Does different information disclosure on placebo control affect blinding and trial outcomes? A case study of participant information leaflets of randomized placebo-controlled trials of acupuncture.

Cheon, Soyeon; Park, Hi-Joon; Chae, Younbyoung; Lee, Hyangsook

Cheon, Soyeon; Park, Hi-Joon; Chae, Younbyoung; Lee, Hyangsook.

Affiliation

Cheon S; Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Centre, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
Park HJ; Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan.
Chae Y; Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Centre, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.
Lee H; Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Centre, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, South Korea.

BMC Med Res Methodol ; 18(1): 13, 2018 01 18.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29347917

Subject(s)

Acupuncture Therapy/methods; Disclosure; Informed Consent; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/methods; Double-Blind Method; Humans; Outcome Assessment, Health Care/methods; Pamphlets; Patient Education as Topic; Placebo Effect

Key words

Blinding; Information disclosure; Informed consent; Outcome; Participant information leaflet; Placebo; Randomized controlled trial

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Acupuncture Therapy / Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Disclosure / Informed Consent Type of study: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: BMC Med Res Methodol Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Korea

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