What it means
Device and procedure trials use sham controls: the participant undergoes something that looks identical but delivers no active treatment. Light-therapy trials use them for this reason.
When you read a device trial, check whether the sham was convincing and whether participants could tell which they had.
Also known as
- sham
- sham-controlled trial
- sham treatment
- sham device
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