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http://dx.doi.org/10.22683/tsnr.2020.9.2.027

Review of Intention-to-Treat Analysis in Randomized Controlled Trials  

Kim, Junghun Aj (Dept. of Occupational Therapy of Far East University)
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Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation / v.9, no.2, 2020 , pp. 27-38 More about this Journal
Abstract
Introduction : This review aims to introduce an intention-to-treat analysis(ITT) method and demonstrate the importance of rigorous utilization of this method to researchers in Korea. Discussion : ITT analysis includes all data as results in randomized control trials (RCT). Thereby the result of RCT is high validated to adapt in the real-world so that the result should be expected at clinical practice. Therefore, many RCT quality assessment tools include the question of the utilization of ITT analysis in individual trials. However, many researchers omit to report ITT, not utilize ITT or use ITT incorrectly. Conclusion : Through this review, more Korean researchers may understand and utilize ITT which is expected to enhance the quality of RCT papers.
Keywords
Evidence-based practice; Intervention trial; Intention-to-treat analysis; Non-pharmacological trial; Randomized controlled trial;
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