Manipulating the Placebo Response in Experimental Pain by Altering Doctor's Performance Style.

Front Psychol · 2016 · PMC4928147 · PMID 27445878

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The response rate was 16% in men and 13% in women ( p = 0.80), however, men showed a trend toward a larger response size relative to women ( F = 3.60, p = 0.060).

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We note that the effects on CPT tolerance in our study, though similar in direction to the effects on threshold, did not reach statistical significance.

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