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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Jun;5(1):31-41.
doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(78)90022-2.

The placebo effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Gudni Thorsteinsson  1 , Henry H Stonnington, Keith G Stillwell, Lila R Elveback
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Clinical Trial

The placebo effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Gudni Thorsteinsson et al. Pain. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

The placebo effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation was studied in 93 patients in a double-blind cross-over trial using a genuine stimulator and a placebo machine. Placebo analgesic effect occurred in 32% of trials, as compared with 48% for actual stimulation. The placebo effect of the transcutaneous electrical stimulator is similar to the placebo effect that is noted in other double-blind studies in which medications are used.

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