Can observational learning reinforce open-label placebo hypoalgesia? [PDF]
Pain, 2023 The open-label placebo effect seems to be effective in reducing pain. Adding observational learning to the open-label procedure to reinforce the effect may be redundant.
Brączyk J, Bąbel P.
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A randomized controlled trial of effects of open-label placebo compared to double-blind placebo and treatment-as-usual on symptoms of allergic rhinitis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Placebo effects are known for numerous clinical symptoms. Until recently, deception of placebos was thought to be essential for placebo effects, but intriguing new studies suggest that even placebos without concealment (open-label placebos) may help ...
Michael Schaefer +2 more
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"Let's see what happens:"-Women's experiences of open-label placebo treatment for menopausal hot flushes in a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Open-label (honestly prescribed) placebos are an ethical way to evoke placebo effects in patients. As part of a mixed-methods study, we conducted in-depth interviews with eight menopausal women who underwent and benefitted from open-label placebo ...
Yiqi Pan +3 more
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Can the Open Label Placebo Rationale Be Optimized? [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 Uwe Heiss +2 more
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Neural underpinnings of open-label placebo effects in emotional distress. [PDF]
Neuropsychopharmacology, 2023 While placebo effects are well-known, research in the last decade revealed intriguing effects that placebos may have beneficial effects even when given without deception.
Schaefer M +4 more
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Acta PsychologicaPositive and negative expectations crucially shape how we perceive our surroundings, including our emotional and cognitive abilities. Prior work shows that cognitive abilities in different domains can be modulated by placebo or nocebo effects, in ...
Jonas Potthoff, Helena Hartmann
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Patients’ experiences treated with open-label placebo versus double-blind placebo: a mixed methods qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2022 Background There is increasing evidence suggesting that open-label placebo (OLP) is an effective treatment for several medical conditions defined by self-report.
Julia W. Haas +9 more
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The effect of open-label placebo on anxiety, cortisol, and pain levels in children with procedural pain [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsPurposeNeedle-related procedures are painful experiences for hospitalized children and are associated with anxiety, pain and stress. Open-label placebos (i.e., placebos administered honestly as an inert substance) have recently been shown to be as ...
Anna Lena Friedel +8 more
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Effects of an open-label placebo on divergent thinking performance. [PDF]
Front PsycholBackground Placebos deceptively labeled as “creativity enhancers” have been shown to improve divergent thinking (DT) performance. This study examined whether nondeceptive placebos administered with full transparency, which are also known as open-label placebos (OLPs) can produce comparable effects when framed as
Marlies S +4 more
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Deceptive and open-label placebo effects in experimentally induced guilt: a randomized controlled trial in healthy subjects [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Placebos are known to yield significant effects in many conditions. We examined deceptive and open-label placebo effects on guilt, which is important for self-regulation and a symptom of mental disorders.
Dilan Sezer, Cosima Locher, Jens Gaab
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