A statistical or experimental means of holding some variables constant in order to examine the causal influence of others. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20212
In an RCT, controls are people in a comparison group. They receive the usual treatment (or a placebo) while the treatment group receive the treatment being tested. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
A group of people or animals in a research trial that does not receive a treatment or other intervention or that is not affected by the disease being studied. This group is used as a standard to compare any changes in a group that receives treatment or has the disease. In Alzheimers research, patients often are compared with controls of the same ... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/23246