Replacement of dropouts may bias results: Comment on "The effect of green tea ointment on episiotomy pain and wound healing in primiparous women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial"

Phytother Res. 2019 Aug;33(8):1955-1956. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6394. Epub 2019 Jun 13.
No abstract available

Keywords: attrition; clinical trial; randomization; replacement; reproducibility; rigor.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Double-Blind Method
  • Episiotomy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pain
  • Pregnancy
  • Tea*
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Tea