Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2629594 Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2007 11 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryObjectiveSystematic assessment of the in vitro research on high potency effects.MethodPublications of experiments were collected through databases, experts, previous reviews, citation tracking. Inclusion criteria: stepwise agitated dilutions <10−23; cells or molecules from human or animal. Experiments were assessed with the modified SAPEH score.ResultsFrom 75 publications, 67 experiments (1/3 of them replications) were evaluated. Nearly 3/4 of them found a high potency effect, and 2/3 of those 18 that scored 6 points or more and controlled contamination. Nearly 3/4 of all replications were positive. Design and experimental models of the reviewed experiments were inhomogenous, most were performed on basophiles.ConclusionsEven experiments with a high methodological standard could demonstrate an effect of high potencies. No positive result was stable enough to be reproduced by all investigators. A general adoption of succussed controls, randomization and blinding would strengthen the evidence of future experiments.

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