Alternative psychotherapies: Conceptual elucidation and epidemiological framework [PDF]
, 2020 This article elucidates and defines alternative psychotherapies, as well as describes the variables that explain why some professional psychologists are prone to endorse these practices.
Adrián-Ventura, Jesús, Fasce, Angelo
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BMJ Open, 2019 Introduction Several studies suggest that gut microbiota may play an important role in allergic diseases. The present trial aims to examine effects of the probiotic Enterococcus faecalis on symptoms of allergic rhinitis in patients.
Paul Enck, Michael Schaefer
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives To analyse participants’ concepts about the open-label placebo (OLP) effect; to explore their views about the discussion points that are applied in conventional OLP trials and to examine their experiences of taking part in an OLP trial.Design ...
Cosima Locher +5 more
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General Practitioners Attitudes towards Open-Label Placebos in Australia [PDF]
, 2018 This item is only available electronically.Objective: Multiple studies have found between 18-70% of medical professionals prescribe placebos, with general practitioners’ (GPs) reportedly being the highest prescribers.
Matthews, Kaitlin
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Effects of placebos without deception compared with no treatment: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Placebos have long provided a robust control for evaluating active pharmacological preparations, but frequently demonstrate a variable therapeutic effect when delivered in double-blinded placebo-controlled trials.
Charlesworth, JE +5 more
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Open-Label Placebo Effects on Psychological and Physical Well-Being: A Conceptual Replication Study
Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2022 [Background] Contrary to traditional placebos, open-label placebos (OLP) abstain from deception, i.e., participants are openly informed to receive an inert substance. Studies in clinical and healthy samples evidence the efficacy of OLPs.
Anne-Kathrin Bräscher +2 more
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Placebos as a Source of Agency: Evidence and Implications
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 Bioethical discussions surrounding the use of placebos in clinical practice have long revolved around the moral permissibility of deceiving a patient if it is likely to benefit them.
Phoebe Friesen
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Open-Label Placebo Trial among Japanese Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain [PDF]
Pain Research and Management, 2020 Background. The aim of this study was to confirm the effectiveness of open-label placebo (OLP) in Japanese patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), similar to previous reports, and to investigate its short- and medium-term effects in this study population. Methods. Fifty-two patients with CLBP were randomized into a treatment as usual (TAU) group (n
Tatsunori Ikemoto +6 more
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Impure placebo as an unsound concept and other problems in the paper by Howick et al. : [Comment] [PDF]
, 2013 Howick et al. have reported the findings of a survey that addressed the use of placebos among primary care practitioners in the United Kingdom. They adopted methodology similar to that used in previous studies performed in other countries; however, the ...
Hemilä, Harri +2 more
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Development and piloting of a food-based intervention to increase vitamin E intake in pregnant women in a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgement This study was funded by the University of Aberdeen and an unrestricted grant from Baxters Food Group Ltd.
Clark, Julia +5 more
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