The effects of being told you are in the intervention group on training results: a pilot study

Abstract Little is known about the placebo effects when comparing training interventions. Consequently, we investigated whether subjects being told they are in the intervention group get better training results compared to subjects being told they are in a control group. Forty athletes (male: n = 31...

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Main Authors: Kolbjørn Lindberg, Thomas Bjørnsen, Fredrik T. Vårvik, Gøran Paulsen, Malene Joensen, Morten Kristoffersen, Ole Sveen, Hilde Gundersen, Gunnar Slettaløkken, Robert Brankovic, Paul Solberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29141-7