All the following are true in a Randomized control trial (RCT) except:
Intention to treat trial (ITT): Implies that the results of a RCT are unaffected by attrition (loss to follow up) or droupouts or changeover of study subjects from one group to another. The dropouts from the trial are not excluded from the analysis It provides information about the potential effects of treatment policy rather than on the potential effects of specific treatment
Baseline characteristics of intervention are similar in both arms
Investigator's bias is minimized by double blinding
The sample size required depends on the hypothesis
The dropouts from the trial should be excluded from the analysis
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