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In placebo-conducted clinical trials, a placebo is used to distinguish effects due to factors (i.e., expectancies, beliefs, motivation) other than the active treatment. The effects of subjects’ perceptions of whether they are receiving drug or placebo are typically not assessed. This study evaluated the impact of such perceptions on the efficacy of an experimental drug to modify problem drinkers’ alcohol consumption and on their reported urges to consume alcohol.
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Toneatto, T., Sellers, E.M., Sobell, L.C., Sobell, M.B. (1992). Perception of Whether Drug or Placebo has been Administered is a Determinant of Drinking Reduction. In: Naranjo, C.A., Sellers, E.M. (eds) Novel Pharmacological Interventions for Alcoholism. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2878-3_24
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