Today we present 17 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during December 2018. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 892 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.
Bakalos, G., & Zintzaras, E. (2018).
Drug Discontinuation in Studies Including a Switch From an Originator to a Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibody: a Systematic Literature Review. Clin Ther. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.11.002
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30551802
Bonnet, U. (2018).
[A short essay on the spirituality of placebo from an (evolutionary) psychiatric perspective]. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. doi:10.1055/a-0637-1940
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30541161
Burke, M. J., Kaptchuk, T. J., & Pascual-Leone, A. (2018).
Challenges of Differential Placebo Effects in Contemporary Medicine: The Example of Brain Stimulation. Ann Neurol. doi:10.1002/ana.25387
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30521083
Glashouwer, K. A., Neimeijer, R. A. M., de Koning, M. L., Vestjens, M., & Martijn, C. (2018).
Evaluative conditioning as a body image intervention for adolescents with eating disorders. J Consult Clin Psychol, 86(12), 1046-1055. doi:10.1037/ccp0000311
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30507229
Hirano, I., Dellon, E. S., Collins, M. H., Williams, J., Lan, L., & Katzka, D. A. (2018).
Clinical features at baseline do not predict symptomatic placebo response in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.11.045
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30502508
Howick, J., Webster, R., Kirby, N., & Hood, K. (2018).
Rapid overview of systematic reviews of nocebo effects reported by patients taking placebos in clinical trials. Trials, 19(1), 674. doi:10.1186/s13063-018-3042-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30526685
Kaas, B. M., Humbyrd, C. J., & Pantelyat, A. (2018).
Functional Movement Disorders and Placebo: A Brief Review of the Placebo Effect in Movement Disorders and Ethical Considerations for Placebo Therapy. Mov Disord Clin Pract, 5(5), 471-478. doi:10.1002/mdc3.12641
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30515436
Klinger, R., Stuhlreyer, J., Schmitz, J., Zollner, C., Roder, C., & Krug, F. (2018).
[Psychological factors in the context of perioperative knee and joint pain: the role of treatment expectations in pain evolvement]. Schmerz. doi:10.1007/s00482-018-0350-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30569202
Kumagai, F., Suzuki, T., Fleischhacker, W. W., Yasui-Furukori, N., Mimura, M., & Uchida, H. (2018).
Early Placebo Improvement Is a Marker for Subsequent Placebo Response in Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Trials for Schizophrenia: Combined Analysis of 4 RCTs. J Clin Psychiatry, 80(1). doi:10.4088/JCP.18m12144
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30549487
Locher, C., Gaab, J., & Blease, C. (2018).
When a Placebo Is Not a Placebo: Problems and Solutions to the Gold Standard in Psychotherapy Research. Front Psychol, 9, 2317. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02317
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30542310
Macaluso, F. S., Maida, M., Ventimiglia, M., Renna, S., Cottone, M., & Orlando, A. (2018).
Factors Affecting Clinical and Endoscopic Outcomes of Placebo Arm in Trials of Biologics and Small Molecule Drugs in Ulcerative Colitis: A Meta-Analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. doi:10.1093/ibd/izy365
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30590590
Meister, R., Abbas, M., Antel, J., Peters, T., Pan, Y., Bingel, U., Nestoriuc, Y., & Hebebrand, J. (2018).
Placebo response rates and potential modifiers in double-blind randomized controlled trials of second and newer generation antidepressants for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. doi:10.1007/s00787-018-1244-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30535589
Mills, L., Boakes, R. A., & Colagiuri, B. (2018).
The effect of dose expectancies on caffeine withdrawal symptoms during tapered dose reduction. J Psychopharmacol, 269881118817158. doi:10.1177/0269881118817158
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30526233
Palmer, R. H. (2018).
Predictors of the Placebo Response in IBS-C. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.12.020
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30583047
Rossettini, G., Palese, A., Geri, T., Fiorio, M., Colloca, L., & Testa, M. (2018).
Physical therapists’ perspectives on using contextual factors in clinical practice: Findings from an Italian national survey. PLoS One, 13(11), e0208159. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0208159
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30500838
Turi, Z., Bjorkedal, E., Gunkel, L., Antal, A., Paulus, W., & Mittner, M. (2018).
Evidence for Cognitive Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Healthy Individuals. Sci Rep, 8(1), 17443. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-35124-w
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30487547
Zhao, W., Becker, B., Yao, S., Ma, X., Kou, J., & Kendrick, K. M. (2018).
Oxytocin Enhancement of the Placebo Effect May Be a Novel Therapy for Working Memory Impairments. Psychother Psychosom, 1-2. doi:10.1159/000495260
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30540987