Influence of placebo effects on quality of life and wound healing in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers.

Finja Reinboldt-JockenhöferChristopher KnustSven BensonManfred SchedlowskiJoachim Dissemond

Published in: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG (2019)

Our study is the first to show that - merely by raising patients' expectations for a novel treatment - placebo effects can significantly improve quality of life in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers. In the future, our findings should be integrated into the development of treatment concepts for patients with chronic wounds and should be investigated in larger cohorts.

Keyphrases

wound healing
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
patient reported outcomes
high resolution
high speed