People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial
The trial, run by researchers at McMaster University in Canada, is testing the Lightning Process, a pseudoscientific mind-body program that outside experts have heavily criticized. The post People with Long COVID demand pause of McMaster University clinical trial first appeared on The Sick Times .
A petition signed by 1,700 individuals has called for a pause and independent review of a clinical trial being conducted by researchers at McMaster University in Canada. The trial aims to test the Lightning Process, a mind-body program that has been heavily criticized by outside experts. The Lightning Process claims to treat chronic illnesses in just three days, despite surveys indicating few individuals improve and many experiencing harm.
Researchers at McMaster University are seeking ethical approval to run the study, which will recruit people who may be suggestible to the intervention and rely on subjective outcome measures. Critics argue that studying the Lightning Process instead of pathobiological pathways is a waste of funding and may contribute to stigma, dismissal, and delayed care for those with Long COVID.
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