For a study to be considered to have followed the scientific method it must have an experimental and a control group. It is sad to know people are being told they are being treated but they are actually reviving no treatment at all. This is one of the risks you ensue when you agree to be part of an experimental drug study. The removal of the Placebo would ruin the advancement of modern medicine. The placebo effect is very strong and would cause for falsely approve medications that may not actually work. The studies that occur today has pass fail ratings based on the differences between placebo and experimental. The issues with placebos is understandable but the removal of placebos is not currently possible in medicine. There would have to be a complete reformatting of clinical research.