Forcing a round peg into a square hole

摘要

One might be forgiven for approaching the latest burst of debate concerning homoeopathy with a degree of frustration.The results from Switzerland(PJ,3 September,p277)add nothing new,for yet again researchers have tried to force the round peg of homoeopathy into the square hole of randomised clinical trials.There are always going to be difficulties associated with analysing data derived from the application of rigid RCT protocols.Data that,as a result of standardising the populations and dose regimens,do not reflect the way in which homoeopathy is routinely used in day-to-day practice.