A victim of its own progress: why the success of modern therapeutics forces a re-evaluation of placebo-controlled trials in migraine prevention.

Lev N, Borovoi L, Elefant E, Domany E, Daniel O, Ifergane G

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in neurology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028,
  title = {A victim of its own progress: why the success of modern therapeutics forces a re-evaluation of placebo-controlled trials in migraine prevention.},
  author = {Lev N and Borovoi L and Elefant E and Domany E and Daniel O and Ifergane G},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in neurology},
  doi = {10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028}
}

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DO  - 10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028
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N, L., L, B., E, E., E, D., O, D., & G, I. (2026). A victim of its own progress: why the success of modern therapeutics forces a re-evaluation of placebo-controlled trials in migraine prevention.. Frontiers in neurology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1871028

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