Today we present 29 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during November 2017. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 711 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.
Adamczyk, W. M., Saulicz, O., Saulicz, E., & Luedtke, K. (2017).
Tactile acuity (dys)function in acute nociceptive low back pain: a doubleblind experiment. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001110
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29140929
Alexander, W. (2017).
It’s Time to Listen to the Dummy What It Means When the Modest Placebo Speaks. P t, 42(11), 684-691.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29089724
Beard, D.J., Rees, J.L., Cook, J.A., Rombach, I., Cooper, C., Merritt, N., Shirkey, B.A., Donovon, J.L., Gwilym, S., Savulescu, J., Moser, J., Gray, A., Jepson, M, Tracey, I., Judge, A., Wartolowska, K., & Carr, A.J.; CSAW Study. (2017).
Arthroscopic subacromial decompression for subacromial shoulder pain (CSAW): a multicenter, pragmatic, parallel group, placebo-controlled, three-group, randomised surgical trial. Lancet. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32457-1.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29169668
Casarett, D. (2017).
The Achilles Heel of Medical Cannabis Research-Inadequate Blinding of Placebo-Controlled Trials. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5308
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29159413
Chamsi-Pasha, M., Albar, M. A., & Chamsi-Pasha, H. (2017).
Minimizing nocebo effect: Pragmatic approach. Avicenna J Med, 7(4), 139-143. doi:10.4103/ajm.AJM_59_17
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29119079
Doleys, D. M. (2017).
Philosophical Issues and Psychological Variables that Influence the Determination of Opioid Effectiveness: A Narrative Review. Pain Physician, 20(7), E1091-e1105.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29149154
Enck, P., Chae, Y., & Elsenbruch, S. (2017).
Novel designs and paradigms to study the placebo response in gastroenterology. Curr Opin Pharmacol, 37, 72-79. doi:10.1016/j.coph.2017.10.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29102743
Faasse, K., Porsius, J. T., Faasse, J., & Martin, L. R. (2017).
Bad news: The influence of news coverage and Google searches on Gardasil adverse event reporting. Vaccine. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.10.004
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29128382
Fava, G. A., Guidi, J., Rafanelli, C., & Rickels, K. (2017).
The Clinical Inadequacy of the Placebo Model and the Development of an Alternative Conceptual Framework. Psychother Psychosom, 86(6), 332-340. doi:10.1159/000480038
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29131050
Gupta, A., Godec, T., & Sever, P. (2017).
Concerns related to the nocebo effect – Authors’ reply. Lancet, 390(10105), 1832. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32423-6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082877
Harvey, S.C., & Beedie, C.J. (2017).
Studying placebo effects in model organisms will help us understand them in humans. Biol Lett. 13(11). pii: 20170585. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0585.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29187606
Human, L.J., Woolley, J.D., & Mendes, W.B. (2017).
Effects of Oxytocin Administration on Receiving Help. Emotion. doi: 10.1037/emo0000369.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29172621
Jiang, B., Petkova, E., Tarpey, T., & Ogden, R. T. (2017).
LATENT CLASS MODELING USING MATRIX COVARIATES WITH APPLICATION TO IDENTIFYING EARLY PLACEBO RESPONDERS BASED ON EEG SIGNALS. Ann Appl Stat, 11(3), 1513-1536. doi:10.1214/17-aoas1044
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152032
Kaplan, S. A. (2017).
Re: A Relevant Midterm (12 Months) Placebo Effect on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Maximum Flow Rate in Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptom and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-A Meta-Analysis. J Urol, 198(6), 1185. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2017.09.049
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29144900
Khan, A., Fahl Mar, K., Schilling, J., & Brown, W. A. (2017).
Magnitude and pattern of placebo response in clinical trials of antiepileptic medications: Data from the Food and Drug Administration 1996-2016. Contemp Clin Trials. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2017.10.017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29101042
Kirsch, I. (2017).
The clinical significance of drug-placebo differences. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 1-2. doi:10.1017/s2045796017000725
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166967
Koban, L., Jepma, M., Geuter, S., & Wager, T.D. (2017).
What’s in a word? How instructions, suggestions, and social information change pain and emotion. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 81(Pt A):29-42. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.02.014.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173508
Langas-Larsen, A., Salamonsen, A., Kristoffersen, A. E., Hamran, T., Evjen, B., & Stub, T. (2017).
“There are more things in heaven and earth!” How knowledge about traditional healing affects clinical practice: interviews with conventional health personnel. Int J Circumpolar Health, 76(1), 1398010. doi:10.1080/22423982.2017.1398010
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29130420
Mathie, R. T., Van Wassenhoven, M., Rutten, A. L. B., Klein-Laansma, C. T., Eizayaga, J., Pla I Castellsagué, A., Jong, M.C., Manchanda, R.K., Dantas, F., Oberbaum, M., Frye, J., Roninger, H., Baumgartner, S., van Haselen, R., Nicolai, T., & Fisher, P. (2017).
Model validity of randomised placebo-controlled trials of non-individualised homeopathic treatment. Homeopathy, 106(4), 194-202. doi:10.1016/j.homp.2017.07.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29157469
Razza, L. B., Moffa, A. H., Moreno, M. L., Carvalho, A. F., Padberg, F., Fregni, F., & Brunoni, A. R. (2018).
A systematic review and meta-analysis on placebo response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression trials. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 81, 105-113. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.10.016
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29111404
Rehn, J., & Schuster, K. (2017).
Clinic Design as Placebo-Using Design to Promote Healing and Support Treatments. Behav Sci (Basel), 7(4). doi:10.3390/bs7040077
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29120378
Rossettini, G., & Testa, M. (2017).
Manual therapy RCTs: should we control placebo in placebo control? Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. doi:10.23736/s1973-9087.17.05024-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29144109
Schafer, S. M., Geuter, S., & Wager, T. D. (2017).
Mechanisms of placebo analgesia: A dual-process model informed by insights from cross-species comparisons. Prog Neurobiol. doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.10.008
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29108801
Schmitz, J., Kamping, S., Wiegratz, J., Müller, M., Stork, J., Colloca, L., Flor, H., & Klinger, R.
Impact of patient information leaflets on pain medication intake behavior: a pilot study. Pain Rep. doi: 10.1097/PR9.
https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=01938936-900000000-99952
Tondorf, T., Kaufmann, L.K., Degel, A., Locher, C., Birkhäuer, J., Gerger, H., Ehlert, U., & Gaab, J. (2017).
Employing open/hidden administration in psychotherapy research: A randomized-controlled trial of expressive writing. PLoS One. 12(11):e0187400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187400.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29176768
van de Sand, M. F., Menz, M. M., Sprenger, C., & Buchel, C. (2017).
Nocebo-induced modulation of cerebral itch processing – An fMRI study. Neuroimage, 166, 209-218. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.10.056
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29107770
van Vliet, L. M., van Dulmen, S., Thiel, B., van Deelen, G. W., Immerzeel, S., Godfried, M. B., & Bensing, J. M. (2017).
Examining the effects of enhanced provider-patient communication on postoperative tonsillectomy pain: protocol of a randomised controlled trial performed by nurses in daily clinical care. BMJ Open, 7(11), e015505. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015505
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29101130
Zhang, X., Chen, Y. F., & Tamura, R. (2017).
The plan of enrichment designs for dealing with high placebo response. Pharm Stat. doi:10.1002/pst.1833
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29094519
Zhou, Z., Curtis, A., Breslin, M., & Nelson, M. (2017).
Concerns related to the nocebo effect. Lancet, 390(10105), 1831-1832. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32427-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082876