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The SMILES trial: do undisclosed recruitment practices explain the remarkably large effect?

Authors: Marc L. Molendijk, Eiko I. Fried, Willem Van der Does

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

The SMILES trial showed substantial improvement of depressive symptoms following seven consultations on healthy dieting. The very large effect size on depression reduction seems remarkable and we suggest that selectively induced expectancy and a loss of blinding have contributed to the observed effect.

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Title: The SMILES trial: do undisclosed recruitment practices explain the remarkably large effect?
Authors: Marc L. Molendijk
Eiko I. Fried
Willem Van der Does
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1221-5

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