Ethical problems arising from the use of placebo in clinical trials with drugs for migraine. Their analysis by the moral deliberation method

Introduction: Migraine is characterised as episodes of headache plus a variety of accompanying symptoms. Its pharmacological control remains unsatisfactory for some patients. The use of placebo in drug clinical trials on migraine commonly leads to numerous ethical uncertainties. Methods: The purpose...

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Main Authors: J. Frías, J. Pascual, J. Lahuerta, D. Gracia, R. Dal-Ré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Neurología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580811700190