Conditioned Pharmacotherapeutic Effects in Hypertension

Summary

The proposed research is designed to determine if the application of classical conditioning operations could influence the clinical effects of a regimen of antihypertensive drug therapy. It will be determined if, capitalizing on conditioned pharmacotherapeutic effects, patients can be effectively treated with smaller cumulative amounts of drug.

Timeline

Start

2011-03

Primary completion

2018-11-30

Completion

2018-12-31

Publications

• Background WOLF S. Effects of suggestion and conditioning on the action of chemical agents in human subjects; the pharmacology of placebos. J Clin Invest. 1950 Jan;29(1):100-9. doi: 10.1172/JCI102225. No abstract available.
• Background LASAGNA L, MOSTELLER F, VON FELSINGER JM, BEECHER HK. A study of the placebo response. Am J Med. 1954 Jun;16(6):770-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(54)90441-6. No abstract available.
• Background KNOWLES JB. CONDITIONING AND THE PLACEBO EFFECT: THE EFFECTS OF DECAFFEINATED COFFEE ON SIMPLE REACTION TIME IN HABITUAL COFFEE DRINKERS. Behav Res Ther. 1963 Aug;1:151-7. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(63)90018-4. No abstract available.

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