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Researchers Show Parachutes Don't Work, But There's A Catch

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  1. patience_limited
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    I'm at high-risk of finding this study really amusing. Salient points from the original paper:

    I'm at high-risk of finding this study really amusing. Salient points from the original paper:

    The PARACHUTE trial satirically highlights some of the limitations of randomized controlled trials. Nevertheless, we believe that such trials remain the gold standard for the evaluation of most new treatments. The PARACHUTE trial does suggest, however, that their accurate interpretation requires more than a cursory reading of the abstract. Rather, interpretation requires a complete and critical appraisal of the study.

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