While a few studies have indicated that cupping may reduce pain and increase well being, as The New York Times notes there's scant research to determine whether it's anything more
than a placebo effect.
THE MEANING In the end, the researchers found that most patients who take antidepressants may glean little from them other
than a placebo effect.
It has been shown to have no more
than the placebo effect.
Postexercise cold water immersion benefits are not greater
than the placebo effect.
At that rate I could hardly see much more
than a placebo effect using Himalayan salt.
The only thing that will make a big difference on an economy car motor (ie, more
than a placebo effect) in terms of acceleration is forced induction.
You used to blow into your NES cartridges to make them work (even though it was probably nothing more
than the Placebo Effect).
Benveniste had become convinced that he and his team had discovered compelling evidence for a real, measurable mechanism behind homeopathy (other
than the placebo effect).
There are several power - saving Android apps that aim to help with this issue, but very few offer anything more
than a placebo effect.
Not exact matches
I rather have a
placebo with no side
effects than your best crafted chemically produced scientific cure that gives me a thousand other symptoms in the long run.
We are sometimes so busy demonstrating that a therapy is «more
than a
placebo,» we forget that the
effects of symbols and therapeutic encounters can be valuable in and of themselves and that these and other «
placebo effects» are foundational to medicine as a healing profession.»
Scientists showed
placebo pill ingestion is associated with a strong analgesia
effect, with more
than half of the patients reporting significant pain relief.
Story number 3: Study subjects who wash down a
placebo pill with a strange tasting drink got more of a
placebo effect than those who took the pill with plain water.
CEO Isy Goldwasser says the company has devoted three years to ensuring Thync's
effects were stronger
than placebo, and he calls
placebo «the enemy».
«For example, a non-blind trial of a new drug might conclude that it is way more effective
than a
placebo, when in fact the drug's true
effect is rather modest, simply because the researchers» expectations biased the results.»
And although the side
effects from XBD173 were similar to those of
placebos, such as gastrointestinal problems, there were far fewer problems
than with alprazolam.
To explain why antidepressants in such trials nevertheless often cause greater symptom relief
than placebo, it has been suggested that SSRI - induced side
effects will make the patient understand that he or she has not been given
placebo, hence enhancing his or her belief of having been given an effective treatment.
Thus, so far, it has never been investigated whether individuals in clinical trials experiencing side
effects from antidepressant medication, and for this reason may have guessed that they have not received
placebo, also respond more favorably to treatment
than those without side
effects.
Overall, the studies suggested that the herb was more effective
than a
placebo and just as effective as antidepressants such as Prozac yet came with fewer side
effects.
This was much higher
than the
effect seen in patients receiving
placebo (1 in 10) and met the pre-specified primary end - point.
The team found that HRT was more effective at this
than a
placebo, and seemed to have the most
effect in women in the early stages of menopause, and those experiencing other life stresses.
On the other hand,
placebos have a stronger
effect in depressed patients
than in those with an anxiety disorder.
And yet surgeries have a much bigger
placebo effect than drugs.
Findings also Highlight Acupuncture's Ability to Induce a Stronger
Placebo Effect than Oral Medications
«We can't show, on the one hand, that it's better
than placebo, but some men do have an improvement in their symptoms, and there seem to be virtually no side
effects,» he says.
«But our bodies are designed to keep our nutrient levels consistent, so taking a single big dose of Vitamin B after a big night may have more of a
placebo effect than anything else.»
Zoloft (sertraline) and Remeron (mirtazapine), which are both available as generics, also generated more — and more severe — side
effects than placebo, leading the researchers to suggest that these and other antidepressants should be reserved for dementia patients whose depression fails to respond to more conservative treatments, such as psychotherapy.
Other side
effects experienced by a small percentage of the Contrave groups, but less
than 1 % of the
placebo groups, included nausea, headaches, and dizziness.
Basically, some people tend to get a bigger
placebo or nocebo
effect than others.
The
placebo effect has been widely researched, but new studies have shown that nocebo can have a greater
effect than placebo.
After 6 months, the prostate size in the nettle group was significantly smaller
than that of the
placebo group, and long - term
effects of stinging nettle treatment were seen even after discontinuation.
Runners who drank two to three pints of nonalcoholic beer after running in the weeks leading up to and after a marathon were less likely
than those who drank a
placebo beverage to suffer respiratory ailments and had less inflammation, an
effect the researchers postulated may be a result of the rich mix of polyphenols found in beer (with or without alcohol).
A new
placebo - controlled, blinded, crossover trial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that the phytonutrients in Montmorency tart cherries (Prunus cerasus) have a beneficial
effect on early hypertension, or blood pressure slightly higher
than the ideal 120/80 mmHg.
In another study, Anti-inflammatory
effects of a low arachidonic acid diet and fish oil in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Germany's Medizinische Klinik Innenstadt der LMU, patients who were given daily capsules of fish oil with their antirheumatic medications saw greater benefits for swollen and tender joints
than patients given a
placebo, apparently because of the oil's anti-inflammatory properties.
They found that one bodybuilder went from 160 pullups max to 620 pullups over a 6 week period using this «cool - therapy», thats a lot more improvement
than can be explained away by
placebo effect.
Previously, from the age of fifteen to 30 I likely wouldn't have gone more
than 3 days without masturbating, so whether this is a
placebo effect (unlikely) after all my research or no faping as they say, genuinely does wonders for the males testosterone levels and wellbeing.
While some review studies on the substance indicate St. John's Wort is better
than a
placebo at treating mild to moderate depression with fewer side
effects than traditional antidepressants, other review studies have found no difference in effectiveness.
In some cases the
placebo effect is nearly as good and sometimes even better
than the actual treatment.
Taking less
than about 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day, with or without calcium, had no
effect on bone - fracture risk when compared with taking a
placebo or a calcium supplement alone.
Various on - line dating sites claim that their methods for pairing individuals produce more frequent, higher quality, or longer lasting marriages, but the evidence underlying the claims to date has not met conventional standards of scientific evidence including: (i) sufficient methodological details to permit independent replication; (ii) open and shared data to permit a verification of analyses; (iii) the presentation of evidence through peer - reviewed journals rather
than through Internet postings and blogs; (iv) data collection free of artifacts, such as expectancy
effects,
placebo effects, and confirmatory biases by investigators; and (v) randomized clinical trials (3, 9).
Clinical studies of glucosamine hydrochloride (glucosamine) and sodium chondroitin sulfate in humans found that, except for a subgroup of participants with moderate - to - severe pain, they had no better
effect on joint health or pain
than placebos.
The bottom line is, while there are probably more reasons to see warming in the data
than not, there is room for controversy — the whole thing could be a giant
placebo effect.
In many cases, battery saving apps are just
placebo effects that do more harm
than good.
A previous trial evaluating fluoxetine found no
effect on alcohol consumption, but fluoxetine did reduce Ham - D - 24 scores more
than placebo treatment among the 14 % of study subjects who had comorbid depression.1
Although venlafaxine and paroxetine had significantly (p < 0.001) larger weighted mean
effect sizes comparing drug to
placebo conditions (ds = 0.42 and 0.47, respectively)
than fluoxetine (d = 0.22) or nefazodone (0.21), these differences disappeared when baseline severity was controlled.