Reposted by David Laursen
Learn more about critically appraising diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies on 6 Oct on 12:00 CEST.
In this webinar, Anne Rutjes will present the QUADAS-3 tool for assessing the risk of bias and applicability in DTA studies.
www2.cochrane.dk/quadas-3/
![RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHIATRY
' Active Placebo'
Date: August 31th, 2026
Venue: Meeting Room 3.26, Building 3, 4th floor, Central and Western Zealand Hospital,
Fælledvej 6, 4200 Slagelse
[...] In randomised trials, participants and
healthcare personnel are often blinded by comparing the experimental drug with a placebo that
matches its appearance. However, if the drug has perceptible adverse effects, participants may be
able to guess which intervention group they have been allocated to. Active placebo controls may
help prevent this so-called unblinding by mimicking the adverse effects of the drug.
In this seminar, MD and PhD student David Laursen, Cochrane Denmark and Centre for Evidence-
Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO), University of Southern Denmark, will introduce active placebo
controls and discuss challenges related to their potential impact, development, and terminology.
Professor in Psychiatry and Pharmacology Gesche Jürgens, from the Research Unit for Clinical
Psychopharmacology, will give a presentation on placebo effects in medicine.
Please register your participation no later than August 17th by contacting Louise Holm Nielsen at
loniels@regionsjaelland.dk.
Chair: Professor Ole Jakob Storebø
PROGRAM
10:00 – 10:20 Short introduction to the Methylphenidate versus Active Placebo for ADHD in Children and
Adolescents (MAPACA) project by Ole Jakob Storebø
10:20 – 11:20 Trials, unblinding, and active placebo controls by David Laursen
11:20– 11:35 Short break
11:35 – 12:05 About the placebo effects in medicine by Gesche Jürgens
12:05 – 12:15 Closing comments by Ole Jakob Storebø
It is possible to participate via zoom link:
https://syddanskuni.zoom.us/j/65371037416?pwd=6LEKv2i3VH8PD9yugR36C764aWI4zf.1
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