Today we present 20 new placebo research papers and a book identified during November 2016. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 825 new publications during the preceding month. Previously published monthly updates can be found in our archive. Todays selection as well as all previously identified papers will also go into our placebo research library that currently contains more than 3,400 relevant papers. If you would like to get access to the full database, please register for our newsletter and provide us with your email address and affiliation.
Aslaksen, P.M., Åsli, O., Øvervoll, M., Bjørkedal, E. (2016)
Nocebo hyperalgesia and the startle response. Neuroscience. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.040. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27789385
Arnold, M.H., Bleasel, J., Haq, I. (2016)
Nocebo effects in practice: methotrexate myths and misconceptions. Med J Aust. 205(10):440-442.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852171
Chaibub Neto, E. (2016)
Using instrumental variables to disentangle treatment and placebo effects in blinded and unblinded randomized clinical trials influenced by unmeasured confounders. Sci Rep. 6:37154. doi: 10.1038/srep37154.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27869205
Ciccozzi, M., Menga, R., Ricci, G., Vitali, M.A., Angeletti, S., Sirignano, A., Tambone, V. (2016)
Critical review of sham surgery clinical trials: Confounding factors analysis. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 12:21-26. Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872745
Conrad, R. (2016)
The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes – quo vadis placebo analgesia? J Pain Res. 9:819-823.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27789973
Crum, A.J., Phillips, D.J., Goyer, J.P., Akinola, M., Higgins, E.T. (2016)
Transforming Water: Social Influence Moderates Psychological, Physiological, and Functional Response to a Placebo Product. PLoS One. 11(11):e0167121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167121.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27875567
Enck, P. (2016)
Placebo response in depression: is it rising? Lancet Psychiatry. 3(11):1005-1006. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30308-X.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27726983
Faria, V., Kossowsky, J., Petkov, M.P., Kaptchuk, T.J., Kirsch, I., Lebel, A., Borsook, D. (2016)
Parental Attitudes About Placebo Use in Children. J Pediatr. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.10.018. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27863847
Fu, Y., Persson, M.S., Bhattacharya, A., Goh, S.L., Stocks, J., van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S.M., Walsh, D., Doherty, M., Zhang, W. (2016)
Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 5(1):183.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27793184
Furukawa, T.A., Cipriani, A., Atkinson, L.Z., Leucht, S., Ogawa, Y., Takeshima, N., Hayasaka, Y., Chaimani, A., Salanti, G. (2016)
Placebo response rates in antidepressant trials: a systematic review of published and unpublished double-blind randomised controlled studies. Lancet Psychiatry. 3(11):1059-1066. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30307-8.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27726982
Hartogsohn, I. (2016)
Set and setting, psychedelics and the placebo response: An extra-pharmacological perspective on psychopharmacology. J Psychopharmacol. doi: 10.1177/0269881116677852. [Epub ahead of print].
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852960
Jacobs, W., Das, E., Schagen, S.B. (2016)
Increased cognitive problem reporting after information about chemotherapy-induced cognitive decline: The moderating role of stigma consciousness. Psychol Health. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2016.1244535. [Epub ahead of print].
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27701901
Kaplan, S.A. (2016)
Re: Placebo Medication and Sham Surgery Responses in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatments: Implications for Clinical Trials. J Urol.196(6):1713. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.09.018.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27845124
Rabinowitz, J., Werbeloff, N., Mandel, F.S., Menard, F., Marangell, L., Kapur, S. (2016)
Initial depression severity and response to antidepressants v. placebo: patient-level data analysis from 34 randomised controlled trials. Br J Psychiatry. 209(5):427-428.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27198482
Rheker, J., Winkler, A., Doering, B.K., Rief, W. (2016)
Learning to experience side effects after antidepressant intake – Results from a randomized, controlled, double-blind study. Psychopharmacology (Berl). doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4466-8. [Epub ahead of print].
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807605
Saunders, B., de Oliveira, L.F., da Silva, R.P., de Salles Painelli, V., Gonçalves, L.S., Yamaguchi, G., Mutti, T., Maciel, E., Roschel, H., Artioli, G.G., Gualano, B. (2016)
Placebo in sports nutrition: a proof-of-principle study involving caffeine supplementation. Scand J Med Sci Sports. doi: 10.1111/sms.12793. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27882605
Schaefer, M., Harke, R., Denke, C. (2016)
Open-Label Placebos Improve Symptoms in Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychother Psychosom. 85(6):373-374.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27744433
SmithBattle, L., Pohlman, S., Palmer, J.L., Lorenz, R.A., Cibulka, N.J. (2016)
Placebo and the Healing Process. Clin Nurs Res. 25(6):587-589.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807195
Wiech, K. (2016)
Deconstructing the sensation of pain: The influence of cognitive processes on pain perception. Science. 354(6312):584-587.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27811269
Wilhelm, M., Winkler, A., Rief, W., Doering, B.K. (2016)
Effect of placebo groups on blood pressure in hypertension: a meta-analysis of beta-blocker trials. J Am Soc Hypertens. doi:10.1016/j.jash.2016.10.009. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27865824