RolfAndreassen comments on Study shows placebos can work even if you know it's a placebo - Less Wrong
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The effect size is 1.6 sigma; 80 people, 40 in each group, 24 versus 14 improvements. The null hypothesis is by no means ruled out. That's in addition to the double-blinding problems others have noted.