Want to be fit? Start with your mind! The role of the placebo effect in physical fitness in children: a preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
The placebo effect is present in fitness-related parameters in children, regardless of the Body Mass Index status.
Study context
- Population
- Children in fitness-related interventions
- Comparison
- Placebo intervention vs control in fitness-related interventions
- Outcome
- Fitness-related parameters
- Follow-up
- Final
Methodological detailspreliminary, Searched PubMed, Cochrane, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, TripDatabase and Embase; meta-analysis of studies with comparable research plans
- Preliminary
- Searched PubMed, Cochrane, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, TripDatabase and Embase; meta-analysis of studies with comparable research plans
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Significant differences favouring the placebo intervention
- Placebo vs control: higher maximal heart rates, shorter recovery times, longer ergometry phases and running time, lower peak and average perceived exertion
Further pooled results
Fitness-related parameters by BMI status
- Placebo effect present regardless of BMI status
Nocebo effect
- Nocebo effect not observed
Original publication
Want to be fit? Start with your mind! The role of the placebo effect in physical fitness in children: a preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 11 December 2023. doi:10.
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