Introduction 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.
G. Petkovic +5 more
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Heterogeneous cancer‐associated fibroblasts orchestrate dual immune microenvironments in LAGC. Abstract The potential for immunotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) is recently confirmed. To report the 3‐year follow‐up data are aimed from a novel clinical trial. This is a prospective single‐arm phase II trial.
Yao Lin +14 more
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Use of placebo interventions among Swiss primary care providers
Background Placebo interventions can have meaningful effects for patients. However, little is known about the circumstances of their use in clinical practice.
Rosemann Thomas +3 more
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Which placebo to cure depression? A thought-provoking network meta-analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Antidepressants are often considered to be mere placebos despite the fact that meta-analyses are able to rank them. It follows that it should also be possible to rank different placebos, which are all made of sucrose.
Anne Solène Maria +5 more
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Effects of Lactobacillus Salivarius LS01 (DSM 22775) Treatment on Adult Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study [PDF]
Lorenzo Drago +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Aronia, Red Ginseng, Shiitake Mushroom, and Nattokinase Mixture on Insulin Resistance in Prediabetic Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial [PDF]
Sunmin Park +6 more
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Glutamine deprivation triggers ACSL5 upregulation in tumor cells, sustaining their viability via dual metabolic rewiring programs. ACSL5 enhances glycolysis by relieving p53's inhibition of PGAM1 while also sustaining mitochondrial respiration and TCA cycle flux through promoting IDH2 dimerization.
Shuai Tian +11 more
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Placebo design in WHO-registered trials of Chinese herbal medicine need improvements
Background Physical identical and pharmacological inert are the basic requirements for placebo design, which are essential in clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention.
Xuan Zhang +5 more
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Weiße Kittel, Schwarze Magie : Placebo nutzen, Nocebo kennen [PDF]
Rezension zu: Magnus Heier, Andreas S. Ziegler: Weiße Kittel – Schwarze Magie. Placebos und Nocebos als Blendwerk der Medizin.
Hardy, Anne
core
Return to work after subacromial decompression, diagnostic arthroscopy, or exercise therapy for shoulder impingement: a randomised, placebo-surgery controlled FIMPACT clinical trial with five-year follow-up [PDF]
Mathias Bäck +5 more
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