In other words (and more neutrally), there have not been any randomized controlled trials of parachute intervention, so we do not have data to say whether they would work or not.
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RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 months ago
There’s no peer reviewed evidence that parachutes work www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC300808/
swiftcasty@kbin.social 5 months ago
spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 months ago
This is satirizing the view of people who feel observational studies - studies in which everyone is treated with the experimental medicine and the response of the entire group is evaluated - aren’t clear enough or rigorous enough to prove that a drug works. True, these studies sometimes lack the clarity of a perfect randomized double-blind study, but as we see with the parachute, sometimes the results are pretty clear anyway. And in a life-or-death situation, no one wants to take the chance on a placebo. In other words, the “advocates of evidence based medicine” are being “challenged” with a little sarcasm. Inglis-Arkell 2014
teft@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Imagine being part of that experiment.
“Here’s your parachute. Hope you aren’t part of the control group!”
kryptonite@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a medical intervention justified by observational data must be in want of verification through a randomised controlled trial.
This was a great read. Thanks.
spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 months ago
this is satire/trolling, not an answer.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Yes, I know, I thought it was obvious that it’s a joke.
spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 months ago
fair, but wasn’t obvious to me so i figured i’d share my findings for others who didn’t get the joke.