Placebo Publications November 2016

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

 

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