placebo

None of the patients in the placebo group did.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Only one of the 12 patients receiving placebo had a partial response, equal to 9%.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

In that part of the study, participants who received a dose of the experimental drug every other week maintained at least 90% mean weight loss, compared with 61% who received the placebo.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

These companies often test drugs in tiny patient groups, sometimes without the usual features of large trials, such as placebo controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Modern trials of the efficacy of therapies depend on the idea that an effective therapy must perform better than a placebo.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The findings suggest that placebo treatments can improve several aspects of functioning in older adults, with open-label placebos performing as well as, or in some cases better than, deceptive placebos.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

He also appreciated the role of psychology, placebos and positive thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

While studies showed that Sarepta’s Amondys 45 and Vyondys 53 treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy worked better than placebos, the company said the results did not reach statistical significance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025

But none has undergone the large, randomized human trials comparing them with placebos that would be needed for FDA approval to enter the market.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2024

If placebo effects were this good, they should just make placebos the way to treat depression—maybe that’s what they did; maybe Zoloft was cornstarch.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini