Effects of open-label placebos and self-monitoring in skin-picking disorder: a randomized crossover trial [PDF]
BackgroundSymptom reduction in skin-picking disorder (SPD) has previously been demonstrated using deceptive placebo treatments. However, to date, no study has investigated the effects of open-label placebos (OLPs) in this context.MethodFifty-two ...
Anne Schienle +2 more
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The effect of open-label placebo on anxiety, cortisol, and pain levels in children with procedural pain [PDF]
PurposeNeedle-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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Open-Label-Placebos can reduce pain, but not indigestion during gluten challenge in chronic pain patients [PDF]
BackgroundDietary interventions have become a management tool for chronic pain conditions over the past few decades. Certain diets, such as gluten-free diets, are perceived as particularly beneficial by patients, although there is no evidence to support ...
Lena Paschke-Dahl, Regine Klinger
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Efficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo investigate the efficacy and safety of open-label placebos (OLP) in premenstrual syndrome (PMS).DesignRandomised controlled trial.SettingSwitzerland, 2018–2020.Participants150 women (18–45 years of age) with PMS or premenstrual dysphoric disorder.InterventionRandom assignment (1:1:1) to treatment as usual (TAU), OLP without treatment ...
Frey Nascimento A +10 more
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Reducing Emotional Distress with Open-Label Placebos: Assessing the Role of Motor Engagement in Pill Consumption [PDF]
It has been posited that ingesting a pill constitutes a pivotal action that facilitates the effects of open-label placebos (OLPs: placebos honestly prescribed).
Anne Schienle, Wolfgang Kogler
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Background: Treatment expectations for open-label placebos (OLPs) - placebos prescribed transparently - refer to what a person anticipates will happen as a result of taking the placebo.
Anne Schienle, Albert Wabnegger
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Treating Pain With Open-Label Placebos: A Qualitative Study With Post-Surgical Pain Patients [PDF]
Michael H Bernstein +2 more
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A systematic qualitative review of ethical issues in open label placebo in published research [PDF]
Open-label placebos (OLPs), which are transparently administered inert treatments, have gained increasing attention in the research community. They have the potential to harness placebo effects without deceiving the patient. The purpose of this study was
Mélina Richard +3 more
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Talking placebo: a qualitative study of patients’ attitudes toward open-label placebo implementation into clinical practice [PDF]
BackgroundFor more than a decade, studies have supported the efficacy and safety of placebos without deception—so-called open-label placebos (OLPs)—to harness placebo effects in primary care while aligning with key ethical principles.
Antje Frey Nascimento +12 more
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Public and professional attitudes towards deceptive and open-label placebo in functional neurological disorder and wider neurological practice [PDF]
Background Placebo effects are powerful and have been suggested to be particularly relevant in certain neurological conditions, including functional neurological disorder (FND).Methods A survey on attitudes towards and current practice of deceptive ...
Mark J Edwards +2 more
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