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Placebos in Healthcare: A Behavioral Study on How Treatment Responsiveness Affects Therapy Decisions in a Simulated Patient–Physician Interaction [PDF]

Clinics and Practice
Background and Purpose: Treatment choice during clinical practice is crucial to best help each patient. One of the physicians’ main goals is choosing a personalized effective treatment, but it also represents a challenging issue.
Alessandro Piedimonte, Valeria Volpino, Francesco Campaci, Francesca Borghesi, Giulia Guerra, Elisa Carlino   +5 more
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Informed consent and placebo effects: a content analysis of information leaflets to identify what clinical trial participants are told about placebos. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundPlacebo groups are used in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) to control for placebo effects, which can be large. Participants in trials can misunderstand written information particularly regarding technical aspects of trial design such as ...
Felicity L Bishop, Alison E M Adams, Ted J Kaptchuk, George T Lewith   +3 more
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Placebo Effects on the Enjoyment of Physical Activity and Performance among Kindergarten Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Studies with adults and school children have shown that placebos can enhance motivation and performance in physical activities. This study aimed to investigate whether similar effects are present in kindergarten-aged children. A total of 101 children (58
Marlies Stopper, Albert Wabnegger, Anne Schienle   +2 more
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Noble Humbug? Hard and soft laws on clinical placebo use [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
Despite the widespread historical and contemporary use of placebos in medicine, legal regulations addressing their administration remain limited in many countries.
Mélina Richard, Mélina Richard, Manuela Ganz, Lena Dominique Hornstein, Bohdan Stehlik, Mélanie Levy, Charlotte R. Blease, Marco Annoni, Bernice S. Elger, Jens Gaab   +9 more
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Open-label placebos reduce weight in obesity: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Different approaches are known to face this problem, for example, dieting, surgery, or drug interventions. It has also been shown that placebos may help to reduce weight and hunger feelings, but the use
Michael Schaefer, Anja Kühnel, Sören Enge   +2 more
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Open-label placebos enhance test performance and reduce anxiety in learner drivers: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Passing the driving school test can be very challenging, especially in big cities, where up to 52% of all students fail this test. Consequently, many learner drivers experience stress and anxiety.
Michael Schaefer, Sören Enge
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Would You Take an Open-Label Placebo Pill or Give One to Your Child? Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey [PDF]

Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Anne Schienle, Arved Seibel Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Graz, Graz, AustriaCorrespondence: Anne Schienle, Email anne.schienle@uni-graz.atBackground: Open-label placebos (OLPs), honestly prescribed regarding their inert nature, have ...
Schienle A, Seibel A
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12 Time to Sustained Recovery between Oral Tablet and Inhaler Placebos in the ACTIV-6 Platform Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Platform trials gain efficiency by sharing placebo controls among different study arms. However, the varying routes of administration make it unclear whether participants exposed to different placebos have similar outcomes.
Yue Gao, Ahmad Mourad, Chris Lindsell, Thomas Stewart   +3 more
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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

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, Kurt Zimmermann, Paul Enck   +2 more
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Placebo use in the United kingdom: results from a national survey of primary care practitioners. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Surveys in various countries suggest 17% to 80% of doctors prescribe 'placebos' in routine practice, but prevalence of placebo use in UK primary care is unknown.We administered a web-based questionnaire to a representative sample of UK general ...
Jeremy Howick, Felicity L Bishop, Carl Heneghan, Jane Wolstenholme, Sarah Stevens, F D Richard Hobbs, George Lewith   +6 more
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