📖 The journey through the milestones of clinical research continues with the first double-blind controlled trial – Patulin for the Common Cold in 1943.
During 1943–44, the UK’s Medical Research Council (MRC) ran the first modern double-blind trial in the general population, testing patulin (from Penicillium patulinum) for the common cold. This was an important milestone in the development of evidence-based clinical research. 🔬 Led by Sir Harold Himsworth and supported by statisticians M. Greenwood and W. J. Martin, […]