Preventing adverse events of chemotherapy by educating patients about the nocebo effect (RENNO study) – study protocol of a randomized controlled trial with gastrointestinal cancer patients

Preventing adverse events of chemotherapy by educating patients about the nocebo effect (RENNO study) – study protocol of a randomized controlled trial with gastrointestinal cancer patients

Abstract Background Patients undergoing chemotherapy are highly burdened by side effects. These may be caused by the pharmacodynamics of the drug or be driven by psychological factors such as negative expectations or pre-conditioning, which reflect nocebo effects. As such, negative pre-treatment exp...

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Main Authors: Julia Quidde, Yiqi Pan, Melanie Salm, Armin Hendi, Sven Nilsson, Karin Oechsle, Alexander Stein, Yvonne Nestoriuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Side effects
Chemotherapy
Gastrointestinal cancer
Treatment expectations
Nocebo effect
Informed consent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4814-7

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