A systematic review found no consistent difference in effect between more and less intensive placebo interventions

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 442-451

  Fässler, Margrit ^a   Meissner, Karin ^a   Kleijnen, Jos ^b   Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn ^c   Linde, Klaus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Placebo effect; Placebos; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review; Therapy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DATA EXTRACTION; DIATHERMY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EFFECT SIZE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SHAM PROCEDURE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84925365390     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.018     Document Type: Review

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