ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 10/08/20266) Because the FALCON trial is non-blinded and only uses subjective outcomes its results will simply reflect this bias. So we won't have any useful data on its efficacy. Whether it works or not, in both scenarios, it will have reduced symptom scores. 1150
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 10/08/20267) FLACON therefore looks like it's setup as a promotion trial for the Lightning Process, one that will provide positive results even if it doesn't work. Link to the trial registration (NCT07697261): clinicaltrials.gov/s... 2150
Yann (ME/LC) @me-cfs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Petition to have the trial be ethically reviewed and be more rigorous www.change.org/p/long-covid...change.orgSign the PetitionLong COVID Patients Deserve Better: Pause McMaster’s FALCON Lightning Process Trial 020
Simon McGrath @simonmcg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Also true of almost all psychosocial treatments. Those doing the studies know criticism that non-blinding is a fatal flaw with subjective outcomes yet never use the obvious solution of using objective outcome measures. Other than PACE, where they took 5 years to publish null fitness results. 150