Today we present 20 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during October 2017. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 744 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.
Blasini, M., Corsi, N., Klinger, R., & Colloca, L. (2017).
Nocebo and pain: An overview of the psychoneurobiological mechanisms. Pain Rep, 2(2). doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000585
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28971165
Butler, J., & Anker, S. D. (2017).
The Ethics of Conducting Clinical Trials With Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure: Is Placebo Assignment Justified in Patients With Comorbid Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure? Circulation, 136(16), 1459-1461. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029284
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29038205
Caplandies, F., Colagiuri, B., Helfer, S. G., & Geers, A. L. (2017).
Effect type but not attribute framing alters nocebo headaches in an experimental paradigm. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4, 259-273.
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-34737-001
Colloca, L. (2017).
Nocebo effects can make you feel pain. Science, 358(6359), 44. doi:10.1126/science.aap8488
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28983038
Colloca, L. (2017).
Sham opioids relieve multidimensional aspects of chronic back pain. Pain, 158(10), 1849-1850. doi: 1097/j.pain.0000000000000996
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930921
Cunningham, N. A., Abhyankar, P., Cowie, J., Galinsky, J., & Methven, K. (2017).
Regenerative medicine: Stroke survivor and carer views and motivations towards a proposed stem cell clinical trial using placebo neurosurgery. Health Expect. doi:10.1111/hex.12632
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024214
Faria, V., Gingnell, M., Hoppe, J. M., Hjorth, O., Alaie, I., Frick, A., Hultberg, S.. Wahlstedt, K., Engman, J., Mansson, K.N.T., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G., Reis, M., Larsson, E.M., Fredrikson, M., Furmark, T. (2017).
Do You Believe It? Verbal Suggestions Influence the Clinical and Neural Effects of Escitalopram in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Trial. EBioMedicine. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.09.031
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29033138
Forsberg, J. T., Gjerstad, J., Flaten, M. A., & Aslaksen, P. M. (2017).
The influence of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Val158Met on fear of pain and placebo analgesia. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001081
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28968343
Kirsch, I. (2017).
Response Expectancy and the Response to Antidepressant Medication. EBioMedicine. doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.09.038
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29037605
Klinger, R., Blasini, M., Schmitz, J., & Colloca, L. (2017).
Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy. Pain Rep, 2(2). doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000586
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29034363
Locher, C., Koechlin, H., Zion, S. R., Werner, C., Pine, D. S., Kirsch, I., Kessler, R.C., Kossowsky, J. (2017).
Efficacy and Safety of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, and Placebo for Common Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(10), 1011-1020. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2432
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28854296
Ozawa, C., Roberts, R., Yoshida, K., Suzuki, T., Lebowitz, B., Reeves, S., Howard, R., Abe, T., Mimura, M., Uchida, H. (2017).
Placebo Effects in the Treatment of Noncognitive Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease: Analysis of the CATIE-AD Data. J Clin Psychiatry. doi:10.4088/JCP.17m11461
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29045769
Rezk, M. F., & Pieper, B. (2017).
Treatment Outcomes with Biosimilars: Be Aware of the Nocebo Effect. Rheumatol Ther. doi:10.1007/s40744-017-0085-z
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29032452
Rughinis, C., Ciocanel, A., & Vasile, S. (2017).
Homeopathy as Boundary Object and Distributed Therapeutic Agency. A Discussion on the Homeopathic Placebo Response. Am J Ther. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000000607
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28984633
Skyt, I., Moslemi, K., Baastrup, C., Grosen, K., Benedetti, F., Petersen, G. L., Price, D.D., Hall, K.T., Kaptchuk, T.J., Svensson, P., Jensen, T.S., Vase, L. (2017).
Dopaminergic tone does not influence pain levels during placebo interventions in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001089
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29068872
Tetreault, P., & Apkarian, A. V. (2017).
[Predicting placebo response with functional magnetic resonance imaging]. Med Sci (Paris), 33(6-7), 599-602. doi:10.1051/medsci/20173306014
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28990559
Thibault, R. T., & Raz, A. (2017).
The psychology of neurofeedback: Clinical intervention even if applied placebo. Am Psychol, 72(7), 679-688. doi:10.1037/amp0000118
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29016171
Tinnermann, A., Geuter, S., Sprenger, C., Finsterbusch, J., & Buchel, C. (2017).
Interactions between brain and spinal cord mediate value effects in nocebo hyperalgesia. Science, 358(6359), 105-108. doi:10.1126/science.aan1221
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28983051
Tweehuysen, L., van den Bemt, B. J. F., van Ingen, I. L., de Jong, A. J. L., van der Laan, W. H., van den Hoogen, F. H. J., & den Broeder, A. A. (2017).
Subjective Complaints as Main Reason for Biosimilar Discontinuation after Open Label Transitioning from Originator to Biosimilar Infliximab. Arthritis Rheumatol. doi:10.1002/art.40324
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29045077
van Meeuwis, S. H., Middendorp, H. V., Veldhuijzen, D. S., van Laarhoven, A. I. M., de Houwer, J., Lavrijsen, A. P. M., & Evers, A. W. M. (2017).
Placebo Effects of Open-label Verbal Suggestions on Itch. Acta Derm Venereol. doi:10.2340/00015555-2823
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29057429