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).