Volunteers in a study are assigned randomly to groups.Some of the volunteers receive an herbal supplement that is reputed to control nausea,and some of the volunteers are assigned to a control group where a placebo is administered.This is an example of a(n):
A) longitudinal study.
B) RCT.
C) meta-analysis.
D) appraisal tool.

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RCTs,or randomized controlled trials,always involve testing of a treatment through the random assignment of subjects in the study to an experimental or treatment group or to a control group that receives a placebo.

Volunteers in a Study Are Assigned Randomly to Groups