Placebo Publications April 2017

Today we present 24 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during April 2017. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 837 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 3,500 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.

[No authors listed] (2017)
The Placebo Effect in Psychotherapy. JAMA. 317(16):1695. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.0645.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=10.1001%2Fjama.2017.0645

Ashar, Y.K., Chang, L.J., Wager, T.D. (2017)
Brain Mechanisms of the Placebo Effect: An Affective Appraisal Account. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093015. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28375723

Bar-Or, D., Rael, L.T., Brody, E.N. (2017)
Use of Saline as a Placebo in Intra-articular Injections in Osteoarthritis: Potential Contributions to Nociceptive Pain Relief. Open Rheumatol J.11:16-22. doi:10.2174/1874312901711010016. eCollection 2017.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5366377/

Bartels, D.J., van Laarhoven, A.I., Heijmans, N., Hermans, D., Debeer, E., van de Kerkhof, P.C., Evers, A.W. (2017)
Cognitive Schemas in Placebo and Nocebo Responding: Role of Autobiographical Memories and Expectations. Clin Ther. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.02.004. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28341522

Braga-Simões, J., Costa, P.S., Yaphe, J. (2017)
Placebo prescription and empathy of the physician: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Gen Pract. 23(1):98-04. doi:10.1080/13814788.2017.1291625.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28347193

Bräscher, A.K., Raymaekers, K., Van den Bergh, O., Witthöft, M. (2017)
Are media reports able to cause somatic symptoms attributed to WiFi radiation? An experimental test of the negative expectation hypothesis. Environ Res. 156:265-271. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.040 [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28371755

Crum, A.J., Leibowitz, K.A., Verghese, A. (2017)
Making mindset matter. BMJ. 356:j674. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j674.
http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j674

Flik, C.E., Bakker, L., Laan, W., van Rood, Y.R., Smout, A.J., de Wit, N.J. (2017)
Systematic review: The placebo effect of psychological interventions in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. World J Gastroenterol. 23(12):2223-2233. doi:10.3748/wjg.v23.i12.2223.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405151

Geuter, S., Koban, L., Wager, T.D. (2017)
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Placebo Effects: Concepts, Predictions, and Physiology. Annu Rev Neurosci. doi:10.1146/annurev-neuro-072116-031132. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28399689

Herschorn, S., Chapple, C.R., Snijder, R., Siddiqui, E., Cardozo, L. (2017)
Could Reduced Fluid Intake Cause the Placebo Effect Seen in Overactive Bladder Clinical Trials? Analysis of a Large Solifenacin Integrated Database. Urology. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2017.04.016. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435033

Hurst, P., Foad, A., Coleman, D., Beedie, C. (2017)
Athletes Intending to Use Sports Supplements Are More Likely to Respond to a Placebo. Med Sci Sports Exerc. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000001297. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28419027

Hyde, A.J., May, B.H., Xue, C.C., Zhang, A.L. (2017)
Variation in Placebo Effect Sizes in Clinical Trials of Oral Interventions for Management of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.02.022. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28363357

Ingerski, L.M., Wilkins, M.L., Rach, A.M., Patel, N., Gaur, A.H. (2017)
Use of Placebo Pills Before Treatment Initiation in Youth with HIV: Are They Ready? J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2325957417702483. doi:10.1177/2325957417702483. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393664

Jensen, J.S., Bielefeldt, A.Ø., Hróbjartsson, A. (2017)
Active placebo control groups of pharmacological interventions were rarely used but merited serious consideration: A methodological overview. J Clin Epidemiol. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.03.001. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28342907

Jensen, K.B., Kirsch, I., Pontén, M., Rosén, A., Yang, K., Gollub, R.L., des Portes, V., Kaptchuk, T.J., Curie, A. (2017)
Certainty of genuine treatment increases drug responses among intellectually disabled patients. Neurology. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000003934. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28424273

Jones, R.M., Carberry, C., Hamo, A., Lord, C. (2017)
Placebo-like response in absence of treatment in children with Autism. Autism Res. doi:10.1002/aur.1798. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28401674

Li, L., Xu, L., Wu, J., Dong, L., Lv, Y., Zheng, Q. (2017)
Quantitative analysis of placebo response and factors associated with menopausal hot flashes. Menopause. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000000858. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28399006

Li, X., Chen, Y., Yang, K. (2017)
Clinical heterogeneity and risk of bias on the placebo effect associated with sham surgeries. J Clin Epidemiol. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.03.004. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28342904

Meister, R., Jansen, A., Härter, M., Nestoriuc, Y., Kriston, L. (2017)
Placebo and nocebo reactions in randomized trials of pharmacological treatments for persistent depressive disorder. A meta-regression analysis. J Affect Disord. 215:288-298. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.03.024. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28363152

Miller, F.G. (2016)
Henry Beecher and Consent to Research: a critical reexamination. Perspect Biol Med. 59(1):78-94. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2016.0015.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499486

Ongaro, G., Ward, D. (2017)
An enactive account of placebo effects. Biol Philos. Doi: 10.1007/s10539-017-9572-4. [Epub ahead of print]
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10539-017-9572-4

Peerdeman, K.J., van Laarhoven, A.I.M., Bartels, D.J.P., Peters, M.L., Evers, A.W.M. (2017)
Placebo-like analgesia via response imagery. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.1035. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28421648

Shaughnessy, A.F. (2017)
Placebo Plus Message of Benefit Decreases Chronic Low Back Pain. Am Fam Physician. 95(7):456-457.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409591

Strawn, J.R., Dobson, E.T., Mills, J.A., Cornwall, G.J., Sakolsky, D., Birmaher, B., Compton, S.N., Piacentini, J., McCracken, J.T., Ginsburg, G.S., Kendall, P.C., Walkup, J.T., Albano, A.M., Rynn, M.A. (2017)
Placebo Response in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Results from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. doi: 10.1089/cap.2016.0198. [Epub ahead of print]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28384010

 

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