Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and placebo analgesia: is the effect the same for young and older individuals?

Clin Interv Aging · 2018 · PMC5836647 · PMID 29535508

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did not reach statistical significanceP =0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Pain reduction during sham TENS application (T1) did not reach statistical significance ( P =0.07).

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failed to reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Differences in placebo effects during (T1; P =0.15) and 30 min after (T4; P =0.09) sham TENS stimulation failed to reach statistical significance.

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