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Personalised and standardised wafer-based open-label placebos reduce perceived stress among university students: A three-arm randomised controlled trial.
Johannes C Fendel, Corinna Ketter, Paulina Liese, Dimitri Nalezinski, Magdalena Schiele, Frederic Linßen, Stefan Schmidt
Published: 202610.1016/j.jpsychores.2025.112450
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Open-label placebos (OLPs) are placebos administered transparently, without deception that can nonetheless yield beneficial effects. We tested a novel OLP delivery format-printed edible wafers, with or without individualised coaching-base…
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