1) Clinical trial phenomenon 2) Response to snake oil 3) Response to sugar pills
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Improvement in outcome that is consistent but not due to any treatment or non-treatment administered. This is only a factor for human beings and possibly animals where psychology of care can affect outcome. See also Placebo.
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An effect usually, but not necessarily, beneficial that is attributable to an expectation that the regimen will have an effect, i.e., the effect is due to the power of suggestion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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the total of all nonspecific effects, both good and adverse, of treatment; it refers primarily to psychological and psychophysiological effects associated with the caregiver-patient relationship and the patient's expectations and apprehensions concerning the treatment. See also placebo.
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A situation where people experience some change or improvement from an empty, fake, or ineffectual treatment.
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a change in symptoms or disease progression associated with the treatment process itself, rather than the actual therapeutic value of a treatment.
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Placebo effect: Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution -- can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. Expectation to plays a potent role in the placeb...
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The effect produced by a placebo due to the expectations of the patient. The effect in placebo-controlled clinical trials is generally measured by comparison of the effect observed in patients receiving the placebo treatment with the effect observed in patients receiving the active treatment.
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n] - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo
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Used to describe improvement in the condition of patients who think they are being treated, but are in fact getting a dummy treatment.
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Psychological benefit to the participant through a belief that s/he is receiving treatment.
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the positive or negative response to a drug that is caused by a person's expectations of a drug rather than the drug itself
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noun any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person`s faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists we...
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A change in behavior in the absence of an experimental manipulation.
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The effects of atopic dermatitis on the quality of life (QoL) of patients and their families cannot be underestimated. Nearly 50% of children with AD report a severely negative effect of the disease on QoL. Factors that contribute to poor QoL in AD are fatigue and sleep deprivation (which directly correlate with itch and severity of AD), activity r...
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The effect on a subject of receiving a fake drug or treatment. Expectations of improvement contribute to placebo effects.
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A non-medicinal product is given as if it were medicine, and it can have the same or similar effect as medicine. This phenomenon is attributed to the belief and expectations of the patient creating benefit from the therapy. The mind is powerful medicine.
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