Exploring the feasibility of using artificial intelligence to simulate the placebo arm of randomized clinical trials

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
³ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave. New York, NY 10065, United States.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, 402 E 67th St, New York, NY 10065, United States.

Nitesh Gautam et al. Postgrad Med J. 2025.

. 2025 Nov 18;101(1202):1239-1241.

doi: 10.1093/postmj/qgaf095.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.
³ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave. New York, NY 10065, United States.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, 402 E 67th St, New York, NY 10065, United States.

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