From one of the studies [1]: >Patients were randomized to either open-label placebo pills presented as “placebo pills made of an inert substance, like sugar pil

From one of the studies [1]: >Patients were randomized to either open-label placebo pills presented as “placebo pills made of an inert substance, like sugar pills, that have been shown in clinical studies to produce significant improvement in IBS symptoms through mind-body self-healing processes” or no-treatment controls with the same quality of interaction with providers. I wonder what the results would have been with a less suggestive presentation. [1] https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0015591 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...