Placebo effect in osteoarthritis: Why not use it to our advantage?
World J Orthop
; 6(5): 416-20, 2015 Jun 18.
Article
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| ID: mdl-26085983
Osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and reduced quality of life in the elderly, as well as a major economic burden. Unfortunately, there is no currently effective therapeutic strategy to prevent the progression of Osteoarthritis, and its treatment poses a great challenge to the medical community. Most of the treatment modalities currently available for osteoarthritis have small to moderate effect sizes, according to main meta-analyses and treatment guidelines. On the other hand, literature has demonstrated that placebo is considerably effective. The present article discusses the history of placebo effect and its scientific evidence, comments on ethical issues and provides insights about how it may be used to our advantage when treating osteoarthritic patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Aspecto:
Ethics
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Patient_preference
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World J Orthop
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos