Active Albuterol or Placebo, Sham Acupuncture, or No Intervention in Asthma
Author(s) -
Michael E. Wechsler,
John M. Kelley,
Ingrid O.E. Boyd,
Stefanie Dutile,
Gautham Marigowda,
Irving Kirsch,
Elliot Israel,
Ted J. Kaptchuk
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1103319
Subject(s) - medicine , inhaler , asthma , placebo , bronchodilator , crossover study , spirometry , psychological intervention , acupuncture , physical therapy , anesthesia , salbutamol , metered dose inhaler , dry powder inhaler , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
In prospective experimental studies in patients with asthma, it is difficult to determine whether responses to placebo differ from the natural course of physiological changes that occur without any intervention. We compared the effects of a bronchodilator, two placebo interventions, and no intervention on outcomes in patients with asthma.
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