"Eager"? The pharmaceutical companies were downright determined to inject the placebo group come hell or high water, that was the exact moment when I knew the whole clinical trial was a show/theatre. Unfortunately through the constant drip of induced fear they manage to pull the wool over most peoples eyes.
very interesting in this regard is that the arguably most cash-strapped sponsor, Novavax, was also (afaik) the only one to do the "blinded crossover" circus act.
The simple answer is that they had something to hide.
"Eager"? The pharmaceutical companies were downright determined to inject the placebo group come hell or high water, that was the exact moment when I knew the whole clinical trial was a show/theatre. Unfortunately through the constant drip of induced fear they manage to pull the wool over most peoples eyes.
very interesting in this regard is that the arguably most cash-strapped sponsor, Novavax, was also (afaik) the only one to do the "blinded crossover" circus act.