Thanks, this is helpful additional info. Sorry, I didn't mean to contradict you, I was actually trying to reinforce the principle behind your experience. There

Thanks, this is helpful additional info. Sorry, I didn't mean to contradict you, I was actually trying to reinforce the principle behind your experience. There is no true "standard" for what sort of placebo should be used in a trial, even if something has become "standard" in the sense of commonly used. It is not something that can be specified in the abstract, but is a matter of expert judgment with many variables. Your trial gave an appropriate placebo, regardless of the "standard" in the field, and thus you were shielded from overstating the evidence of drug effectiveness.