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You've missed the point. Once the placebo has been designed to 'match the drug in physical appearance, taste, texture, density, state (liquid/solid/gas), and a
by adaml_623 14y ago
You've missed the point.
Once the placebo has been designed to 'match the drug in physical appearance, taste, texture, density, state (liquid/solid/gas), and anticipated side effects' it should still be described in the final paper.
- droithomme 14y agoYes. If a placebo has active ingredients, you have no chance to replicate the study if you can't tell what those active ingredients are. And if you can't replicate a published study from the details given in the paper, then it's not a scientific study, it's bullshit. Yes, that's right, it's bullshit. And yes most studies fall into this category. Can't be replicated, shouldn't have been accepted for publication in the first place.