Posted by mikes on April 17, 2001, at 23:22:19
In reply to Re: thoughts on active placebos and true efficacy? , posted by SLS on April 17, 2001, at 11:44:16
Okay, sounds good.
What exactly is meant by "What is interesting is that people who reported feeling a slight improvement during the standard ten-day placebo run-in introductory phase of a study seem to have a better chance of responding well to the active agent. I don't think this observation is consistent with an agenda determined to equate placebo with nul. I imagine this result was as surprising to Quitkin's team as it is to me." Could you please rephrase(I'm stupid)?
You're right about the big words; I just didn't want to take everything Quitkin said as fact.
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