= Intention-to-treat analysis
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An intention-to-treat analysis compares participants according to their randomized assignment, retaining that assignment even when they do not use the assigned intervention. Its <causal effect> is the effect of assignment under the study's actual adherence pattern, rather than the effect of perfect adherence. <Randomization> protects this comparison from baseline <confounding>; <missing data> can still require assumptions or additional analysis.
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