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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2, 354–355 (1 August 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0237

Factors affecting therapeutic placebo response rates in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Paul Enck , Sibylle Klosterhalfen & Wolfgang Kruis

Pitz M et al. (2005) Defining the predictors of the placebo response in irritable bowel syndrome. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 3: 237–247 Synopsis Background Numerous studies have recorded placebo responses in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but relatively little is understood about these responses and the factors that influence them.