidence they have produced suggests programmes targeting the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in high-risk groups as early as possible would prevent many new infections and associated health care costs many years down the line.
In America, where the five cities were chosen with help from exile groups, some moan about preferential treatment: the Kurds, for instance, are strong in Nashville, which has a total Iraqi population smaller than, say, the San Francisco Bay area.
"It highlights our need to tackle stigma and discrimination and to ensure vulnerable groups have equal access to care and treatment".
Health Minister Lesley Griffiths said the Together for Mental Health strategy aimed to "tackle stigma" and "ensure vulnerable groups have equal access to care and treatment".
Lawyers are lobbying Washington for better tax treatment for their contingent fee cases, but doctor groups like the AMA have lined up claiming passage will give rise to even more lawsuits, many of them plaguing the healthcare field.
The mean relative FEV1 across the combination dose groups returned toward baseline during the post-treatment 28-day washout period.
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The results seem even stronger in the hands of a good therapist: we gave three groups of unipolar depressed patients either medication, treatment as usual, or positive psychotherapy.
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The move to clear the name of Lee Kun-hee, one of the nation's most visible business executives, drew criticism from opposition and governance groups that called it an example of the preferential treatment sometimes offered to South Korea's senior business leaders.
Second, it should be noted that breast cancer incidence rates are not increasing, and mortality rates have been decreasing in all age groups over the last two decades as result of improved treatment.
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The Justice Committee (at 9.30am) continues its look at the treatment of women by the criminal justice system, with evidence from pressure groups the Prison Reform Trust and the Howard League for Penal Reform.
Medical groups, managed-care organizations and insurance companies codify and use treatment guidelines.
"Joyous" is not a word you think of about paintings of large groups, but this is an atmosphere Zoffany could capture in his treatment of crowds.
Writing in the Lancet, Professor Martin Schrappe of the University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein said the 20% difference seen between the two groups was "one of the largest improvements ever achieved by a single modification of treatment".
In its 2006 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court noted the questionable tactics attorney Stanley Rosenblatt used to get those findings, such as repeatedly telling the inner-city Miami jury to think about how the cigarette industry divided society into groups and tried to exploit them, and making references to slavery and the unfair treatment of blacks under the law.
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