The influence of placebo awareness on stimulant drug response in a double-blind trial

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 213-221

  Nash, Justin M ^a   Holroyd, Kenneth A ^b   Rokicki, Lori A ^c   Kvaal, Steven ^d   Penzien, Donald B ^e  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Double blind design; Expectancy; Informed consent; Placebo

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; EMPIRICISM; EXPECTANCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENSION; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HAND; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALIVA;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; HUMANS;

EID: 0035991059     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1050-1     Document Type: Article

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