| Title |
Why We should Assess Patients’ Expectations in Clinical Trials
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Pain and Therapy, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40122-017-0071-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elisa Frisaldi, Aziz Shaibani, Fabrizio Benedetti |
| Abstract |
Most of the analgesic clinical trials have failed to succeed over the past years because of the occurrence of large placebo responses. Patients' expectations about the therapeutic benefit represent a major determinant of the placebo response. Therefore, assessing patients' expectations should become the rule in any clinical trial. This would allow us to better interpret therapeutic outcomes when comparing placebo and verum groups. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
| United States | 4 | 10% |
| Italy | 3 | 8% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Turkey | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 15 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 31 | 78% |
| Scientists | 6 | 15% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 65 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 17% |
| Researcher | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 13 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 17% |
| Psychology | 9 | 14% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 19 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,674,870
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