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2021 May 04


BMJ Open


11


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Sham treatment effects in manual therapy trials on back pain patients: a systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis.

Authors

Lavazza C, Galli M, Abenavoli A, Maggiani A
BMJ Open. 2021 May 04; 11(5):e045106.
PMID: 33947735.

Abstract

To assess the effects and reliability of sham procedures in manual therapy (MT) trials in the treatment of back pain (BP) in order to provide methodological guidance for clinical trial development.