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Some media reports and discussions online cited functional unblinding as a “core reason” for the denial—an obstacle that subsequent psychedelic medicine applications will also have to contend with.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

While some placebo options exist, functional unblinding will always be a challenge for psychedelic studies.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

Only when enough people in the trial got Covid-19 would an independent board of advisers look at the results to see how many sick volunteers were vaccinated — a process known as unblinding.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2021

On the flip side, if a strong efficacy signal surfaces early, the DMC can recommend unblinding the study and even modifying the protocol to offer the vaccine to all the placebo recipients.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 11, 2020

About a month or two ago, different Higgs searches began unblinding their data in anticipation of having results for ICHEP, a big conference that’s happening now.

From Forbes • Jul. 13, 2012