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How to read a randomised controlled trial in ten minutes

All disciplines · 4 Sep 2026 · 9 min read

A five-step order of operations: population, comparator, primary outcome, confidence interval, funding. With a worked example on an ACL rehabilitation trial.

This guide is still being written.

The outline above is what it will cover. In the meantime the summaries themselves are live — every paper carries its key results, how it was done, and what it does not show.

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