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Cohort Research
Cohort research generally involves observations of the same people or people of the same description over a long period of time. A common form of cohort research tracks a group of children from their birth and records a wide range of information about them. The difficulty and challenge is to stay in touch with all members of the cohort. Some studies continue for years. Clinical trials are a form of shorter term cohort studies.
Random assignment to treatment and control groups is very desirable, but not always possible.
A dropdown menu for selection of a research methods appears on the Research Methods Page of the Composer. It also appears on the Search Protocols Page and in the popup Protocol Description Window on the Edit Protocol Page. To select a research method, simply click on the dropdown list of research methods and click on the one closest to your study.
If your study falls in the category of Cohort Research, click on the dropdown list of research methods and click on "Cohort Research."