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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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This study was conducted to analyze the changes in gingival health in patients treated with probiotic containing mouth rinse. Thirty volunteers between 20 and 35 years were randomly divided into two groups.
Vikas Jindal+5 more
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The use of placebos in medicine is an area of ethical questioning, but we often do not consider the effect of placebos on daily life. One’s preconceptions on the outcomes of exercise physically affect health. Studies show being aware of the advantages of
Cupp, Kelsey
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Minitablets may be an acceptable alternative to liquid in infants and young children [PDF]
Klingmann V, Linderskamp H, Meissner T, Mayatepek E, Moeltner A, Breitkreutz J, et al. Acceptability of Multiple Uncoated Minitablets in Infants and Toddlers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pediatr 2018;201:202-7.
Batchelor, Hannah
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Clinicians’ and family members’ feelings and perceptions about a treatment may influence their judgments about its ...
David J. Grelotti, Ted J. Kaptchuk
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General Practitioners Attitudes towards Open-Label Placebos in Australia [PDF]
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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Asthma as a Model for Placebo Effects in Modern Medicine [PDF]
Many a clinical intervention thrives on placebos. Lack of consensus — both definitional and methodological — however, contributes to general confusion and specious conclusions regarding the legitimacy and relevance of placebos in modern medicine.
Delpero, Emily A+2 more
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Simultaneous confidence intervals for an extended Koch-Röhmel design in three-arm non-inferiority trials [PDF]
Three-arm `gold-standard' non-inferiority trials are recommended for indications where only unstable reference treatments are available and the use of a placebo group can be justified ethically. For such trials several study designs have been suggested that use the placebo group for testing 'assay sensitivity', i.e.
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Changing EDSS progression in placebo cohorts in relapsing MS: A systematic review and meta-regression [PDF]
Background: Recent systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) revealed a decrease in placebo annualized relapse rates (ARR) over the past two decades. Furthermore, regression to the mean effects were observed in ARR and MRI lesion counts.
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From substance to process: A meta-ethnographic review of how healthcare professionals and patients understand placebos and their effects in primary care. [PDF]
Research suggests that a 'placebo' can improve conditions common in primary care including pain, depression and irritable bowel syndrome. However, disagreement persists over the definition and clinical relevance of placebo treatments. We conducted a meta-
Bishop, F.L.+5 more
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