placebo

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The trial also demonstrated improvement relative to a placebo.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A drug also needs to be proven to work better than a placebo.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

About two-thirds received enlicitide, while the rest were given a placebo.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The company said patients who were on the highest dose lost 15.3% of their weight while those in the placebo group lost 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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