Homeopathic pathogenetic trials produce more specific than non-specific symptoms: results from two double-blind placebo controlled trials
| Autor: | Harald Walach, Heribert Möllinger, J Sherr, Rainer Schneider |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Adult
Male Research design medicine.medical_specialty Pilot Projects Iridium Placebo law.invention Double blind study Double blind Young Adult Ozone Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial Non specific law Internal medicine Healthy volunteers Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) Pharmacology Traditional medicine business.industry Homeopathy Middle Aged Placebo Effect Psychiatry and Mental health Multicenter study Research Design Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychopharmacology. 22:543-552 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7285 0269-8811 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0269881108091259 |
| Popis: | We conducted two parallel, blinded homeopathic pathogenetic trials conducted at two different sites to determine whether symptoms reported by healthy volunteers were significantly different for homeopathic remedies than for placebos. Study 1 used a two-armed design, testing ozone against placebo. Study 2 used a three-armed design, testing ozone and iridium against placebo. We found significantly more remedy-specific symptoms in provers taking ozone or iridium than in provers taking placebo in the three-armed trial and in both trials pooled for ozone and placebo. We, therefore, conclude that homeopathic remedies produce more symptoms typical for a remedy than non-typical symptoms. The results furthermore suggest a somewhat non-classical pattern because symptoms of one remedy appear to be mimicked in the other trial arm. This might be indicative of entanglement in homeopathic systems. |
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