A clinical trial nurse is helping to register a patient to a phase II double-blind trial comparing a new medication to a placebo. Which of the following would the nurse include in the patient teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. "Neither you, the doctor, or I will know if you are getting the real medication or not."
B. "A computer will randomly determine which people get the actual study drug."
C. "This trial is designed to determine if a benefit is found when using the drug."
D. "Less than 100 people will be participating in this study."
E. "The results of the study will not be known for at least 5 years."
ANS: A, B, C
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