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Trials, 2022 Background The placebo effect as the symptom improvement following inert treatments is a fixed component of RCTs to differentiate between specific effects of the tested pharmacological substance from other unspecific effects.
Martin Coenen +9 more
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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.
Bech P +8 more
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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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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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EClinicalMedicine, 2022 Summary: Background: There is a growing number of trials examining the effectiveness of pharmacotherapies for obesity, however, little is known about placebo and nocebo effect in these trials. Hence, we sought to examine the effect of placebo in obesity
Yip Han Chin +21 more
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Effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation on simulated soccer performance [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To determine the effects of acute short-term creatine (Cr) supplementation on physical performance during a 90-min soccer-specific performance test. Methods: A double-blind, placebo-controlled experimental design was adopted during which 16 male
Abt, Grant +2 more
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South African Family Practice, 2013 The word “placebo”, first used during funeral ceremonies in the 14th century, is derived from old Latin and means “I shall please”. At the time, it was practice among Roman Catholics to hire professional mourners to wail vespers for the dead.
Donna Knapp van Bogaert +1 more
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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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The health economic potential of harnessing placebos in treatment of ADHD
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Placebo research investigated the underlying mechanisms of placebo effects, but they are rarely used to optimize treatments. Ethical and legal concerns have been raised, but research demonstrated that placebo mechanisms can be used without
J. Hamberger +3 more
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Placebo interventions, placebo effects and clinical practice [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2011 This article reviews the role of placebo interventions and placebo effects in clinical practice. We first describe the relevance of different perspectives among scientists, physicians and patients on what is considered a placebo intervention in clinical practice.
Klaus, Linde +2 more
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