What the video offers
This 22-minute YouTube video introduces the randomized controlled trial (RCT) study design and describes how it minimizes various types of bias. It then introduces the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist for RCTs and demonstrates its use for evaluating a study by applying it to a published real-world RCT example. This resource provides a helpful framework for evaluating RCTs.
Who created it
This video was developed by Cochrane Mental Health, a satellite of the well-respected Cochrane Collaboration. It is the third in a seven-part series on critical appraisal which also covers systematic reviews and meta-analysis and the main types of observational studies.
