Placeboeffekte bei Tieren

Zusammenfassung

Nach heutigem Kenntnisstand gibt es bei Tieren keinen „klassischen Placeboeffekt“. Weiter gefasste Definitionen des Placebobegriffs berücksichtigen aber, dass nicht allein die Gabe eines inerten Scheinmedikaments einen Placeboeffekt, sondern dass auch das Behandlungsumfeld und die Arzt-Patient-Interaktion unspezifische Effekte auslösen können. Diese sind auch von Tieren bekannt und können bei der Bewertung von Forschungsergebnissen aus veterinärmedizinischen Studien eine Rolle spielen.

Summary

Based on current knowledge, the prevailing view is that the classical placebo effect does not exist in animals. However, broader and modern definitions of the term „placebo effect“ take into consideration not only that the administration of inert medication is able to provoke a placebo effect, but also that the environmental setting and the interaction between patient and physician is able to elicit non-specific effects in the patient. Corresponding reactions are also known in animals and may play an important role in the assessment of clinical effects of veterinary clinical studies.

Schlüsselwörter

Veterinärhomöopathie - Placebo - Placeboeffekt - Kontexteffekt - Tiere

Key Words

Veterinary homeopathy - placebo effect - meaning response - animals

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