Effect of Open-label Placebo on Children and Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This study demonstrates how openly offering a placebo medication helps children and young people can be helpful for reducing functional abdominal pain and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
Nurko S, Saps M, Kossowsky J, et al. Effect of Open-label Placebo on Children and Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr.2022;176(4):349–356. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5750