A simulated or inert form of treatment without known proven benefit on a symptom or a disease. Placebos are employed in controlled clinical trials along with the active drug being tested; patients and health professionals involved in the trial do not know who receives the placebo or the drug. The difference in responses between the two drugs is considered the true effect of the active drug.

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