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2026-06-18 11:51 UTC
@jeneralist@mstdn.science Hey, that's just the first part of the joke.
The 2018 Christmas issue published the follow-up: an actual trial.
https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/363/bmj.k5094.full.pdf
Between September 2017 and August 2018, individuals were screened for inclusion in the PArticipation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise (PARACHUTE) trial. Prospective participants were approached and screened by study investigators on
commercial or private aircraft.
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@jeneralist@mstdn.science 2026-06-18 11:57
@riley@toot.cat @the_wub@mastodon.social @Jumpmed@mastodon.social @poleguy@mastodon.social Ah, yes. And buried in the PARACHUTE trial was a warning not to trust the abstract -- since people were jumping off a propeller plane that wasn't moving.