The randomized controlled trial （RCT） as applied to medicine started in the mid last century（1） and is now deemed as the most rigorous scientific method for evaluating the clinical effectiveness of medical interve...The randomized controlled trial （RCT） as applied to medicine started in the mid last century（1） and is now deemed as the most rigorous scientific method for evaluating the clinical effectiveness of medical interventions. The earliest RCTs in Chinese medicine （CM） appeared in the early 1980s. In the past 30 years, RCT was seen to have gradually infiltrated into and have been accepted reluctantly by CM.展开更多
文摘The randomized controlled trial （RCT） as applied to medicine started in the mid last century（1） and is now deemed as the most rigorous scientific method for evaluating the clinical effectiveness of medical interventions. The earliest RCTs in Chinese medicine （CM） appeared in the early 1980s. In the past 30 years, RCT was seen to have gradually infiltrated into and have been accepted reluctantly by CM.
