Distractors
It was only implemented by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after a rash of research scandals in the 1960s
It became standard protocol in the research community after a series of pharmaceutical-related deaths in the 1970s
It became prevalent with the advent of the medical placebo in the 1920s
Key
It became a requirement for drug approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1980
Question
In Sasha Chaitow’s column “A Cautionary Tale,” what does the author say about the standardization of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) and its use in modern medical experimentation?