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When the placebo effect is not an effect. [PDF]
Acta Orthop, 2021 In this issue of the journal, Rosen et al. report the results of a survey of surgeons regarding placebo effects.1 In particular, they show that surgeons consider “non-specific” effects (including a...
Harris I.
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Examining the 'cosmetics placebo effect'. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Previous studies have found a positive effect of cosmetics on certain behavioral measures, such as the tip given to waitresses by male patrons. These studies have employed confederates who usually wear cosmetics.
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The effect of placebo and neurophysiological involvements [PDF]
, 2004 Placebo and placebo effect are important issues related to the drug therapy for clinical and scientific meanings. The rates of placebo may get as many as 50% for analgesic drugs in headache. The high answer to placebo brings questions on pathophysiology
Galli, Federica +2 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2000 Nature and Science ran completely different news line-ups this week. But their lead stories agreed on one thing: patients matter. Nature led with a story about a group of patients who will share in a patent after giving blood and tissue samples to scientists.
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Neurology, 2008 In the medical world, a clinical research trial or clinical research study is usually done to prove whether a new medication or therapy is effective, before it becomes an approved and widely used treatment. Patients with the target disease are often asked to take part in clinical research trials. To show that the new treatment is truly effective, it is
Joseph H. Friedman, Richard M. Dubinsky
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Antidepressant drugs and the response in the placebo group: the real problem lies in our understanding of the issue [PDF]
, 2012 In a recent paper, Horder and colleagues (Horder et al., 2010, J Psychopharmacol 25: 1277–1288) have suggested that the mainproblem in the Kirsch analysis is methodological. We argue that the results are similar irrespective of the method used.
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The Placebo Effect in Digital Games [PDF]
, 2015 Play-testing of digital games is a crucial part of any game development process, used to gather feedback about the game and correct any existing and potential flaws with the design.
Cairns, P., Denisova, A.
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients : a four-arm randomized trial on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture [PDF]
, 2013 Purpose. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and dose-limiting side effect of cytostatic drugs. Since there are no proven therapeutic procedures against CIPN, we were interested to define the role of electroacupuncture (EA) from
Bartsch, Hans Helge +5 more
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Unethical informed consent caused by overlooking poorly measured nocebo effects [PDF]
, 2020 Unlike its friendly cousin the placebo effect, the nocebo effect (the effect of expecting a negative outcome) has been almost ignored. Epistemic and ethical confusions related to its existence have gone all but unnoticed.
Howick, Jeremy
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Prophylactic use of carvedilol to prevent ventricular dysfunction in patients with cancer treated with doxorubicin [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: Deterioration in ventricular function is often observed in patients treated with anthracyclines for cancer. There is a paucity of evidence on interventions that might provide cardio-protection.
Abrar, Mohammed Burhan +8 more
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