Parental Attitudes About Placebo Use in Children.
J Pediatr
; 181: 272-278.e10, 2017 02.
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| ID: mdl-27863847
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess parental attitudes regarding placebo use in pediatric randomized controlled trials and clinical care. STUDYDESIGN:
Parents with children under age 18 years living in the US completed and submitted an online survey between September and November 2014.RESULTS:
Among all 1300 participants, 1000 (76.9%; 538 mothers and 462 fathers) met the study inclusion criteria. The majority of surveyed parents considered the use of placebos acceptable in some pediatric care situations (86%) and some pediatric trials (91.5%), whereas only 5.7% of parents found the use of placebos in children always unacceptable. The clinical use of placebo was considered acceptable by a majority of parents for only 7 (mostly psychological) of the 17 conditions presented. Respondents' judgment about acceptability was influenced by the doctors' opinions about the therapeutic benefits of placebo treatment, the conditions for pediatric placebo use, transparency, safety, and purity of placebos.CONCLUSION:
Most surveyed parents accepted the idea of using placebos in pediatric trials and within the clinic for some conditions without the practice of deception and with the creation of guidelines for ethical and safe use. This study suggests a need to reconsider pediatric trial design and clinical therapy in the light of generally positive parental support of appropriate placebo use.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Placebos
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Actitud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article