placebo

Inert treatment used as a comparison to isolate the real effect of the intervention.

Source: ICH E10 — Choice of Control Group and Related Issues in Clinical Trials
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). Guideline harmonizada, Step 4 em 20/07/2000
https://database.ich.org/sites/default/files/E10_Guideline.pdf
Where, in the source: §1.3.1 — Placebo Concurrent Control
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