Research
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The placebo effect of a potentially ergogenic treatment during unblinded laboratory time trials lasting approximately 1 hour is probably a small but worthwhile increase in endurance power.
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The placebo effect of a potentially ergogenic treatment during unblinded laboratory time trials lasting approximately 1 h is probably a small but worthwhile increase in endurance power.
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Placebo effect of carbohydrate feedings during a 40-km cycling time trial
V. R. Clark et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2000
rct · n=43Cited 186×
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