In fact, Benjamin Franklin, that famous fasting devotee, devised
the first placebo controlled medical trial in order to debunk the myth of mesmerism or «animal magnetism» whose proponents also claimed mystical healing powers.
Dr. Abram Hoffer, who is announced as «discredited» by Wikipedia, has successfully been treating patients with pyschosis for 50 years with vitamin B3, Niacin, which was successful in pyschitry's
first placebo control double blind study.
Not exact matches
«This is the
first placebo -
controlled, randomized study of a vaccine for glioblastoma to show a significant benefit in a clinically meaningful endpoint, progression - free survival.
«This is the
first placebo -
controlled trial of a biologic drug to show a benefit in aortic inflammation, a key marker of cardiovascular disease,» Gelfand said.
Kosten recently completed the
first placebo -
controlled clinical trial for a cocaine addiction vaccine.
The Maternal Vitamin D Osteoporosis Study (MAVIDOS) is the
first randomised,
placebo -
controlled trial designed to measure the impact of pregnancy vitamin D supplementation on the bone health of babies using bone density scanning.
«This was the
first large, double - blind, randomized,
placebo -
controlled trial to assess whether giving intravenous beta blockers before these patients undergo angioplasty would further improve their outcomes.
However, the
first Mayo trial, designed to be double - blind, randomised,
placebo -
controlled research and purporting to have duplicated the conditions in Cameron's clinical trial, disproved the Cameron - Pauling thesis.
This is the
first study in human trials to identify genes driving acute peanut allergic reactions using a double - blind
placebo -
controlled approach with comprehensive sequencing of genes expressed before, during, and after they ingested peanut.
In line with the researchers» hypotheses, participants who received the
placebo and performed the taxing version of the
first task showed greater variability in how quickly they responded in the second task, compared to those whose self -
control hadn't been depleted in the
first task.
In their
first - in - human, double - blind,
placebo -
controlled Phase I trial, Prothena scientists recruited 40 healthy people without PD to receive either
placebo injections or or one of 5 doses of PRX002, ranging from 1 to 30 mg / kg.
The
first placebo -
controlled study of ketamine's effect on social anxiety disorder has provides more evidence...
The Nordic Journal of Psychiatry published the results of the
first double - blind,
placebo -
controlled trial of rhodiola rosea extract in patients diagnosed with depression.
The results of the
first major double - blind,
placebo -
controlled study on D - mannose are truly impressive.
This is the
first time that a completely safe food ingredient has shown significant benefits related to reversing prediabetes and reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes in numerous peer - reviewed,
placebo controlled intervention trials in healthy people.
The
first article, published in the Sept. 2017 issue of Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, reported on a double - blind,
placebo -
controlled study looking at the ability of gabapentin to reduce the stress scores of trapped community cats.
This is the
first double blind,
placebo controlled study to show the effectiveness of a selective serotonergic drug in the reduction of depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption in patients with comorbid major depressive and alcohol dependence disorders.