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.
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.
In a research study, it was proved that adults consuming orlistat lost 7.5 lbs
more than the placebo group in the previous 12 - months (4).
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.
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.
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).
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.
Vitamin D levels did increase
more in the vitamin D
group than in the
placebo group over 2 years.
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.
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 %.
The fresh grapefruit
group lost significantly
more weight
than the
placebo group (P <.05)(2).
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.
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!
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.)
Take note: don't be fool when you see marketing material claiming «athletes gained 250 %
more muscle strength
than placebo group using ZMA».
After
more than two weeks, evidence of variation in vasodilation due to camu camu extract was negative, with even slightly positive responses in the
placebo group.
The percentage of fat declined in both
groups, but the ashwagandha users lost
more than the members of the
placebo group.
In fact,
more patients in the
placebo arm stopped taking treatment
than those who received the fish - oil supplements (17.9 % in n - 3 fatty acid
group vs 19.4 % in the
placebo group).
Permanent hearing loss was significantly
more frequent and
more severe in the
placebo group than in the magnesium
group.
Total lean mass, and the thickness of the rectus femoris muscle (one of the quadriceps), increased
more in the
placebo than the antioxidant
group.
Subjects in the study who took this probiotic while dieting had significantly
more weight loss in the first 12 weeks
than those in the
placebo group who did not.
For example, people who were taking only an inactive
placebo were
more likely
than patients in other
groups to drop out of study, suggesting these families had noticed the
placebo «medication» wasn't working.
And after the women stopped taking Lexapro, the number of hot flashes they experienced bounced back,
more so
than in the
placebo group.
After 2 to 6 weeks of treatment with 20 g / d of fructo - oligosaccharides or
placebo, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome improved
more in the
placebo group than in the fructooligosaccharide
group; however, there was no difference between the
groups after con - tinuous treatment for 12 weeks.
Groups receiving CBT improved
more initially
than those receiving temazepam or
placebo as measured by sleep diaries (table ⇓).