Placebo response and effect in randomized clinical trials: meta-research with focus on contextual effects
Abstract Background Contextual effects (i.e., placebo response) refer to all health changes resulting from administering an apparently inactive treatment. In a randomized clinical trial (RCT), the overall treatment effect (i.e., the post-treatment effect in the intervention group) can be regarded as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05454-8 |