Both groups of patients were encouraged to walk several times per day, and both GM - CSF and
placebo groups saw increases in their ability to walk (30 percent increase for GM - CSF compared to 21 percent increase for placebo).
The Journal of Rheumatology reported on a double - blind study of patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis where the CMO group saw significant improvement while
the placebo group saw none.
Another trial in 2014 on elite soccer players showed that those on creatine sustained jumping power during workouts while
the placebo group saw its performance trail off.
Not exact matches
«It was successful in the sense that we did
see antidepressant effects, with the important caveat that there was no
placebo group,» Murrough says.
Using this measure, the researchers
saw that 37.6 percent of patients on the monthly regimen, and 40.8 percent on the quarterly regimen had at least a 50 percent reduction in the number of moderate headaches per month, compared to 18.1 percent in the
placebo group.
Angiotensin II significantly improved hypotension (low blood pressure)-- increasing mean arterial pressure at 3 hours — compared with
placebo; nearly 70 percent of angiotensin II - treated patients (114 of 163)
saw improved blood pressure compared with 23 percent of the
placebo group (37 of 158 patients).
Areán, the lead researcher on the study published Dec. 20 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JIMR), found that people who were mildly depressed were able to
see improvements in all three
groups, including the
placebo.
The
group taking
placebo pills also
saw a 29 percent drop in pain - related disability.
After treatment, greater activation was evident on fMRI in the treatment
group during performance of a memory task; no change was
seen in the
placebo group.
And a
group of 91 patients treated for 54 weeks
saw slower cognitive declines than did those who received
placebo infusions.
Upon studying this
group of animals and another
group treated with a
placebo, the researchers
saw healthier overall lung cells and significantly less lung inflammation and fibrosis in the rats treated with lung spheroid cells.
At the beginning of the study, the average severity of the men's symptoms measured about 14.5 on a 35 - point scale commonly used by urologists; by the end, the average severity had declined by three points in the
placebo group and just two points in the
saw palmetto
group.
People in the
placebo group with diabetes only
saw a 0.1 % drop in HbA1c.
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.)
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».
The
group supplementing with creatine
saw their IQ's go up an average of 20 % over the 6 - week period while the
group receiving
placebos saw no significant change.
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.
In terms of terms of the gut microbiome and its role on fasting, it's one of those niche areas right now where we almost have to look to the
placebo groups who weren't eating and
see what happen to them.
A 7 % reduction in blood pressure was
seen in the cherry juice
group compared to the
placebo group, which is equivalent to antihypertensive drugs currently prescribed.
No treatment effects were
seen for waist circumference, fat mass, or gynoid percentage distribution of fat (Table 4), although gynoid fat percentage decreased significantly in both the supplemented and the
placebo groups.
In one of these studies the vitamin C
group saw significant improvements in the endothelium, the lining of blood vessels, while the
placebo group did not.
That's astounding, especially when you consider that the
placebo group only
saw an increase by 10 %.
After 4 weeks of supplementation (500 mg / day, with 250 mg at breakfast and 250 mg at dinner) these were the results
seen in the Relora ®
group (compared to the
placebo group):
Initial studies showed that patients taking testolone
saw a large increase of muscle mass that was not found with the
placebo group.
A significant increase in anaerobic power and lean mass was
seen in the snacking
group, with no such improvements
seen in the
placebo group.
As there was no dose effect
seen in the three different alpha - lipoic acid
groups, all subjects receiving ALA were combined in the «active»
group and then compared to
placebo.
Both the
placebo users and Fenugreek users recorded an increase in strength after four weeks but only the Fenugreek
group saw a significant strength increase after the 8 weeks of training and supplementation.
Emesis was
seen in all
groups including the dogs receiving
placebo, but occurred more frequently in dogs receiving 12 and 20 mg / kg.
To
see if a new medication really works, you give the medication to a
group of test subjects, and a
placebo to a control
group.
For 16 weeks, three
groups of 20 people received cognitive therapy (
see www.ebmentalhealth.com/supplemental for further details), fluoxetine plus self - exposure, or
placebo plus self - exposure.