Paper · 11680452
Is the placebo powerless?
Spiegel D and 2 others. N Engl J Med, 2001. Cited by 32 papers, by iCite.
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| MeSH term | Major |
|---|---|
| Placebo Effect | Major topic |
| Humans | |
| Meta-Analysis as Topic | |
| Pain Management | |
| Placebos | |
| Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic | |
| Treatment Outcome |
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| Kind | PMID | Title | In Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comment on | 11,372,012 | Is the placebo powerless? An analysis of clinical trials comparing placebo with no treatment. | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/11372012 |
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| PMID | Title | Journal | Year | In Papers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37,848,293 | Placebo and nocebo effects and mechanisms associated with pharmacological interventions: an umbrella review. | BMJ Open | 2023 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/37848293 | PubMed |
| 34,716,400 | Differential power of placebo across major psychiatric disorders: a preliminary meta-analysis and machine learning study. | Sci Rep | 2021 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/34716400 | PubMed |
| 23,690,944 | Are treatments more effective than placebos? A systematic review and meta-analysis. | PLoS One | 2013 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/23690944 | PubMed |
| 22,110,329 | Psychological interventions in the management of common skin conditions. | Psychol Res Behav Manag | 2010 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/22110329 | PubMed |
| 21,727,941 | The placebo effect in overactive bladder syndrome. | Nat Rev Urol | 2011 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/21727941 | PubMed |
| 21,576,148 | Placebo interventions, placebo effects and clinical practice. | Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci | 2011 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/21576148 | PubMed |
| 19,148,323 | Placebos in medicine: knowledge, beliefs, and patterns of use. | Mcgill J Med | 2008 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/19148323 | PubMed |
| 18,390,494 | What is the placebo worth? | BMJ | 2008 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/18390494 | PubMed |
| 15,814,066 | Trick or treat: the effect of placebo on the power of pharmacogenetic association studies. | Hum Genomics | 2005 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/15814066 | PubMed |
| 15,499,085 | Placebos in practice. | BMJ | 2004 | https://conductscience.org/library/papers/15499085 | PubMed |
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