Phrases with «placebo arm»

The phrase "placebo arm" refers to a group of people in a scientific study who are given a fake treatment, like a sugar pill, instead of the actual medicine or therapy being tested. This is done to compare the real treatment's effects with the effects of doing nothing at all. Full definition

placebo arm

Sentences with «placebo arm»

However, to have the statistical power to confirm trends even in these populations would probably take at least 100 people in both the treatment and placebo arms of the trial. (sciencenews.org)
The study was designed to accumulate 1,612 MACE at which level the study was robustly designed to have 90 % power to detect a 15 % relative risk reduction in MACE between the Vascepa and placebo arms of the study. (cnbc.com)
Enhanced bone loss was seen in almost all participants in the placebo arm of the study, while no participant in the treatment arm had an appreciable rise in bone loss. (sciencedaily.com)
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Phrases with «placebo arm»

Sentences with «placebo arm»

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