Today we present 24 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during July 2018. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 652 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 4,000 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.
Athayde, J., Davies, S. C., Parker, C. E., Guizzetti, L., Ma, C., Khanna, R., Feagan, B.G., Jairath, V. (2018)
Placebo Rates in Randomized Controlled Trials of Pouchitis Therapy. Dig Dis Sci. doi:10.1007/s10620-018-5199-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29995184
Bernstein, M. H., Magill, M., Beaudoin, F. L., Becker, S., & Rich, J. D. (2018)
Harnessing the placebo effect: A promising method for curbing the opioid crisis? Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.14385
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29989293
Cook, V. E., To, S., Soller, L., & Chan, E. S. (2018)
Delayed Unblinding of Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenges in Anxious Patients Allows Exclusion of Both Immediate and Delayed Adverse Reactions to Food. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 6(4), 1432-1433. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2018.03.009
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30033923
Drayson, H. (2018)
Design(ing) and the Placebo Effect – A Productive Idea. Design Issues, 34(3), 17-27.
https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/desi_a_00494
Eichner, E. R. (2018)
Caffeine Powder, Placebos for Athletes, and Muscle Breakdowns. Curr Sports Med Rep, 17(7), 226-227. doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000497
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29994821
Estevinho, M. M., Afonso, J., Rosa, I., Lago, P., Trindade, E., Correia, L., Dias, C.C., Magro, F.; on behalf GEDII (Portuguese IBD Group) (2018)
Placebo effect on the health-related quality of life of inflammatory bowel disease patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis. doi:10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy100
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30010736
Finnerup, N. B., Haroutounian, S., Baron, R., Dworkin, R. H., Gilron, I., Haanpaa, M., Jensen, T.S., Kamerman, P.R., McNicol, E., Moore, A., Raja, S.N., Andersen, N.T., Sena, E.S., Smith, B.H., Rice, A.S., Attal, N. (2018)
Neuropathic Pain Clinical Trials: Factors Associated with Decreases in Estimated Drug Efficacy. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001340
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30015707
Francavilla, R., Cristofori, F., De Benedittis, D., Indrio, F. (2018)
Whoever is Free from “Placebo Sensitivity”, Cast the First Stone! Am J Gastroenterol. doi:10.1038/s41395-018-0172-y
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29967476
Hedderson, W. C., Dover, G. C., George, S. Z., Crow, J. A., Borsa, P. A. (2018)
Expectancy Reduces Symptoms but not Functional Impairment Following Exercise-induced Musculoskeletal Injury. Clin J Pain, 34(1), 1-7. doi:10.1097/AJP.0000000000000484
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28157138
Knibb, G., Roberts, C. A., Robinson, E., Rose, A., Christiansen, P. (2018)
The effect of beliefs about alcohol’s acute effects on alcohol priming and alcohol-induced impairments of inhibitory control. PLoS One, 13(7), e0201042. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201042
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30048471
Kober, S. E., Witte, M., Grinschgl, S., Neuper, C., Wood, G. (2018)
Placebo hampers ability to self-regulate brain activity: A double-blind sham-controlled neurofeedback study. Neuroimage. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.07.025
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30010005
Kroslak, M., Murrell, G. A. C. (2018)
Lateral Epicondylitis “Placebo” Surgery Was Actually a Lateral Denervation Procedure: Response. Am J Sports Med, 46(9), NP41-NP42. doi:10.1177/0363546518783971
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30011255
Loyeung, B., Lee, J., Michaeil, C., Zaslawski, C. (2018)
An experimental study in distinguishing an authentic herbal substance from sham herbal substances. Complement Ther Med, 39, 92-96. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.04.005
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30012399
Moore, R. A., Derry, S., Wiffen, P. J., Banerjee, S., Karan, R., Glimm, E., Wiksten, A., Aldington, D., Eccleston, C. (2018)
Estimating Relative Efficacy in Acute Postoperative Pain: Network Meta-Analysis is Consistent with Indirect Comparison to Placebo Alone. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001322
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29965830
Munnangi, S., Angus, L. D. (2018)
Placebo Effect. In StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020668
Portielje, J. E. A., Stiggelbout, A. M. (2018)
[Well-informed decision-making in cancer]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd, 162.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30040334
Rose, N. E. (2018)
Lateral Epicondylitis “Placebo” Surgery Was Actually a Lateral Denervation Procedure: Letter to the Editor. Am J Sports Med, 46(9), NP41. doi:10.1177/0363546518783976
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30011252
Schakel, L., Veldhuijzen, D. S., Middendorp, H. V., Dessel, P. V., Houwer, J., Bidarra, R., Evers, A. W. M. (2018)
The effects of a gamified approach avoidance training and verbal suggestions on food outcomes. PLoS One, 13(7), e0201309. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201309
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30048511
Tariq, S. M. (2018)
Exacerbation of asthma due to inadvertent use of a dummy inhaler. Respir Med Case Rep, 24, 133-134. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.05.012
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977780
Team, V., Bugeja, L., Weller, C. D. (2018)
Barriers and facilitators to participant recruitment to randomised controlled trials: A qualitative perspective. Int Wound J. doi:10.1111/iwj.12950
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29974634
Vannabouathong, C., Bhandari, M., Bedi, A., Khanna, V., Yung, P., Shetty, V., Khan, M. (2018)
Nonoperative Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: An Evaluation of Treatment Characteristics and the Intra-Articular Placebo Effect: A Systematic Review. JBJS Rev. doi:10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020117
Webster, R. K., Weinman, J., Rubin, G. J. (2018)
Ethical issues surrounding the study of nocebo effects: Recommendations for deceptive research. Br J Health Psychol. doi:10.1111/bjhp.12331
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30006954
Weinberger, J. M., Houman, J., Caron, A. T., Patel, D. N., Baskin, A. S., Ackerman, A. L., Eilber, K. S., Anger, J. T. (2018)
Female Sexual Dysfunction and the Placebo Effect: A Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol, 132(2), 453-458. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000002733
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29995725
Zeidan, F., Salomons, T., Farris, S. R., Emerson, N. M., Neal, A. A., Jung, Y., Coghill, R. C. (2018)
Neural Mechanisms Supporting the Relationship between Dispositional Mindfulness and Pain. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001344
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30015711