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What is a Control or Control Group?

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What is a Control or Control Group?

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A control is the standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In many clinical trials, one group of patients will be given an experimental drug or treatment, while the control group is given either a standard treatment for the illness or a placebo.

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A control is the standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In clinical trials, the control group is given either a standard treatment or a placebo. The experimental group of patients will be given the new drug or treatment.