Today we present 31 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during October 2018. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 937 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.
Annoni, M., & Blease, C. (2018).
A Critical (and Cautiously Optimistic) Appraisal of Moerman’s “Meaning Response”. Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 379-387. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0050
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293976
Berthelot, J. M., Nizard, J., & Maugars, Y. (2018).
The Negative Hawthorne Effect: Explaining Pain Overexpression. Joint Bone Spine. doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.10.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30316973
Blease, C. (2018).
Consensus in Placebo Studies: Lessons from The Philosophy of Science. Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 412-429. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0053
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293979
Blom, T. J., Guerdjikova, A. I., & McElroy, S. L. (2018).
Placebo response and cessation in binge eating disorder: A pooled analysis of two randomized parallel-group clinical trials. Eur Eat Disord Rev. doi:10.1002/erv.2655
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30370658
Bussel, C. A., & Gavett, B.E. (2018).
Effects of Media Sensationalization on Cognitive Performance and Post Concussive Symptoms. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. doi: 1017/S1355617718000760
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30376904
da Silva Rolim, P., da Costa Matos, R. A., von Koenig Soares, E. M. K., Molina, G. E., & Gomes da Cruz, C. J. (2018).
Caffeine increases parasympathetic reactivation without altering resting and exercise cardiac parasympathetic modulation: A balanced placebo design. Eur J Sport Sci, 1-9. doi:10.1080/17461391.2018.1532532
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30326789
Germain, V., Scherlinger, M., Barnetche, T., Schaeverbeke, T., & Federation Hospitalouniversitaire, A. (2018).
Long-term follow-up after switching from originator infliximab to its biosimilar CT-P13: the weight of nocebo effect. Ann Rheum Dis. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214374
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30352888
Granato, A., Fantini, J., Monti, F., Furlanis, G., Musho Ilbeh, S., Semenic, M., & Manganotti, P. (2018).
Dramatic placebo effect of high frequency repetitive TMS in treatment of chronic migraine and medication overuse headache. J Clin Neurosci. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2018.09.021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30316627
Heesen, C., Scalfari, A., & Galea, I. (2018).
Prognostic information for people with MS: Impossible or inevitable? Mult Scler, 1352458518807101. doi:10.1177/1352458518807101
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30325713
Kaptchuk, T. J. (2018).
Open-Label Placebo: Reflections on a Research Agenda. Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 311-334. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0045
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293971
Khadanga, S. (2018).
Cardiac shock wave therapy for refractory angina: angiogenesis, placebo effects, and randomized trial designs. Coron Artery Dis, 29(7), 587-588. doi:10.1097/MCA.0000000000000655
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30277924
Kotzalidis, G. D., Del Casale, A., Simmaco, M., Pancheri, L., Brugnoli, R., Paolini, M., Gualtieri, I., Ferracuti, S., Savoja, V., Cuomo, I., De Chiara, L., Mosca, A., Sani, G., Girardi, P., Pompili, M., & Rapinesci, C., On Behalf Of The Sapienza Group For The Study Of The Placebo Effect In Psychiatric Disorders (2018).
Placebo effect in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Placebo response and placebo responders in OCD: The trend over time. Curr Neuropharmacol. doi:10.2174/1570159X16666181026163922
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30370851
Kravvariti, E., Kitas, G. D., Mitsikostas, D. D., & Sfikakis, P. P. (2018).
Nocebos in rheumatology: emerging concepts and their implications for clinical practice. Nat Rev Rheumatol. doi:10.1038/s41584-018-0110-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30361674
Ladeira, F., Mendonca, M., Caetano, A., Salavisa, M., Delgado, H., Correia, A. S., & Viana-Baptista, M. (2018).
Effect of patients’ expectations on clinical response to fampridine treatment. Neurol Sci. doi:10.1007/s10072-018-3613-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30374581
MacKrill, K., & Petrie, K. J. (2018).
What is associated with increased side effects and lower perceived efficacy following switching to a generic medicine? A New Zealand cross-sectional patient survey. BMJ Open, 8(10), e023667. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023667
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30341138
Maij, D. L. R., & van Elk, M. (2018).
Getting absorbed in experimentally induced extraordinary experiences: Effects of placebo brain stimulation on agency detection. Conscious Cogn, 66, 1-16. doi:10.1016/j.concog.2018.09.010
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30355534
Mallayasamy, S., Chaturvedula, A., Blaschke, T., & Fossler, M. J. (2018).
A Systematic Evaluation of Effect of Adherence Patterns on the Sample Size and Power of a Clinical Study. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. doi:10.1002/psp4.12361
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30291680
Miller, F. G. (2018).
Reining in the Placebo Effect. Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 335-348. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0046
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293972
Parr, L. A., Mitchell, T., & Hecht, E. (2018).
Intranasal oxytocin in rhesus monkeys alters brain networks that detect social salience and reward. Am J Primatol, 80(10), e22915. doi:10.1002/ajp.22915
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30295946
Pecina, M., Heffernan, J., Wilson, J., Zubieta, J. K., & Dombrovski, A. Y. (2018).
Prefrontal expectancy and reinforcement-driven antidepressant placebo effects. Transl Psychiatry, 8(1), 222. doi:10.1038/s41398-018-0263-y
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30323205
Peiris, N., Blasini, M., Wright, T., & Colloca, L. (2018).
The Placebo Phenomenon: A Narrow Focus on Psychological Models. Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 388-400. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0051
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293977
Penson, P. E., Mancini, G. B. J., Toth, P. P., Martin, S. S., Watts, G. F., Sahebkar, A., Mikhailidis, D. P., Banach, M., Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-Analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group & International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP) (2018).
Introducing the ‘Drucebo’ effect in statin therapy: a systematic review of studies comparing reported rates of statin-associated muscle symptoms, under blinded and open-label conditions. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. doi:10.1002/jcsm.12344
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30311434
Rucker, G., & Schwarzer, G. (2018).
Differences in the placebo response between trials do not necessarily preclude network meta-analysis. Acta Psychiatr Scand, 138(6), 615. doi:10.1111/acps.12974
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30374963
Sagy, I., Abres, J., Winnick, A., & Jotkowitz, A. (2018).
Placebos in the era of open-label trials: An update for clinicians. Eur J Clin Invest, e13038. doi:10.1111/eci.13038
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30316203
Shabir, A., Hooton, A., Tallis, J., & Higgins, M. F. (2018).
The Influence of Caffeine Expectancies on Sport, Exercise, and Cognitive Performance. Nutrients, 10(10). doi:10.3390/nu10101528
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30336606
Tu, Y., Park, J., Ahlfors, S. P., Khan, S., Egorova, N., Lang, C., Cao, J., Kong, J. (2018).
A neural mechanism of direct and observational conditioning for placebo and nocebo responses. Neuroimage, 184, 954-963. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.10.020
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30296557
Turnbull, J. (2018).
Is edaravone harmful? (A placebo is not a control). Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener, 1-6. doi:10.1080/21678421.2018.1517179
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30373406
Turner, A. (2018).
What Are the Benefits of a New Placebo Language? Perspect Biol Med, 61(3), 401-411. doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0052
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30293978
Villa-Sanchez, B., Andani, M. E., & Fiorio, M. (2018).
The role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the motor placebo effect. Eur J Neurosci. doi:10.1111/ejn.14217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30362195
Wilson, L. J., Dimitriou, L., Hills, F. A., Gondek, M. B., & Cockburn, E. (2018).
Whole body cryotherapy, cold water immersion, or a placebo following resistance exercise: a case of mind over matter? Eur J Appl Physiol. doi:10.1007/s00421-018-4008-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30310979
Zhou, E. S., Hall, K. T., Michaud, A. L., Blackmon, J. E., Partridge, A. H., & Recklitis, C. J. (2018).
Open-label placebo reduces fatigue in cancer survivors: a randomized trial. Support Care Cancer. doi:10.1007/s00520-018-4477-6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30298411