@Uncover said in Open-label trials - how is this allowed?:
The most fun part about it is there is awlays something to learn even when I think im almost done I find a new part of the puzzle
Yeah, I've similar feelings here - it's probably nested like a Russian doll... One can think that he is out of the cage, but then turns out one is still inside a bigger cage... 😉
& @MarkusAllenUSA
Regarding Open-label trials - besides what has been already written - and I agree with, another reason is that they are simply cheaper... And knowing that double-blind study can be sophistically manipulated too, then what's the difference? 😉
Especially knowing that today most researchers are not aware of the limitations of their own work... Ray wrote about this:
https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/authoritarians.shtml
https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/adaptive-substance.shtml
https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/intuitive-knowledge.shtml