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Active Placebo.
Active Placebo - as a noun
A placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
Example: "An active placebo mimics the side effects of the experimental drug"
Example Sentences
"Participants in the study were given an active placebo to ensure they remained blind to the treatment."
"The active placebo used in the clinical trial contained no therapeutic effect but created similar side effects."
"The researchers administered an active placebo to the control group to separate the treatment effects from bias."
"An active placebo was utilized in the experiment to measure the true efficacy of the drug being tested."
"The active placebo group and the experimental group both showed improvements, suggesting a possible placebo effect."
