Clinical Study

The Influence of Expectation on Nondeceptive Placebo and Nocebo Effects

Table 2

Pain ratings of each experimental group in the conditioning phase.

GroupPain ratings in conditioning phase
Low pain cueModerate pain cueHigh pain cue

BL1.18 ± 0.664.38 ± 1.157.22 ± 1.27
NoEI1.10 ± 0.773.83 ± 0.937.26 ± 1.23
EI1.07 ± 0.554.07 ± 0.937.23 ± 1.06
ED1.17 ± 0.514.16 ± 0.977.05 ± 1.11

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.