Not admitted · Normative
Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 11 Dec 2025 · owen-1969
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“The sham? It will need to be improved to preserve the blind in future trials!”
Functional unblinding in the EMPOWER at-home tDCS trial (77.6% in active vs 59.3% in sham guessed active; skin redness far higher in active); the author says the sham must improve in future trials.
'Should', 'must', 'ought to', 'needs to' with no predictive reading.