Were the prayers all believers or were some of them nonbelievers? How were prayers outside of the study blocked from praying for the control group?
Did the patients know which group they were in? Did they know they were part of a study?
Was additional study blocked by a court? A study of this nature was proposed by someone associated with the University of Minnesota. I heard about the proposed study after a suit was filed by an atheist group to block it. A Madison (Wisconsin) court was going to hear the case. I never found out how the court ruled, but since the hearing took place in an atheist friendly venue & I haven't heard any more about it, I could guess.
Good questions, something a scientific person would ask, but as I said, I never heard of it again -
A court order NOT to pray for someone ? That I'd like to read !