I believe it is a real, satirical study that was performed to address a real, serious issue with the way some studies are performed. My understanding of the ta

I believe it is a real, satirical study that was performed to address a real, serious issue with the way some studies are performed. My understanding of the target of the satire is studies that compare a treatment to a placebo only in "low risk" populations, and then find that they're is no significant difference between the treatment and the placebo.