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. 2013 Sep 16;8(9):e71529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071529

Table 5. Differences in belief as to whether each device was a placebo.

Belief Devices
Standard wrist strap (n = 64) Attenuated wrist strap (n = 63) Demagnetised wrist strap (n = 64) Copper bracelet (n = 67)
Definitely a placebo (i.e. inactive) 3 (4.7%) 4 (6.3%) 11 (17.2%) 3 (4.5%)
Probably a placebo (i.e. inactive) 10 (15.6%) 13 (20.6%) 15 (23.4%) 9 (13.4%)
Can't decide 29 (45.3%) 27 (42.9%) 29 (45.3%) 25 (37.3%)
Probably not a placebo (i.e. active) 11 (17.2%) 13 (20.6%) 6 (9.4%) 19 (28.4%)
Definitely not a placebo (i.e. active) 11 (17.2%) 6 (9.5%) 3 (4.7%) 11 (16.4%)

Values are frequency (percentage).