How orthopedic surgeons view open label placebo pills: Ethical and effective, but opposed to personal use

To examine attitudes of Open Label Placebos (OLP) among a national sample of US orthopedic surgeons.Orthopedic surgeons across the US were invited to participate in a brief online cross-sectional survey; n = 687 participated. The survey included a short vignette of a surgeon using adjunctive OLPs in addition to opioids for postoperative pain management. Participants indicated how ethical and effective they thought OLPs would be in this context,...