in a trial, you get invited and you might be placeboed out as a control. in the “just try it and see scenario”, you offer it as a possibility, and everyone who

in a trial, you get invited and you might be placeboed out as a control. in the “just try it and see scenario”, you offer it as a possibility, and everyone who ops in, gets it. it might not be as scientifically rigorous, but that's a big difference to the patient who suffers from receiving a placebo instead of the real deal