I laughed out loud when I got to this part:
> Intervention: Jumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).
also: "the trial was only able to enroll participants on small stationary aircraft on the ground, suggesting cautious extrapolation to high altitude jumps." :)
In realty I think a proper trial is supposed to always use the best known treatment as control.
https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094