Sentences with phrase «given placebo»

I recently read a remarkable story about a group of cancer patients who thought they were being treated with chemotherapy, but were actually given a placebo.

Specifially, research found that Meridia users were 28 % more likely to suffer a heart attack and 36 % more likely to suffer a stroke than those who were given a placebo.

Given the design of the study, a dog is twice more likely to receive RPh201 than to be given a placebo.

Gabapentin reduced stress scores in the cats who received it when compared with the cats given placebo.

Trapped cats were given a single dose of liquid gabapentin orally via syringe; the control cats were given a placebo liquid, and two different dosages of gabapentin, 50 mg and 100 mg, were used in different groups of cats.

«And least one study,» she says, «has shown that arthritic cats whose diets were supplemented with fish oil were, according to their owners, happier, could jump higher, and so forth, than arthritic cats who were given a placebo.

One group was given an extract of turmeric, and the other was given a placebo.

In a study of Parkinson's disease patients, subjects who were given a placebo drug that was priced at $ 1,500 showed greater improvement in their condition versus those who were given a placebo valued at $ 100.

Group 1 (n = 15) were given a placebo for one week followed by creatine monohydrate in week two, both at a dose of 5g four times a day.

Group 2 were given the placebo for both weeks.

In one study, 87 % of the people taking elderberry had nearly complete resolution of symptoms in 3 days, while only 33 % of those given the placebo felt as good at that point.

Some of the participants were randomly asked to take omega - 3 supplements or the eye vitamins lutein and zeaxanthin, while others were given a placebo.

Nine other male subjects were given a placebo.

Results revealed that those given allicin experienced less muscle soreness after their workout (compared to those given the placebo).

Another study found that individuals supplementing with creatine lost less muscle in their upper body during a week - long period of immobilization than those given a placebo.

They were given a placebo or a Green Tea supplement, and they stayed in the room for a full day.

The goal of the study was to assess the therapeutic anti-inflammatory activity of bromelain, so 74 boxers were given bromelain 4 times per day for 4 days during the recovery phase, while 72 boxers were given a placebo.

According to a study done on elderly male and female patients ages 60 - 87,8 those given eight grams of spirulina per day for 16 consecutive weeks showed lower cholesterol levels than those who were given a placebo.

A recent study by Lund University found that the thylakoids in spinach have potential to increase weight loss by 43 % compared to those given a placebo!

Half of the women were given 5g of spinach extract and the other half, the control group, were given placebo.

Half of the group took a probiotic (Bifidobacterium longum) and the other was given a placebo.

This consisted of three six - week phases, in which the subjects were given a placebo [PL], 700 mg Green Coffee Bean Extract [LD], or 1050 mg Green Coffee Bean Extract [HD] daily.

Some studies show that men who take fenugreek extract feel greater increases in strength while training than those who were given a placebo.

Those participants given the placebo did not experience statistically significant improvements with any of these symptoms.

In one study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of 700 volunteers between the ages of 60 and 74 were given placebo or a daily combination of 400 micrograms of folic acid and 100 micrograms of vitamin B12.

The control group was given a placebo that consisted of an isocaloric amount of maltodextrin with the same flavor and appearance as the intervention product.

No glucose reduction was seen in animals given placebo.

In another study, Anti-inflammatory effects of a low arachidonic acid diet and fish oil in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Germany's Medizinische Klinik Innenstadt der LMU, patients who were given daily capsules of fish oil with their antirheumatic medications saw greater benefits for swollen and tender joints than patients given a placebo, apparently because of the oil's anti-inflammatory properties.

At the study's end, those given the Lactobacillus gasseri - enriched milk showed a significantly greater reduction in abdominal fat compared to those given the placebo.

Group # 1 was given a placebo, (1.2 g / kg / day maltodextrin), Group # 2, whey protein, (1.2 g / kg / day) and Group # 3, whey + creatine monohydrate, (1g / kg / day, W; 1.2 g / kg / day CM).

By the end of the treatment period, those given kava showed significantly greater improvements in sleep quality and in wellbeing (compared to those given the placebo).

Those studies are in contrast to some others that found no benefit for suppressing appetite vs those given placebo.

In a handful of small studies that only lasted one to three days, people who took EGCG plus caffeine burned slightly more calories than those who were given a placebo.

A follow - up seven years later of 71 of the participants showed that only 10 percent of the group given fish oil went on to develop schizophrenia, compared to 40 percent of the group given the placebo.

The subjects and the people evaluating them are both blinded — neither knows which group is given the drug and which is given the placebo.

One group is given placebo and the other the active drug that is being tested.

Fifty - three women were given 20 to 40 mg per day of the vitex extract and 40 were given a placebo.

One group was given 400 units of vitamin D and 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily for 4 years, and the other group of women were given a placebo.

In one study children who were given the strain vs those who were given a placebo had a significantly reduced risk of upper respiratory tract infections, a reduced risk of respiratory tract infections lasting longer than 3 days, and a significantly lower number of days with respiratory symptoms.

3: Decreases inflammation - supplements given to osteoarthritis sufferers during a 70 - day study experienced significant reduced pain and symptoms compared to those given a placebo.

3: Decreases inflammation — supplements were given to osteoarthritis sufferers during a 70 - day study, who then experienced significantly reduced pain and symptoms compared to those given a placebo.

[1] The 1st study gave 3 g / day vitamin C to 2 study groups, 6 g / day to a 3rd group, and the 4th group was given a placebo.

In one study, people who took a fermented papaya supplement for 14 weeks had less inflammation and a better LDL: HDL ratio than people who were given a placebo.

On one occasion the students were given 8 g of creatine monohydrate five days before the test, on the other occasion they were given a placebo.

Half of them were given 4 grams of omega - 3 fatty acid supplements daily for six months, while the other half were given placebo pills.

The researchers measured two groups (one given a placebo, and one given l - tyrosine).

On the other hand, «twice as many women given the placebo reported lower satisfaction with their pain relief compared to those provided the [epidural] anesthetic,» Hess said.

The researchers theorized that giving certain students omega - 3 supplements would reduce their cytokine production, in comparison to other students who had been given a placebo.

One group was given 20 grams of creatine and 20 grams of glucose every day for seven days and the other group was given placebo for the same amount of days.

The two groups of men were given two different pills — one was given a placebo daily for a year and the other one was taking 3332 IUs of vitamin D.