Inclusion of authorized deception in the informed consent process does not affect the magnitude of the placebo effect for experimentally induced pain

Pain

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-215

  Martin, Andrea L ^a   Katz, Joel ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authorized deception; Pain; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUTHORIZED DECEPTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; CULTURE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951766872     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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