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Do Placebos Primarily Affect Subjective as Opposed to Objective Measures? A Meta-Analysis of Placebo Responses in Insomnia RCTs

Alexandria Muencha Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;b Chronobiology and Sleep Institute Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Joshua Gillera Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;b Chronobiology and Sleep Institute Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Knashawn H. Moralesc Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAView further author information
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Elizabeth Culnand Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Waliuddin Khadere Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USAView further author information
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Ted J. Kaptchukf Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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William V. McCallg Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Michael L. Perlisa Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;b Chronobiology and Sleep Institute Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 500-512 | Published online: 12 Sep 2022

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