Can watching someone else’s pain relief boost your own? new study investigates.
NCT ID NCT04646460
First seen Jan 17, 2026 · Last updated May 20, 2026 · Updated 16 times
Summary
This study looks at how seeing someone else benefit from treatment, along with your own past experiences, can strengthen the placebo effect—where you feel better even without active medicine. 120 healthy adults will be split into groups to test these effects on pain and unpleasant images. Brain scans and follow-ups over 3 months will help reveal why some placebo effects last longer.
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Dartmouth College
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