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Dr. Anna Abraham




Treatment Evaluation
  & Placebo Effects
Treatment Evaluation


                      Measuring the Impact of Interventions
                           on Outcomes of Interest


           BUSINESS                                           LAW
 Intervention: Participation in a              Intervention: Adding hard labour to
  Leadership Training Program                 sentences for minor crimes (stealing)




Impact: Productivity of a Company             Impact: Crime rate for minor crimes
Treatment Evaluation


                     Measuring the Impact of Interventions
                          on Outcomes of Interest


           MEDICINE                                 BEHAVIORAL TRAINING
Intervention: New Drug for Coughs            Intervention: Social training in Autism




    Impact: Cough Symptoms                            Impact: Social Skills
Treatment Evaluation:
     EXPERIMENT
A means to identify cause-and-effect
relationships between events and/or
behaviors

Follow a set of rules and guidelines that
reduce the possibility of errors, biases &
chance occurrences

Advantages:
(1) Less error/bias prone than case
studies, surveys or observational methods
(2) Most reliable method for identifying
cause-and effect relationships

Disadvantages:
(1) Problems in Generalization: Results
from one situation may not apply to
another situation
Treatment Evaluation:
          EXPERIMENT

      Are there Differences in the Emotional
       Reactions of Men and Women when
     watching Thrillers versus Romantic Films?




18                18              18
15                15              15
12                12              12
 9                 9               9
 6                 6               6
 3                 3               3
 0                 0               0
Treatment Evaluation:
                                   EXPERIMENT

                                What Else Could Explain The Results?


                              ACTIVATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES?

                                Stereotype Susceptibility Study on
                              female Asian-American college students


          GENDER                                      NEUTRAL                                         ETHNICITY
Do you prefer co-ed or single-          How satisfied are you with the                   How many generations of your
 sex floors for flat-sharing?            university telephone service?                    family have lived in America?




                                                    MATH TEST

                   Source: M. Shih, T. Pittinsky, & N. Ambady (1999), Psychological Science, 10 (1), 80-83.
Treatment Evaluation:
                 EXPERIMENT

              What Else Could Explain The Results?


           ACTIVATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES?

             Stereotype Susceptibility Study on
           female Asian-American college students

                          Accuracy on Math Test
         60
         55
         50
         45
         40
         35
         30
                    FEMALE              NEUTRAL               ASIAN

Source: M. Shih, T. Pittinsky, & N. Ambady (1999), Psychological Science, 10 (1), 80-83.
Treatment Evaluation:
   EXPERIMENT

What Else Could Explain The Results?


    ! EFFECT OF EXPECTATIONS !




  Closely related to the concept of

         PLACEBO EFFECT

   which is also expectancy-based
Treatment Evaluation:
                       EXPERIMENT
                                                      100




                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80




                                     Symptoms
                                                       60
  Is this new cough medicine                           40
 effective in treating coughs?                         20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP

                                                      100




                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80




                                     Symptoms
                                                       60
                                                       40
                                                       20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
COUGH                 VITAMIN                         100
SYRUP                  SYRUP
                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80
                                     Symptoms

                                                       60
                                                       40
                                                       20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
Treatment Evaluation:
   EXPERIMENT

What Else Could Explain The Results?


    ! EFFECT OF EXPECTATIONS !




  Closely related to the concept of

         PLACEBO EFFECT

   which is also expectancy-based
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation


                 PLACEBO




                                      TREATMENT EFFECT IS
                                     NON-SPECIFIC FOR COLDS!




 SUGAR PILLS            ANTIBIOTICS
(pure placebo)        (impure placebo)
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation

                                                      100




                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80




                                     Symptoms
                                                       60
  Is this new cough medicine                           40
 effective in treating coughs?                         20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP

                                                      100




                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80




                                     Symptoms
                                                       60
                                                       40
                                                       20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
COUGH                 VITAMIN                         100
SYRUP                  SYRUP
                                 Intensity of Cough
                                                       80
                                     Symptoms

                                                       60
                                                       40
                                                       20
                                                        0
                                                            COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
Treatment Evaluation


 Does arthoscopic knee surgery actually
 relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis?

    All Patients: Anesthesia & Incisions



  DEBRIDEMENT:                 LAVAGE:
  Shaved off thin          Flushed out knee
layers of damaged        joint & disposed off
     cartilage             unhealthy tissue


                PLACEBO:
              No knee surgery
              was performed
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation


                                PLACEBO


                              DEFINITION
Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used
     for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect,
                                      OR
 that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness,
                                     BUT
                which, unknown to patient and therapist,
       is without specific activity for the condition being treated.”

                          (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
Treatment Evaluation


                                    PLACEBO

                  Very long history since the dawn of medicine
                 (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)




St John’s Wort         Bleeding                 Royal Touch         Animal parts
Treatment Evaluation


                   PLACEBO

 Very long history since the dawn of medicine
(Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)

   Used to treat a wide variety of disorders
      (Physical Health & Mental Health)
Treatment Evaluation


                          PLACEBO


     PLACEBO EFFECT DEMONSTRATED IN
                 Depression
                 Anxiety
                 Phobias
                 Asthma
                 Sedation
            Postoperative Pain
               Ischemic Pain
            Chronic Headaches
           Physiological Arousal
             Tobacco Addiction
            Motor Performance


Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                          PLACEBO


     PLACEBO EFFECT DEMONSTRATED IN
                     Depression
                 Anxiety Disorders
                       ADHD
                   Asthma, Cough
                    Hypertension
                        Pain
                  Nausea, Swelling
                Parkinson’s Disease
            Irritable Bowel Syndrome
                 Tobacco Addiction
         Language & Behavioral Problems
                         …
Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                   PLACEBO

 Very long history since the dawn of medicine
(Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)

   Used to treat a wide variety of disorders
      (Physical Health & Mental Health)

    Are not always pharmacologically inert
  (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics)
Treatment Evaluation


                           PLACEBO




  SUGAR PILLS                                ANTIBIOTICS

                                                NOT
Pharmacologically                          Pharmacologically
     Inert                                      Inert
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


        PLACEBO



  MIND-BODY CONNECTION
Treatment Evaluation


                       PLACEBO



                     CONDITIONING




Unconditioned                          Conditioned
  response                              response
Treatment Evaluation


            PLACEBO: Expectancy vs. Conditioning




Source: Shiv, Carmon & Ariely (2005), Journal of Marketing Research, XLII, 383-393.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                                     PLACEBO: Personality


                     When a placebo is administered during a
                    painful experience, altruistic, resilient, and
                  straightforward people show greater activity in
                        brain regions associated with reward
                       and are more likely to enjoy pain relief



                     Thrill-seekers or novelty seeking personality
                    types enjoy a stronger placebo response than
                     people with quiet or reserved personalities




Sources: M. Pecina et al. (2012) Neuropsychopharmacology; Schweinhardt et al. (2009) Journal of Neuroscience
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                         Expectancies
                         Conditioning
                          Personality
                          Motivation
                          Persuasion
                        Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                    PLACEBO

 Very long history since the dawn of medicine
(Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)

    Used to treat a wide variety of disorders
       (Physical Health & Mental Health)

     Are not always pharmacologically inert
   (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics)

The placebo is non-specific in that it with without
 specific activity for the condition being treated
Treatment Evaluation


                                               PLACEBO

                                DEPRESSION

                    75% of the effectiveness of
                    anti-depressant medication
                      is due to the placebo &
                     other non-specific effects

                     Difference between drug
                     and placebo not clinically
                     significant except in cases
                    of very extreme depression




Source: Kirsch I, Deacon BJ, Huedo-Medina TB, Scoboria A, Moore TJ, Johnson BT (2008) PLoS Medicine, 5(2):e45
Treatment Evaluation


                    PLACEBO

 Very long history since the dawn of medicine
(Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)

    Used to treat a wide variety of disorders
       (Physical Health & Mental Health)

     Are not always pharmacologically inert
   (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics)

The placebo is non-specific in that it with without
 specific activity for the condition being treated

Can occur even when a person is aware that they
             are taking a placebo
Treatment Evaluation


                                                PLACEBO

                                  IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME




Enrollment Flowchart                               Outcomes at the 21-Day Endpoint by Treatment Group

       Source: Kaptchuk TJ, Friedlander E, Kelley JM, Sanchez MN, et al. (2010) PLoS ONE 5(12): e15591.
Treatment Evaluation


                                         PLACEBO

                           IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME




                                          Feedback




Source: Kaptchuk TJ, Friedlander E, Kelley JM, Sanchez MN, et al. (2010) PLoS ONE 5(12): e15591.
Treatment Evaluation


        PLACEBO – GENERAL FEATURES

 Very long history since the dawn of medicine
(Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions)

    Used to treat a wide variety of disorders
       (Physical Health & Mental Health)

     Are not always pharmacologically inert
   (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics)

The placebo is non-specific in that it with without
 specific activity for the condition being treated

Can occur even when a person is aware that they
             are taking a placebo
Treatment Evaluation


               PLACEBO

“The problem with the placebo effect is
 that it is regarded by most people as a
              nuisance or fake.

               But it isn't.

It is a practical and positive effect that
   acts by catalyzing the self-healing
     mechanisms within a patient.”

          Richard Tonkin, M.D.
          (Research Council for
        Complementary Medicine)
Treatment Evaluation


                                                           PLACEBO

                                                               PAIN


Inject pain-inducing saline                                                                   Provide pain ratings every
     solution into jaw                                                                           15 seconds (0-100)
    every four minutes
                                                                                             In those who reported less
                                                                                                 discomfort after the
   Pain relieving serum                                                                       placebo, body produced
         (placebo)                                                                             endogenous painkilling
                                                                                                     endorphins


                                        People who expected to get relief
                                              actually produced it!
 Source: Zubieta JK, Bueller JA, Jackson LR, Scott DJ, Xu Y, Koeppe RA, Nichols TE, Stohler CS (2005). J Neuroscience 25(34):7754-62
Treatment Evaluation


                 PLACEBO

"Any therapeutic meeting between a conscious
   patient and a doctor has the potential of
          initiating a placebo effect.“
             (Asbjorn Hrobartsson)



  The word “placebo” comes from the Latin,
          meaning "I will please"


 By the 19th century, it was a medicine given
 "more to please than to benefit the patient"
                 (A.K. Shapiro)
Treatment Evaluation


                 PLACEBO

  “He cures most successfully in whom the
     people have the most confidence“
          (Galen, AD 129 – AD c. 216)


Physicians should provide patients with hope
and comfort and “counteract the depressing
            influence of maladies”
           (Thomas Percival, 1803)
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                             PLACEBO


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


                                     PLACEBO



 “The life of a sick person can be shortened not only by the acts, but also the
  words or the manner of a physician. It is therefore, a sacred duty to guard
himself carefully in this respect, and to avoid all things which have a tendency
                to discourage the patient and depress his spirits.”
         (AMA – American Medical Association’s first Code of Ethics in 1847)




                        “ … deal honestly with patients”
           (AMA – American Medical Association’s Code of Ethics in 1980)
Treatment Evaluation


                                        PLACEBO


                            INFORMED CONSENT DOCTRINE

                               Focus on patient autonomy.

          Every person has a right to determine what is done to his own body.

 Before providing medical treatment, a physician must explain to the patient the nature
and purpose of a proposed treatment, the probable risks and benefits, the probability of
 success, the availability of reasonable alternative courses of action, and, in many cases,
                                the risk of refusing treatment.
Treatment Evaluation


                   PLACEBO: INFLUENCES


 A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT
                    BUT
NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT

                          Expectancies
                          Conditioning
                           Personality
                           Motivation
                           Persuasion
                         Goal Activation

              Physician-Patient Interactions
               Circumstances of Treatment

   Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
Treatment Evaluation


       NOCEBO
Treatment Evaluation


                    NOCEBO


              Negative consequences
     (harmful, unpleasant, or undesirable)
 resulting from the administration of a placebo.

  Illustrates the role of patient expectations in
               perceived side effects

Unwanted side effects (antipsychotic medication,
         heart disease, even death)
HOW TO ASSESS/CONTROL
 FOR PLACEBO EFFECTS?




THROUGH EXPERIMENTS
EXPERIMENT

A means to identify cause-and-effect
relationships between events and/or
behaviors

Follow a set of rules and guidelines that
reduce the possibility of errors, biases &
chance occurrences

Advantages:
(1) Less error/bias prone than case
studies, surveys or observational methods
(2) Most reliable method for identifying
cause-and effect relationships

Disadvantages:
(1) Problems in Generalization: Results
from one situation may not apply to
another situation
EXPERIMENT:
                           SCIENTIFIC METHOD




       Rule 1: Ask              Rule 3: Choose            Rule 6: Measure
 State the question &     Select participants to    Measure how different
formulate a hypothesis    test the hypothesis        treatments (IV) affect
                            (RANDOM SELECTION)       behavior (DV) => DATA
      Rule 2: Identify
 how best to test this          Rule 4: Assign
hypothesis                 Participants to
 Independent variable    different groups                 Rule 7: Analyze
(IV): What a researcher    (EXPERIMENTAL group)       Statistical analyses are
manipulates or controls        (CONTROL group)       carried out to determine
       (TREATMENT)                                   whether the observed
 Dependant variable          Rule 5: Manipulate     differences in the
(DV): Participants’        Administer the           behaviors (DV) are due to
measured behavior         different treatments to    the treatment effect (IV)
   (TREATMENT EFFECT)     the different groups       or due to chance/error
EXPERIMENT:
          SCIENTIFIC METHOD




                Rule 1: Ask
          State the question &
         formulate a hypothesis
              (expectation)


              QUESTION:
Does Coffee Intake Improve your Ability
  to Concentrate on a Difficult Math
               Problem?


             HYPOTHESIS:
 Coffee Intake Improves the Ability to
 Concentrate on a Difficult Problem!
   (because Caffeine is a stimulant)
EXPERIMENT:
                             SCIENTIFIC METHOD


                                   Rule 2: Identify
                              how best to test this
                             hypothesis
                              Independent variable
                             (IV): What a researcher
                             manipulates or controls
                                    (TREATMENT)




   TREATMENT or INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (IV):
1. Coffee (with caffeine)   EXPERIMENTAL
2. Coffee (caffeine-Free)   PLACEBO-CONTROL
3. Water                    NONPLACEBO-CONTROL
EXPERIMENT:
                                  SCIENTIFIC METHOD


                                        Rule 2: Identify
                                   how best to test this
                                  hypothesis
                                   Independent variable
                                  (IV): What a researcher
                                  manipulates or controls
                                         (TREATMENT)
                                   Dependant variable
                                  (DV): Participants’
                                  measured behavior
                                     (TREATMENT EFFECT)


   TREATMENT EFFECT or DEPENDENT VARIABLE (DV):
1. Time Taken to complete the Task
WHY? Because if you can concentrate better, you should be
able to focus on the task better and work faster
EXPERIMENT:
                        SCIENTIFIC METHOD




                             Rule 3: Choose
                        Select participants to
                       test the hypothesis
                         (RANDOM SELECTION)




   Sample characteristics:
1. Total number of participants = 1800
2. Equal number of male & female participants
3. Age = Young adults (18-25 years)
EXPERIMENT:
                  SCIENTIFIC METHOD


                         Rule 4: Assign
                   Participants to
                  different groups
                   (EXPERIMENTAL group)
                       (CONTROL group)


    Coffee                Coffee                 Water
(with caffeine)      (without caffeine)     (without caffeine)


EXPERIMENTAL         PLACEBO-CONTROL      NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL
EXPERIMENT:
                        SCIENTIFIC METHOD


                               Rule 4: Assign
                         Participants to
                        different groups
                         (EXPERIMENTAL group)
                             (CONTROL group)
RANDOM ASSIGNMENT

         Coffee                 Coffee                 Water
     (with caffeine)       (without caffeine)     (without caffeine)


     EXPERIMENTAL          PLACEBO-CONTROL      NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL




    300           300      300           300      300           300
EXPERIMENT:
                        SCIENTIFIC METHOD



                           Rule 5: Manipulate
                        Administer the
                       different treatments to
                       the different groups
Double - Blind
 procedure

     Coffee                     Coffee                  Water
 (with caffeine)           (without caffeine)      (without caffeine)


 EXPERIMENTAL             PLACEBO-CONTROL        NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL




300              300       300            300      300           300
EXPERIMENT:
                    SCIENTIFIC METHOD



                         Rule 6: Measure
                     Measure how different
                    treatments (IV) affect
                    behavior (DV) => DATA


     Coffee                 Coffee                   Water
 (with caffeine)       (without caffeine)       (without caffeine)


 EXPERIMENTAL         PLACEBO-CONTROL         NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL




300           300      300           300        300           300
EXPERIMENT:
                             SCIENTIFIC METHOD


        RESULT:                    Rule 7: Analyze                     HYPOTHESIS:
                              Statistical analyses are        Coffee Intake Improves the
 Experimental group take     carried out to determine          Ability to Concentrate on a
 LESS time to solve Math     whether the observed                   Difficult Problem!
      problem than           differences in the                (As Caffeine is a stimulant)
 Placebo control group &     behaviors (DV) are due to
Non-Placebo control group    the treatment effect (IV)
                             or due to chance/error
           Coffee                     Coffee                           Water
       (with caffeine)           (without caffeine)               (without caffeine)


      EXPERIMENTAL               PLACEBO-CONTROL           NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL


10                          10                            10
 8                           8                             8
 6                           6                             6
 4                           4                             4
 2                           2                             2
 0                           0                             0
EXPERIMENT:
                            SCIENTIFIC METHOD


        RESULT:                   Rule 7: Analyze                     HYPOTHESIS:
                             Statistical analyses are        Coffee Intake Improves the
 Experimental group take    carried out to determine          Ability to Concentrate on a
 SAME time to solve Math    whether the observed                   Difficult Problem!
       problem as           differences in the                (As Caffeine is a stimulant)
  Placebo-control group     behaviors (DV) are due to
                            the treatment effect (IV)
                            or due to chance/error
           Coffee                    Coffee                           Water
       (with caffeine)          (without caffeine)               (without caffeine)


      EXPERIMENTAL              PLACEBO-CONTROL           NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL


10                         10                            10
 8                          8                             8
 6                          6                             6
 4                          4                             4
 2                          2                             2
 0                          0                             0
EXPERIMENT:
                           SCIENTIFIC METHOD




       Rule 1: Ask              Rule 3: Choose            Rule 6: Measure
 State the question &     Select participants to    Measure how different
formulate a hypothesis    test the hypothesis        treatments (IV) affect
                            (RANDOM SELECTION)       behavior (DV) => DATA
      Rule 2: Identify
 how best to test this          Rule 4: Assign
hypothesis                 Participants to
 Independent variable    different groups                 Rule 7: Analyze
(IV): What a researcher    (EXPERIMENTAL group)       Statistical analyses are
manipulates or controls        (CONTROL group)       carried out to determine
       (TREATMENT)                                   whether the observed
 Dependant variable          Rule 5: Manipulate     differences in the
(DV): Participants’        Administer the           behaviors (DV) are due to
measured behavior         different treatments to    the treatment effect (IV)
   (TREATMENT EFFECT)     the different groups       or due to chance/error
Treatment Evaluation: RCT
                                      (Randomized Controlled Trial)


                              The key distinguishing feature of the typical RCT is
                              that study subjects, after assessment of eligibility
                              and recruitment, but before the intervention to be
                              studied begins, are randomly allocated to receive
                              one or other of the alternative treatments under
                              study. Random allocation in real trials is complex,
                              but conceptually, the process is like tossing a coin.
                              After randomization, the two (or more) groups of
                              subjects are followed in exactly the same way, and
                              the only differences between the care they receive,
                              for example, in terms of procedures, tests,
                              outpatient visits, follow-up calls etc. should be those
                              intrinsic to the treatments being compared. The
                              most important advantage of proper randomization
                              is that it minimizes allocation bias, balancing both
                              known and unknown prognostic factors, in the
                              assignment of treatments.

Source: Moher D, Hopewell S, Schulz KF, Montori V, Gøtzsche PC, Devereaux PJ, Elbourne D, Egger M, Altman DG (2010). "CONSORT 2010
        explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials". Br Med J 340: c869.
Treatment Evaluation: RCT
  (Randomized Controlled Trial)




                                  Double - Blind
                                   procedure
Dr. Anna Abraham




Treatment Evaluation
  & Placebo Effects

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  • 1. Dr. Anna Abraham Treatment Evaluation & Placebo Effects
  • 2. Treatment Evaluation Measuring the Impact of Interventions on Outcomes of Interest BUSINESS LAW Intervention: Participation in a Intervention: Adding hard labour to Leadership Training Program sentences for minor crimes (stealing) Impact: Productivity of a Company Impact: Crime rate for minor crimes
  • 3. Treatment Evaluation Measuring the Impact of Interventions on Outcomes of Interest MEDICINE BEHAVIORAL TRAINING Intervention: New Drug for Coughs Intervention: Social training in Autism Impact: Cough Symptoms Impact: Social Skills
  • 4. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT A means to identify cause-and-effect relationships between events and/or behaviors Follow a set of rules and guidelines that reduce the possibility of errors, biases & chance occurrences Advantages: (1) Less error/bias prone than case studies, surveys or observational methods (2) Most reliable method for identifying cause-and effect relationships Disadvantages: (1) Problems in Generalization: Results from one situation may not apply to another situation
  • 5. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT Are there Differences in the Emotional Reactions of Men and Women when watching Thrillers versus Romantic Films? 18 18 18 15 15 15 12 12 12 9 9 9 6 6 6 3 3 3 0 0 0
  • 6. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT What Else Could Explain The Results? ACTIVATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES? Stereotype Susceptibility Study on female Asian-American college students GENDER NEUTRAL ETHNICITY Do you prefer co-ed or single- How satisfied are you with the How many generations of your sex floors for flat-sharing? university telephone service? family have lived in America? MATH TEST Source: M. Shih, T. Pittinsky, & N. Ambady (1999), Psychological Science, 10 (1), 80-83.
  • 7. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT What Else Could Explain The Results? ACTIVATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES? Stereotype Susceptibility Study on female Asian-American college students Accuracy on Math Test 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 FEMALE NEUTRAL ASIAN Source: M. Shih, T. Pittinsky, & N. Ambady (1999), Psychological Science, 10 (1), 80-83.
  • 8. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT What Else Could Explain The Results? ! EFFECT OF EXPECTATIONS ! Closely related to the concept of PLACEBO EFFECT which is also expectancy-based
  • 9. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT 100 Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 Is this new cough medicine 40 effective in treating coughs? 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP 100 Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 40 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP COUGH VITAMIN 100 SYRUP SYRUP Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 40 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
  • 10. Treatment Evaluation: EXPERIMENT What Else Could Explain The Results? ! EFFECT OF EXPECTATIONS ! Closely related to the concept of PLACEBO EFFECT which is also expectancy-based
  • 11. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 12. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 13. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO TREATMENT EFFECT IS NON-SPECIFIC FOR COLDS! SUGAR PILLS ANTIBIOTICS (pure placebo) (impure placebo)
  • 14. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 15. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 16. Treatment Evaluation 100 Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 Is this new cough medicine 40 effective in treating coughs? 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP 100 Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 40 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP COUGH VITAMIN 100 SYRUP SYRUP Intensity of Cough 80 Symptoms 60 40 20 0 COUGH SYRUP VITAMIN SYRUP
  • 17. Treatment Evaluation Does arthoscopic knee surgery actually relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis? All Patients: Anesthesia & Incisions DEBRIDEMENT: LAVAGE: Shaved off thin Flushed out knee layers of damaged joint & disposed off cartilage unhealthy tissue PLACEBO: No knee surgery was performed
  • 18. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 19. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEFINITION Any therapy (or that component of any therapy) that is deliberately used for its non-specific psychological or psychophysiological effect, OR that is used for its presumed effect on a patient, symptom, or illness, BUT which, unknown to patient and therapist, is without specific activity for the condition being treated.” (Shapiro, 1971, p. 440)
  • 20. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) St John’s Wort Bleeding Royal Touch Animal parts
  • 21. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) Used to treat a wide variety of disorders (Physical Health & Mental Health)
  • 22. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO PLACEBO EFFECT DEMONSTRATED IN Depression Anxiety Phobias Asthma Sedation Postoperative Pain Ischemic Pain Chronic Headaches Physiological Arousal Tobacco Addiction Motor Performance Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 23. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO PLACEBO EFFECT DEMONSTRATED IN Depression Anxiety Disorders ADHD Asthma, Cough Hypertension Pain Nausea, Swelling Parkinson’s Disease Irritable Bowel Syndrome Tobacco Addiction Language & Behavioral Problems … Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 24. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) Used to treat a wide variety of disorders (Physical Health & Mental Health) Are not always pharmacologically inert (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics)
  • 25. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO SUGAR PILLS ANTIBIOTICS NOT Pharmacologically Pharmacologically Inert Inert
  • 26. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 27. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 28. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 29. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO MIND-BODY CONNECTION
  • 30. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO CONDITIONING Unconditioned Conditioned response response
  • 31. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO: Expectancy vs. Conditioning Source: Shiv, Carmon & Ariely (2005), Journal of Marketing Research, XLII, 383-393.
  • 32. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 33. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 34. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO: Personality When a placebo is administered during a painful experience, altruistic, resilient, and straightforward people show greater activity in brain regions associated with reward and are more likely to enjoy pain relief Thrill-seekers or novelty seeking personality types enjoy a stronger placebo response than people with quiet or reserved personalities Sources: M. Pecina et al. (2012) Neuropsychopharmacology; Schweinhardt et al. (2009) Journal of Neuroscience
  • 35. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 36. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 37. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) Used to treat a wide variety of disorders (Physical Health & Mental Health) Are not always pharmacologically inert (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics) The placebo is non-specific in that it with without specific activity for the condition being treated
  • 38. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO DEPRESSION 75% of the effectiveness of anti-depressant medication is due to the placebo & other non-specific effects Difference between drug and placebo not clinically significant except in cases of very extreme depression Source: Kirsch I, Deacon BJ, Huedo-Medina TB, Scoboria A, Moore TJ, Johnson BT (2008) PLoS Medicine, 5(2):e45
  • 39. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) Used to treat a wide variety of disorders (Physical Health & Mental Health) Are not always pharmacologically inert (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics) The placebo is non-specific in that it with without specific activity for the condition being treated Can occur even when a person is aware that they are taking a placebo
  • 40. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Enrollment Flowchart Outcomes at the 21-Day Endpoint by Treatment Group Source: Kaptchuk TJ, Friedlander E, Kelley JM, Sanchez MN, et al. (2010) PLoS ONE 5(12): e15591.
  • 41. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Feedback Source: Kaptchuk TJ, Friedlander E, Kelley JM, Sanchez MN, et al. (2010) PLoS ONE 5(12): e15591.
  • 42. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO – GENERAL FEATURES Very long history since the dawn of medicine (Herbs, Preparations, Procedures, Interventions) Used to treat a wide variety of disorders (Physical Health & Mental Health) Are not always pharmacologically inert (for example, sugar pills versus antibiotics) The placebo is non-specific in that it with without specific activity for the condition being treated Can occur even when a person is aware that they are taking a placebo
  • 43. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO “The problem with the placebo effect is that it is regarded by most people as a nuisance or fake. But it isn't. It is a practical and positive effect that acts by catalyzing the self-healing mechanisms within a patient.” Richard Tonkin, M.D. (Research Council for Complementary Medicine)
  • 44. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO PAIN Inject pain-inducing saline Provide pain ratings every solution into jaw 15 seconds (0-100) every four minutes In those who reported less discomfort after the Pain relieving serum placebo, body produced (placebo) endogenous painkilling endorphins People who expected to get relief actually produced it! Source: Zubieta JK, Bueller JA, Jackson LR, Scott DJ, Xu Y, Koeppe RA, Nichols TE, Stohler CS (2005). J Neuroscience 25(34):7754-62
  • 45. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO "Any therapeutic meeting between a conscious patient and a doctor has the potential of initiating a placebo effect.“ (Asbjorn Hrobartsson) The word “placebo” comes from the Latin, meaning "I will please" By the 19th century, it was a medicine given "more to please than to benefit the patient" (A.K. Shapiro)
  • 46. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO “He cures most successfully in whom the people have the most confidence“ (Galen, AD 129 – AD c. 216) Physicians should provide patients with hope and comfort and “counteract the depressing influence of maladies” (Thomas Percival, 1803)
  • 47. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 48. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 49. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO “The life of a sick person can be shortened not only by the acts, but also the words or the manner of a physician. It is therefore, a sacred duty to guard himself carefully in this respect, and to avoid all things which have a tendency to discourage the patient and depress his spirits.” (AMA – American Medical Association’s first Code of Ethics in 1847) “ … deal honestly with patients” (AMA – American Medical Association’s Code of Ethics in 1980)
  • 50. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO INFORMED CONSENT DOCTRINE Focus on patient autonomy. Every person has a right to determine what is done to his own body. Before providing medical treatment, a physician must explain to the patient the nature and purpose of a proposed treatment, the probable risks and benefits, the probability of success, the availability of reasonable alternative courses of action, and, in many cases, the risk of refusing treatment.
  • 51. Treatment Evaluation PLACEBO: INFLUENCES A PLACEBO MAY BE PHARMACOLOGICALLY INERT BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGICALLY OR THERAPEUTICALLY INERT Expectancies Conditioning Personality Motivation Persuasion Goal Activation Physician-Patient Interactions Circumstances of Treatment Source: M. Choliz & A. Capafons (2012), Theory Psychology, 22, 513.
  • 53. Treatment Evaluation NOCEBO Negative consequences (harmful, unpleasant, or undesirable) resulting from the administration of a placebo. Illustrates the role of patient expectations in perceived side effects Unwanted side effects (antipsychotic medication, heart disease, even death)
  • 54. HOW TO ASSESS/CONTROL FOR PLACEBO EFFECTS? THROUGH EXPERIMENTS
  • 55. EXPERIMENT A means to identify cause-and-effect relationships between events and/or behaviors Follow a set of rules and guidelines that reduce the possibility of errors, biases & chance occurrences Advantages: (1) Less error/bias prone than case studies, surveys or observational methods (2) Most reliable method for identifying cause-and effect relationships Disadvantages: (1) Problems in Generalization: Results from one situation may not apply to another situation
  • 56. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 1: Ask Rule 3: Choose Rule 6: Measure  State the question &  Select participants to  Measure how different formulate a hypothesis test the hypothesis treatments (IV) affect (RANDOM SELECTION) behavior (DV) => DATA Rule 2: Identify  how best to test this Rule 4: Assign hypothesis  Participants to  Independent variable different groups Rule 7: Analyze (IV): What a researcher (EXPERIMENTAL group)  Statistical analyses are manipulates or controls (CONTROL group) carried out to determine (TREATMENT) whether the observed  Dependant variable Rule 5: Manipulate differences in the (DV): Participants’  Administer the behaviors (DV) are due to measured behavior different treatments to the treatment effect (IV) (TREATMENT EFFECT) the different groups or due to chance/error
  • 57. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 1: Ask  State the question & formulate a hypothesis (expectation) QUESTION: Does Coffee Intake Improve your Ability to Concentrate on a Difficult Math Problem? HYPOTHESIS: Coffee Intake Improves the Ability to Concentrate on a Difficult Problem! (because Caffeine is a stimulant)
  • 58. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 2: Identify  how best to test this hypothesis  Independent variable (IV): What a researcher manipulates or controls (TREATMENT) TREATMENT or INDEPENDENT VARIABLE (IV): 1. Coffee (with caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL 2. Coffee (caffeine-Free) PLACEBO-CONTROL 3. Water NONPLACEBO-CONTROL
  • 59. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 2: Identify  how best to test this hypothesis  Independent variable (IV): What a researcher manipulates or controls (TREATMENT)  Dependant variable (DV): Participants’ measured behavior (TREATMENT EFFECT) TREATMENT EFFECT or DEPENDENT VARIABLE (DV): 1. Time Taken to complete the Task WHY? Because if you can concentrate better, you should be able to focus on the task better and work faster
  • 60. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 3: Choose  Select participants to test the hypothesis (RANDOM SELECTION) Sample characteristics: 1. Total number of participants = 1800 2. Equal number of male & female participants 3. Age = Young adults (18-25 years)
  • 61. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 4: Assign  Participants to different groups (EXPERIMENTAL group) (CONTROL group) Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL
  • 62. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 4: Assign  Participants to different groups (EXPERIMENTAL group) (CONTROL group) RANDOM ASSIGNMENT Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL 300 300 300 300 300 300
  • 63. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 5: Manipulate  Administer the different treatments to the different groups Double - Blind procedure Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL 300 300 300 300 300 300
  • 64. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 6: Measure  Measure how different treatments (IV) affect behavior (DV) => DATA Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL 300 300 300 300 300 300
  • 65. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD RESULT: Rule 7: Analyze HYPOTHESIS:  Statistical analyses are Coffee Intake Improves the Experimental group take carried out to determine Ability to Concentrate on a LESS time to solve Math whether the observed Difficult Problem! problem than differences in the (As Caffeine is a stimulant) Placebo control group & behaviors (DV) are due to Non-Placebo control group the treatment effect (IV) or due to chance/error Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
  • 66. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD RESULT: Rule 7: Analyze HYPOTHESIS:  Statistical analyses are Coffee Intake Improves the Experimental group take carried out to determine Ability to Concentrate on a SAME time to solve Math whether the observed Difficult Problem! problem as differences in the (As Caffeine is a stimulant) Placebo-control group behaviors (DV) are due to the treatment effect (IV) or due to chance/error Coffee Coffee Water (with caffeine) (without caffeine) (without caffeine) EXPERIMENTAL PLACEBO-CONTROL NON- PLACEBO-CONTROL 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
  • 67. EXPERIMENT: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Rule 1: Ask Rule 3: Choose Rule 6: Measure  State the question &  Select participants to  Measure how different formulate a hypothesis test the hypothesis treatments (IV) affect (RANDOM SELECTION) behavior (DV) => DATA Rule 2: Identify  how best to test this Rule 4: Assign hypothesis  Participants to  Independent variable different groups Rule 7: Analyze (IV): What a researcher (EXPERIMENTAL group)  Statistical analyses are manipulates or controls (CONTROL group) carried out to determine (TREATMENT) whether the observed  Dependant variable Rule 5: Manipulate differences in the (DV): Participants’  Administer the behaviors (DV) are due to measured behavior different treatments to the treatment effect (IV) (TREATMENT EFFECT) the different groups or due to chance/error
  • 68. Treatment Evaluation: RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) The key distinguishing feature of the typical RCT is that study subjects, after assessment of eligibility and recruitment, but before the intervention to be studied begins, are randomly allocated to receive one or other of the alternative treatments under study. Random allocation in real trials is complex, but conceptually, the process is like tossing a coin. After randomization, the two (or more) groups of subjects are followed in exactly the same way, and the only differences between the care they receive, for example, in terms of procedures, tests, outpatient visits, follow-up calls etc. should be those intrinsic to the treatments being compared. The most important advantage of proper randomization is that it minimizes allocation bias, balancing both known and unknown prognostic factors, in the assignment of treatments. Source: Moher D, Hopewell S, Schulz KF, Montori V, Gøtzsche PC, Devereaux PJ, Elbourne D, Egger M, Altman DG (2010). "CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials". Br Med J 340: c869.
  • 69. Treatment Evaluation: RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) Double - Blind procedure
  • 70. Dr. Anna Abraham Treatment Evaluation & Placebo Effects