The potential benefit of the placebo effect in sham-controlled trials: implications for risk-benefit assessments and informed consent
There has been considerable debate surrounding the ethics of sham-controlled trials of procedures and interventions. Critics argue that these trials are unethical because participants assigned to the control group have no prospect of benefit from the trial, yet they are exposed to all the risks of t...
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BMJ Publ.
2013
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 39, Issue: 11, Pages: 703-707 |
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