Few of the patients undergoing treatment for phobic disorder agree to participate in a clinical trial of a new antidepressant medication. The patients are randomly divided into two groups. Both groups receive pills to be taken on a daily basis, but only one of the groups receives pills with the newly produced active ingredients. The other group's pills contain no active ingredients. In this study, the pills that do not contain any active ingredients are said to be ________.

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The pills without any active ingredients are called placebos, which are used in clinical trials to test the effectiveness of new medications by comparing their effects to those of inactive substances.

Few of the Patients Undergoing Treatment for Phobic Disorder Agree