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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Taking Placebos as Needed to Reduce Appetite: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Ecological Momentary Assessment.

Isabella Unger, Anne Schienle

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Isabella UngerInstitute of Psychology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9969-3702
Anne SchienleInstitute of Psychology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
University of Graz · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Placebos can reduce appetite. However, when placebos are prescribed over a longer period of time, compliance and response rates are not always satisfactory. A new administration approach 'as needed' was tested to improve adherence to placebo treatment and its effectiveness. Participants could decide on the time of placebo intake (when their appetite had increased substantially). A randomized controlled trial was conducted over seven days. The participants were allocated to one of two groups: a placebo group (PG;

Indexed as

app-assisted monitoringappetite regulationcomplianceplacebos as needed

Identifiers

PMID36975231
PMCPMC10045637
OpenAlexW4323317799

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