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Papers: 19 Jan 2019 - 25 Jan 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2019 Jan


J Psychosom Res


116

Open-label placebo response – Does optimism matter? A secondary-analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Authors

Locher C, Nascimento A F, Kossowsky J, Meyer A, Gaab J
J Psychosom Res. 2019 Jan; 116:25-30.
PMID: 30654990.

Abstract

Open-label placebos (OLPs) have been found to elicit significant and clinical meaningful effects, but in comparison to deceptive placebo administration there is a lack of research regarding possible predictors. This study sets out to examine the effects of optimism and other personality-related variables on OLP responses.