Table 2.

Pain ratings on the NRS 0–10 with and without ointment and nocebo responses for the nocebo and control conditions

Condition	NC		CC
	M	SD	M	SD
Without ointment	2.9	1.4	2.4	1.1
With ointment	3.5	1.6	2.9	1.2
Nocebo response	0.6	1.2	0.4	0.8

Abbreviations: NRS, numerical rating scale; NC: nocebo condition; CC, control condition; M, mean; SD, standard deviation.