Variation in the placebo effect in randomised controlled trials of analgesics: All is as blind as it seems

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 331-335

  McQuay, Henry ^a,b   Carroll, Dawn ^a   Moore, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Pain Relief Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

pain relief; placebo response; randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BICIFADINE; BROMFENAC; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIHYDROCODEINE; FLURADOLINE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOMEPIRAC;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029937769     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00116-6     Document Type: Article

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