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Honest question, how does one perform a study on "non-treatment seeking participants"? Were these people who signed up and assumed they were part of a weight-lo
by listenallyall 2y ago
Honest question, how does one perform a study on "non-treatment seeking participants"? Were these people who signed up and assumed they were part of a weight-loss study but were actually chosen due to drinking habits?
- stevenae 2y agoExclusion Criteria: ... - Current engagement in alcohol treatments, or currently engaged in intentional efforts to quit alcohol use ... ~ https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05520775 https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05520775
- listenallyall 2y agoIf one volunteers to participate in a study of a drug suspected to reduce drinking, that itself is a contradiction of the exclusion criteria.
- serf 2y ago>If one volunteers to participate in a study of a drug suspected to reduce drinking, that itself is a contradiction of the exclusion criteria. no, it isn't. many trials offer financial compensation -- they may not be seeking treatment but rather just a payout.
- stevenae 2y agoI'm not disagreeing with that, just stating how they define the term.