A New Research Is Being Done to Compare the Effectiveness

A new research is being done to compare the effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin vs analgesics in the treatment of pain in individuals with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy. A total of 100 eligible patients who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria are randomly allocated to one of two groups by a computer. Which of the following is the most likely outcome of this study's approach of allocating patients to treatment groups?

A) One group in which participants are blinded to the intervention they receive and another in which participants are not
B) One group in which researchers but not participants are aware of the intervention received and another in which participants but not researchers are aware of the intervention received
C) Two groups of participants that will only be analyzed based on their initial treatment allocation
D) Two groups that have equal numbers of participants
E) Two groups in which participants are similar in underlying characteristics