Effects of Open-Label Placebos on Visual Food Cue Reactivity in Children and Adolescents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Images
2.3. Design and Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Study 1 (Children)
3.2. Study 2 (Adolescents)
3.3. Perceived Effectiveness of the Treatment
3.4. Open Comments About the OLP Treatment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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OLP M (SD) | Control M (SD) | |
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Adolescents: Liking | ||
Sweets | 62.2 (21.1) | 60.5 (19.5) |
Fruits | 58.7 (17.6) | 58.0 (18.5) |
Animals | 69.3 (18.6) | 71.6 (16.4) |
School supplies | 25.5 (14.0) | 27.7 (17.1) |
Adolescents: Desire to eat | ||
Sweets | 52.3 (21.4) | 52.0 (23.9) |
Fruits | 45.9 (19.2) | 54.0 (21.5) |
Children: Liking | ||
Sweets | 75.2 (24.5) | 86.2 (12.7) |
Fruits | 73.4 (22.4) | 76.4 (18.0) |
Animals | 83.7 (17.2) | 85.2 (16.9) |
School supplies | 35.2 (19.0) | 32.3 (19.6) |
Children: Desire to eat | ||
Sweets | 46.0 (30.5) | 70.7 (24.7) |
Fruits | 37.7 (25.6) | 54.7 (27.1) |
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Schienle, A.; Polz, A.; Haslacher, K.; Osmani, F.; Kogler, W. Effects of Open-Label Placebos on Visual Food Cue Reactivity in Children and Adolescents. Children 2024, 11, 1320. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111320
Schienle A, Polz A, Haslacher K, Osmani F, Kogler W. Effects of Open-Label Placebos on Visual Food Cue Reactivity in Children and Adolescents. Children. 2024; 11(11):1320. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111320
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchienle, Anne, Alice Polz, Katharina Haslacher, Florian Osmani, and Wolfgang Kogler. 2024. "Effects of Open-Label Placebos on Visual Food Cue Reactivity in Children and Adolescents" Children 11, no. 11: 1320. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111320
APA StyleSchienle, A., Polz, A., Haslacher, K., Osmani, F., & Kogler, W. (2024). Effects of Open-Label Placebos on Visual Food Cue Reactivity in Children and Adolescents. Children, 11(11), 1320. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11111320