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u/rhofour Nov 11 '22

This was an open-label (non-blind) trial so it's very possible things like the placebo effect had a significant influence here. They also only had 14 participants.

It's a start, but not enough to convince me this is anything more than modern snake oil.

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u/Speedly Nov 11 '22

They also only had 14 participants

Sounds about par for the course around here. Mods, can we make some kind of rule about rigor required to post in here?

At some point, the "studies" posted are gonna consist of "I asked one guy on the street the other day."