Informing Adults With Back Pain About Placebo Effects: Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a New Website With Potential to Improve Informed Consent in Clinical Research

Conclusions: In a sample of adults with back pain, PoP increased knowledge and rates of informed choice about placebos compared with a control website. PoP could be used to improve knowledge about placebo effects in back pain. After essential further development and testing in clinical trial settings, it could support informed consent in placebo-controlled trials.

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - January 17, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Felicity L Bishop Maddy Greville-Harris Jennifer Bostock Amy Din Cynthia A Graham George Lewith Christina Liossi Tim O ' Riordan Peter White Lucy Yardley Source Type: research