Greater Response To Placebo In Children Than In Adults
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 21:21
in Psychology & Sociology
In a systematic review of antiepileptic drugs, researchers show that children with drug-resistant partial epilepsy enrolled in trials seem to have a greater response to placebo than adults enrolled in such trials. This finding is an important factor to consider when designing drug trials to be carried out in children with epilepsy.