| Title |
Randomised Controlled Trials May Underestimate Drug Effects: Balanced Placebo Trial Design
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0084104 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karen Lund, Lene Vase, Gitte L. Petersen, Troels S. Jensen, Nanna B. Finnerup |
| Abstract |
It is an inherent assumption in randomised controlled trials that the drug effect can be estimated by subtracting the response during placebo from the response during active drug treatment. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 42% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 58% |
| Scientists | 3 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 17% |
| Researcher | 14 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 14% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 18% |
| Unknown | 17 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 30% |