The 1st Subcommittee on Placebo-controlled Studies

Agenda

1. Introduction of the Subcommittee members
2. About the Science Board and the Subcommittees
3. Direction of future discussion of the Subcommittee
4. Current status surrounding placebo-controlled clinical studies
5. Others

List of Handouts

• Document 1　Member list of the Subcommittee on Placebo-controlled Studies
• Document 2　About the Science Board and the Subcommittees
• Document 3　Procedures of future discussion of the Subcommittee on Placebo-controlled Studies (draft)
• Document 4　Guidelines relating to the placebo-controlled clinical studies
• Document 5　Ethics of placebo-controlled studies(material provided by Dr. Shimon Tashiro, a member of the subcommittee)