Use of Placebo and Nonoperative Control Groups in Surgical Trials
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23903
Abstract: This systematic review and meta-analysis estimates the proportion of the observed effect of surgical treatment due to nonspecific effects, including the placebo effect. read more here.
Keywords: use placebo; groups surgical; control groups; nonoperative control ... See more keywords
Placebo Analgesia as Nocebo Reduction
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1499682
Abstract: In the target article “Telling the Truth About Pain: Informed Consent and the Role of Expectation in Pain Intensity,” evidence of pain as “a psychological phenomenon causally related to physical or biological changes” supports the… read more here.
Keywords: placebo; use placebo; placebo analgesia; expectation ... See more keywords
The use of placebo in schizophrenia relapse prevention studies: scientific or ethical debate?
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DOI: 10.1111/acps.13085
Abstract: The placebo-controlled, relapse prevention studies (PCRPS) have recently been recently been singled out as redundant, disproportionately harmful, unnecessary and therefore ethically impermissible (1). The logic of comparison behind PCRPS has also been questioned as they… read more here.
Keywords: relapse; use placebo; relapse prevention; prevention studies ... See more keywords