ACTIVE PLACEBO

a stimulus utilized in double-blind controlled studies of pharmacologic commodities which have zero healing properties, however contrary to a considerably indifferent placebo, might create side effects symptomatic of the medicine being examined. Active placebos are thus deemed by quite a few to be considerably probable to unveil accurate variations in drug-placebo performing,

ACTIVE PLACEBO: “Although Jenny only received the active placebo in the trial, she still experienced side effects such as nausea and fatigue.”
 

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