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What did the placebo arm of PIONEER-1 report for headache?

Asked 26 Mar 2025Modified 16 months agoViewed 29k times
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Numbers first: PIONEER-1 · headache.

I can parse the result. I am less sure what it licenses me to conclude.

I have deliberately not looked at anyone else’s interpretation yet.

What does this actually establish, and what does it not?

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7Voting to keep this open — it is more specific than it first looks. – petra_hovland 5 months ago
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