Effect of placebo acupuncture over no-treatment: A simple model incorporating the placebo and nocebo effects

Highlights • Acupuncture was found to be associated with the placebo and nocebo effects, which necessitates mathematical models incorporating these two effects. • The simple model shows that both the placebo and nocebo effects play important roles in determining the effect of placebo acupuncture ove...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2016-02, Vol.24, p.69-72
Main Author: Koog, Yun Hyung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture Therapy - methods
Additive model
Bias
Humans
Internal Medicine
Mathematical models
Medical Education
Models, Theoretical
Nocebo Effect
Pain
Placebo acupuncture
Placebo Effect
Studies
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Summary:Highlights • Acupuncture was found to be associated with the placebo and nocebo effects, which necessitates mathematical models incorporating these two effects. • The simple model shows that both the placebo and nocebo effects play important roles in determining the effect of placebo acupuncture over no-treatment. • The simple model also shows that the efficacy of acupuncture is not only reduced by the placebo effect but also exaggerated by the nocebo effect.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.12.007