Table 1

Treatment groups of articles containing spin

Treatment groupNo. (%) (n=65)
Experimental arm
 Pharmacological treatment22 (34)
 Non-pharmacological therapy18 (28)
 Other*25 (39)
Comparator arm
 Placebo/Sham14 (22)
 Care-as-usual14 (22)
 Non-pharmacological therapy7 (11)
 Pharmacological treatment+placebo5 (8)
 Pharmacological treatment2 (3)
 Combination of above3 (5)
 Procedure0 (0)
 Other*20 (31)
  • *For example, visiting an educational website.