Vertos 5: Vertebroplasty versus Placebo

If I were a placebo KOL, believed in the power of intentional healing, or psychokinetic properties of local anesthetics, I'd be pissed... https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.222535 "The strength of this trial is that nearly all participants (94%) were convinced they received the actual cementation, with no crossovers. In other words, the placebo effect (expectations of pain relief) was high, but nevertheless, PV was significantly better than active control... Read more
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