Gibson R G, Gibson S L, MacNeill A D, Gray G H, Dick W C, Buchanan W W
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1978 Nov;6(5):391-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1978.tb04602.x.
This paper reports the results of a pilot study in which 41 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were treated with high doses of salicylate, 3.9 g per day, and the results compared with a further 54 similar patients treated with homoeopathy. Both groups were compared with 100 patients who received placebo. 2 The patients who received homoeopathy did better than those who received salicylate. The design of the trial was such, however, that it was not possible to distinguish between the effects due to the physicians and the effects due to the drugs and a further trial is planned to elucidate this point. 3 Patients on homoeopathic treatment did not experience toxic effects.
本文报告了一项初步研究的结果，该研究中41名类风湿性关节炎患者接受了高剂量水杨酸盐治疗，每日3.9克，并将结果与另外54名接受顺势疗法治疗的类似患者进行了比较。两组患者均与100名接受安慰剂治疗的患者进行了对比。2接受顺势疗法的患者比接受水杨酸盐治疗的患者效果更好。然而，该试验的设计使得无法区分医生因素和药物因素所产生的效果，因此计划进行进一步试验以阐明这一点。3接受顺势疗法治疗的患者未出现毒性作用。
