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Is open-label placebo a new ergogenic aid? A commentary on existing studies and guidelines for future research
Key Points
An open-label placebo intervention, when individuals are openly told that they are receiving an inert treatment, has been shown to improve disease symptoms of clinical populations.
Open-label placebo has recently been implemented in sport and exercise studies, with contrasting results on exercise performance.
It is imperative that further well-designed studies are conducted to elucidate the true ergogenic potential of open-label placebo and the associated mechanisms.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences |
| Tagging: | Placebo |
| Published in: | Sports Medicine |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01289-6 |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Pages: | 1225-1229 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |