Concealed Allocation, Part 1: Concealed Allocation is not Blinding

Concealed allocation in a research study is the practice of making sure the investigator(s) enrolling patients into a study are not aware of the group to which the patients will be assigned. This video explains the difference between concealed allocation and blinding. From the Making Decisions Better: The Information Mastery Curriculum and Assessment Program, an evidence-based medicine teaching program from Clinical Information Sciences, http:ClinicalInformationSciences.com.