The issue of placebo has been studied for a long time. Moreover, there is no use denying the fact, that very often it turns out to be a very efficient remedy that can help a person to recover. However, it is also a controversial issue. Placebo can be very dangerous as results are unpredictable and no real treatment is given to a patient (Feinberg, 2013). That is why in order to understand the mechanism of functioning of placebo new experiments should be organized.
However, participants of any study should be informed about its main stages. That is why some ethical dilemma appears as it is impossible to show people all conditions of experiments connected with the investigation of placebo. With this in mind, it is possible to say, that there should be some restrictions connected with experiments of this kind. First of all, it is impossible to involve people who suffer from serious diseases that can have severe complications.
Additionally, there should be strict control from the government for researchers not to be able to add some new conditions to the experiment. Moreover, at the first signs of deterioration of the state of a participant, the experiment should be canceled. It is obvious, that studies of this kind can be very useful and help people, however, no one has the right to risk the health of participants. With this in mind, it is possible to conclude that the issue of placebo should be investigated, however, there also should be some strict rules which will be able to control experiments of this kind and provide serious punishment for researchers in case of different violations…