15 Feb 2020 Originally Published in CrossFit Health By Maryanne Demasi, PhD Placebos are used in clinical trials to demonstrate that an experimental drug is superior to the control or “inactive” pill (1). A placebo is usually defined as an “inert substance” (no effect), given to trial participants with the aim of making it impossible for them, and usually the researchers themselves, to know who is receiving an active or inactive therapy.
Sometimes a Placebo Is not a Placebo
Sometimes a Placebo Is not a Placebo
Sometimes a Placebo Is not a Placebo
15 Feb 2020 Originally Published in CrossFit Health By Maryanne Demasi, PhD Placebos are used in clinical trials to demonstrate that an experimental drug is superior to the control or “inactive” pill (1). A placebo is usually defined as an “inert substance” (no effect), given to trial participants with the aim of making it impossible for them, and usually the researchers themselves, to know who is receiving an active or inactive therapy.