Nocebo effects and participant information leaflets: evaluating information provided on adverse effects in UK clinical trials

Nocebo effects and participant information leaflets: evaluating information provided on adverse effects in UK clinical trials

Abstract Background Nocebo effects (‘negative placebo’ effects) experienced by clinical trial participants can arise from an underlying condition or through communication about side effects in the participant information leaflets (or elsewhere). Misattributing nocebo effects to the medicinal interve...

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Main Authors: Nigel Kirby, Victoria Shepherd, Jeremey Howick, Sophie Betteridge, Kerenza Hood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Nocebo
Placebo
Patient information leaflets
Adverse effects
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04591-w

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