Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Factors involved in the placebo effect
From: Measuring the placebo effect in carpal tunnel syndrome
Patient and environment or psychosocial determinants of the placebo effect | Pathology involved Measured item Past effect of active treatments Psychological mediators (expectations, desires, and emotions) Brain structures involved in reward/aversion and regulation of emotions Endogenous opioids Classical conditioning |
Physician | Cues that signal that an active treatment has been given Empathy |
Type of treatment | Type of administration Look of the product |