1. Enter your PICO search terms into the PubMed search box.
2. Look to the left of your list of results for a section labeled "Article types." Click on "Customize" and scroll down to check the box for Randomized Controlled Trial.
3. *Important* The previous step only displays Randomized Controlled Trial as a choice in the list of Article types on the left. Once you have done this, you still have to click on Randomized Controlled Trial to limit your results to this type of research.
3. Review your updated list of results. When you find an article you are interested in, click on the title. PubMed provides access to a number of free full text articles. Some examples of links to free articles may look like this:
You will see many other links that will take you to the publisher's website and ask for payment for full-text access. If you find one of these, DO NOT pay for articles. Many of these articles may be available through our library. Ask a librarian if there are any other options for obtaining that article.