> it was done against standard of care (so it can mean a lot of things)
This looks like a technical phrase, and the parenthesis suggests that its meaning or implications should maybe be obvious, but they aren't to me! Do you mind elaborating?
This looks like a technical phrase, and the parenthesis suggests that its meaning or implications should maybe be obvious, but they aren't to me! Do you mind elaborating?
As you can imagine, it is quite variable in what it means, because it varies across countries and occasionally even hospitals (I'm sure the RECOVERY people have taken this into account, though).
It is different from a placebo study because in that case your control is something you know is inert and "does nothing".