Assertion: placebo's treatment | /r/HasProperty | inactive
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text: In drug testing and medical research, a placebo can be made to resemble an active medication or therapy so that it functions as a control; this is to prevent the recipient or others from knowing (with their consent) whether a treatment is active or inactive, as expectations about efficacy can influence results.
text: The idea of controlling a dubious clinical manifestation by administering a treatment that is both inactive and deceiving probably arose from this practice.
text: It also meant that “benign deception” was often used, including prescribing treatments that were known to be inactive or ineffective.