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Re:Car seats as contraception by avip on Thursday October 01, 2020 @07:35AM (#24649730)
>Just imagine the actual mechanics of setting up a proper Randomized Controlled Trial of seat belt safety!

https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094

Re:Car seats as contraception by freetime2 on Thursday October 01, 2020 @07:54AM (#24649868)
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).

Re:Car seats as contraception by gpderetta on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:27AM (#24650101)
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.