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The Use of Active Placebos in Clinical Trials
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The ambiguity in the information provided to participants can improve the success of blinding a study. In clinical trials, there may be a need for lightly active placebos to manipulate the participant's beliefs and produce better clinical outcomes.
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Placebo controls in psychedelic studies are challenging due to obvious effects at larger doses.
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Placebo
Summary
Placebo controls in psychedelic studies are challenging due to obvious effects at larger doses. Researchers might need to consider lightly active placebos for clinical trials instead of manipulating participants' beliefs about the active placebo to achieve successful blinding in the next phase of research.