How to do random allocation (randomization)

Jeehyoung Kim, Wonshik Shin, Jeehyoung Kim, Wonshik Shin

Abstract

Purpose: To explain the concept and procedure of random allocation as used in a randomized controlled study.

Methods: We explain the general concept of random allocation and demonstrate how to perform the procedure easily and how to report it in a paper.

Keywords: Block randomization; Random allocation; Simple randomization; Stratified randomization.

Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Simple randomization sheet.
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Fig. 2
An example of randomization when the block size is four.
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Fig. 3
Block randomization when the block size is two and four. Total eight blocks in the red-dotted line are assigned at random. The left column is for allocation and the right column is for the total sample size.
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Fig. 4
www.randomization.com can do block randomization more easily. In this figure, the block size is 2, 4, and 6 when the total samples are 88.
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Fig. 5
The reality of the randomization procedure.
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Fig. 6
MS word can replace A and B with a specific treatment name easily.

References

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Source: PubMed

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