Boosting open-label placebo effects in acute induced pain in healthy adults (BOLPAP-study): study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

IntroductionPain is a highly prevalent symptom in the hospital setting, but treatment options remain limited. Harnessing the placebo effect in an ethical manner could provide a new possibility to reduce pain in clinical practice. So called open-label placebos (OLP) have been shown to elicit signific...

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Main Authors: Matthijs de Leeuw, Mirjam Laager, Jens Gaab, Wilhelm Ruppen, Tobias Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1238878/full