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The test was only done on 28 people and only 8 showed some improvements. The Improvements where self reported. What I wonder is the statistical error on such a
by fun2have 12y ago
The test was only done on 28 people and only 8 showed some improvements. The Improvements where self reported. What I wonder is the statistical error on such a small study. From this small study they are generalising to say that it is "exciting" and "dramatic"!
- natdempk 12y agoUsually a small study like this is done as a test of safety and potential benefit as a precursor to a larger more comprehensive study. I think its exciting and dramatic that there were enough initial positive results to move on to a better study.
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- gwern 12y ago> Other placebo-controlled studies have shown that ketamine has no effect in treating MDD (see http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=.. http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=.... for example), so this is really just a waste of time. Since when does ketamine==memantine?
- cpncrunch 12y agoAlso interesting is the fact that the results are in the range that would be expected by the placebo effect.
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