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minus-squareLev_AstovlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 month agoIIRC, studies have also shown that the cost of the placebo had a direct correlation to the efficacy. Ah yes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345649/ Conclusion: Expensive placebo significantly improved motor function and decreased brain activation in a direction and magnitude comparable to, albeit less than, levodopa. Perceptions of cost are capable of altering the placebo response in clinical studies.
minus-square@AeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoPut it on 90% “sale” all the time. I know that’s illegal, but when have laws mattered to pharmaceutical companies?
minus-square@larslinkEnglish1•1 month agoOh my gosh. My brain is so stupid, is the author of this message.
IIRC, studies have also shown that the cost of the placebo had a direct correlation to the efficacy. Ah yes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345649/
Conclusion:
Expensive placebo significantly improved motor function and decreased brain activation in a direction and magnitude comparable to, albeit less than, levodopa. Perceptions of cost are capable of altering the placebo response in clinical studies.
Put it on 90% “sale” all the time.
I know that’s illegal, but when have laws mattered to pharmaceutical companies?
Oh my gosh. My brain is so stupid, is the author of this message.