The average spine BMD also increased more in the treatment
group than placebo group at 12 months (3 percent vs. 1.1 percent) and at 24 months (4.5 percent vs. 0.7 percent).
Not exact matches
Vitex has been demonstrated to enhance fertility in clinical studies - and women with fertility disorders benefited from vitex, with more pregnancies
than in the
placebo groups.
At one month, the probiotic
group cried or fussed 49 minutes more
than the
placebo group.
The results show that the probiotic
group fussed significantly more
than the
placebo group at all time points from day seven to one month.
During the study period, the incidence of serious adverse events was no higher among those receiving inosine
than among the
placebo group.
These improvements, he said, resulted in a greater reduction in net use of blood pressure drugs and lipid - lowering medications in the liraglutide 3 mg
group than in the
placebo group.
Brain imaging revealed that the Tylenol - gobbling
group appeared to experience fewer feelings of rejection
than those who received a
placebo did.
The primary endpoint of death and non-fatal heart attack at 30 days was no different between the two
groups (7 percent in the aspirin
group and 7.1 percent in the
placebo group); however, major bleeding was significantly higher in aspirin - treated patients
than in the
placebo group (4.6 percent vs. 3.7 percent).
A significantly higher percentage of patients receiving pinaverium reported that their IBS symptoms improved (60 percent)
than in the
placebo group (34 percent).
The
group that took the daily omega fatty acid supplement exhibited a greater reduction in ASD symptoms
than those who took the
placebo, according to ratings provided by the children's parents.
In a landmark 1999 study, Harvard psychiatrist Andrew Stoll found that bipolar patients who were given large doses of omega - 3s did significantly better and resisted relapse longer
than a matched
group of patients who were given
placebos.
Instead, they found that the
group of participants who received Infliximab were less likely to recover from depression
than those who got the
placebo.
Tested in a U.S. - sponsored trial that involved more
than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, the vaccine was administered in six injected doses starting in 2006 to half of the
group, and the other half received a
placebo.
Over the course of approximately nine months, inmates taking supplements committed about 35 percent fewer antisocial acts
than the
group taking
placebos.
Despite the poor match, the vaccinated
group suffered 23 % fewer flulike illnesses
than the
placebo group, lost 18 % fewer days of work, and made 25 % fewer hospital visits.
Both
groups of participants assigned at random to varenicline achieved significantly higher abstinence rates at 12 weeks
than those assigned to
placebo, nicotine patch or bupropion.
The researchers obtained brain MRI scans on participants before and after the study, and found that resveratrol - treated patients lost more brain volume
than the
placebo - treated
group.
The varenicline
group (n = 760) had significantly higher continuous abstinence rates during weeks 15 through 24
than the
placebo group (n = 750)(32.1 percent vs 6.9 percent) and during weeks 21 through 24 (37.8 percent vs 12.5 percent) and weeks 21 through 52 (27.0 percent vs 9.9 percent).
Vitamin D levels did increase more in the vitamin D
group than in the
placebo group over 2 years.
By week 48, participants had a 52 percent increase in dystrophin - positive muscle fibers and were able to walk 67.3 meters farther
than the
placebo group on the six - minute walk test.
Two weeks after the rats sustained their injuries, Schwartz's
group found that the number of surviving cells in the damaged nerves of these rats was three times higher on average
than in rats with similar damage that received a
placebo injection.
Many of the trials are based on small samples of patients, less
than 10 in each of the drug and
placebo groups.
By the end of treatment, the odds of experiencing a heavy drinking day in the
placebo group was five times more
than that of the topiramate
group; and the number of patients who experienced no heavy drinking days on the last four weeks of treatment in the topirmate
group was more
than double that of the
placebo group.
Then the drugged mice's endurance shot through the roof: They ran about 70 % farther
than trained mice given a
placebo, and their running times were similarly increased, Evans's
group reports online today in Cell.
On average, study participants who received GM - CSF had their maximum walking time increase almost a minute (53 seconds) more
than the
placebo group, although the difference was not statistically significant.
And a
group of 91 patients treated for 54 weeks saw slower cognitive declines
than did those who received
placebo infusions.
The
group that was taking caffeine reported significantly less pain
than the participants in the other
group who took a
placebo.
Study participants in all three
groups had better blood glucose readings when they consumed less
than an ounce of apple cider vinegar with a high - carb meal (a white bagel with butter and orange juice), compared to when they the had the same meal and drank a
placebo.
Between August 2012 and June 2015, 27 percent fewer women in the dapivirine ring
group were infected with HIV
than in the
placebo group, the study's authors found.
After three months, the LDL levels of those taking the active red yeast rice had declined 27 %, on average, compared to 6 % in the
placebo group; at six months the decline in the active
group was still more
than 21 %.
Other side effects experienced by a small percentage of the Contrave
groups, but less
than 1 % of the
placebo groups, included nausea, headaches, and dizziness.
The fresh grapefruit
group lost significantly more weight
than the
placebo group (P <.05)(2).
For this reason, scientists believe it best to compare any treatment against a
placebo rather
than a no - treatment
group.
An analysis of training volumes revealed that those in the T +
group completed more repetitions to volitional fatigue
than the
placebo group.
In one 2008 study, obese participants who were given a whey protein supplement lost significantly more body fat and maintained more muscle
than the
placebo group.
Additionally, when the three weights of Olympic lifts were combined, the T +
group again showed a greater improvement
than their
placebo counterparts, adding 34 kg (75 lbs) from baseline compared to 24 kg (53 lbs) in the
placebo group.
After just seven days of treatment, krill oil reduced inflammation by more
than 19 percent, while the
placebo group had an increase of inflammatory C - reactive protein of nearly 16 percent!
The
placebo - taking control
group took 32 % longer
than they did before undergoing the knee - replacement surgery.
«Body weight, BMI, visceral fat area, waist circumference, and serum triglyceride > levels were significantly lower in both vinegar intake
groups than in the
placebo >
group.
At the end of the intervention the rowers were 4.3 seconds faster
than the
placebo group in a 2,000 - meter race lasting over 6 minutes (22).
The rate of respiratory infections and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress were lower in the zinc
group than in the
placebo group.
In the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a study involving more
than 18,000 men, subjects taking dutasteride had a lower rate of prostate cancer, but a significantly higher rate of aggressive prostate cancers
than the
placebo group.
This resulted in a higher absolute number of aggressive prostate cancers in the dutasteride
group than in the
placebo group — even though the
placebo group had a higher rate of prostate cancer.141 Thus, as we have seen elsewhere, e.g., rofecoxib (Vioxx ®), celecoxib (Celebrex ®), balance in biological processes is more beneficial
than absolute interruption.)
In the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a study involving more
than eighteen thousand men, subjects taking dutasteride had a lower rate of prostate cancer, but a significantly higher rate of aggressive prostate cancers
than the
placebo group.
This resulted in a higher absolute number of aggressive prostate cancers in the dutasteride
group than in the
placebo group — even though the
placebo group had a higher rate of prostate cancer.145 (See above «Mechanisms through which 5α - reductase inhibitors promote prostate cancer»)(Neal, please make this a link to this section above) Thus, as we have seen elsewhere, e.g., rofecoxib (Vioxx ®), celecoxib (Celebrex ®), balance in biological processes is more beneficial
than absolute interruption.)
Don't be fooled into thinking the ZMA athletes got 250 % stronger
than the
placebo group.
Take note: don't be fool when you see marketing material claiming «athletes gained 250 % more muscle strength
than placebo group using ZMA».
As proven, men treated with pygeum bark were twice as likely
than the
placebo group to report symptom and improvement.
After 6 months, the prostate size in the nettle
group was significantly smaller
than that of the
placebo group, and long - term effects of stinging nettle treatment were seen even after discontinuation.
The results showed that the
group consuming spinach extract reported higher rates of satiety for two hours longer
than the
group that consumed the
placebo.