Honest placebo: could a sugar pill ease ER pain?
Symptom relief
Completed
This study looked at whether giving patients an open-label placebo (a pill they know has no active drug) can help manage sudden, non-specific pain in the emergency department. 57 adults with acute pain took part. The main goal was to see if this approach is practical and acceptab…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Bruno Minotti • Aim: Symptom relief
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