A Study Is Conducted to See If a Daily Exercise

question 52

Multiple Choice

A study is conducted to see if a daily exercise intervention affects blood pressure among people with pre-hypertension. One hundred participants are recruited to participate, and half are randomly assigned to participate in the intervention while the others serve as a control group. What study design is being used?

• A) epidemiological study
• B) randomized controlled trial
• C) animal experiment
• D) placebo study
• E) None of these.

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