Open-label placebo for acute stress
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether taking a placebo pill that you know is a placebo can help reduce stress during a big thrill activity, like a canyon swing. You'll either get the placebo or no treatment, and we'll see how it affects your stress.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You can speak and understand English.
- You are comfortable being randomly assigned to either take a placebo pill (that you know is a placebo) or no treatment.
- You have already signed up to do the canyon swing.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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