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title: "Placebo"
slug: "placebo"
description: "Manage approved placebos in clinical studies and identify placebo products clearly to support accurate trial setup and research control."
updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:11Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:11Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/placebo"
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# Placebo

Placebo-controlled studies aim to test a medical treatment where a group of subjects receives the “placebo” treatment, which is designed to have no real effect. The results from the treated group are compared to the placebo group to verify whether the treatment itself has any effect.

Users can identify whether an item is a placebo by ticking the **Placebo** checkbox in the **Released product details** form (**Product information management > Common > Released products > Released product details > General** tab).

The products marked as placebos can be included in the approved placebo list for the active item in the **Approved placebos** form (**Product information management > Common > Released products > Product** tab **> Setup** group > **Approved placebos**).

Here, users select the placebo of interest in the **Placebo** field (the dropdown menu lists all products marked as placebo).

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> If an item is marked as a placebo, the **Approved placebos** button is disabled.

A placebo item in the approved placebo list can be set as a default by clicking the **Set as default** button. There can only be one default placebo in the approved placebo list.

Users can retrieve the list of all items that have been marked as placebos in the **Placebos** inquiry (**Inventory management > Inquiries and reports > Placebos > Placebos**).

The list of approved placebos for all items is available in the **Approved placebos by item** inquiry (**Inventory management > Inquiries > Placebos > Approved placebos by item**).

## Related

- [Clinical Supplies Management](/clinical-supplies-management.md)