Today we present 20 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during January 2019. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 687 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.
Abramowicz, M., Kruszewski, J., & Chcialowski, A. (2018).
Evaluation of the placebo effect in the trials of allergen immunotherapy effectiveness: meta-analysis of randomized and placebo-controlled trials. Postepy Dermatol Alergol, 35(6), 620-625. doi:10.5114/ada.2018.77614
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30618532
Adamczyk, W. M., Wiercioch-Kuzianik, K., Bajcar, E. A., & Babel, P. (2019).
Rewarded placebo analgesia: A new mechanism of placebo effects based on operant conditioning. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.1360
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30620151
Batres, C., Kramer, S. S., DeAngelis, C. G., & Russell, R. (2019).
Examining the ‘cosmetics placebo effect’. PLoS One, 14(1), e0210238. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210238
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30629657
Bishop, F. L., Greville-Harris, M., Bostock, J., Din, A., Graham, C. A., Lewith, G., Liossi, C., O’Riordan, T., White, P., & Yardley, L. (2019).
Informing Adults With Back Pain About Placebo Effects: Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a New Website With Potential to Improve Informed Consent in Clinical Research. J Med Internet Res, 21(1), e9955. doi:10.2196/jmir.9955
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30664462
Chacon, M. R., Enrico, D. H., Burton, J., Waisberg, F. D., & Videla, V. M. (2018).
Incidence of Placebo Adverse Events in Randomized Clinical Trials of Targeted and Immunotherapy Cancer Drugs in the Adjuvant Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open, 1(8), e185617. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5617
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30646278
Colloca, L. (2017).
Sham opioids relieve multidimensional aspects of chronic back pain. Pain, 158(10), 1849-1850. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000996
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28930921
Currow, D. C., Agar, M., & Ekstrom, M. (2019).
Sertraline or placebo in chronic breathlessness? Lessons from placebo research. Eur Respir J, 53(1). doi:10.1183/13993003.02316-2018
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30655452
Davies, A. J., Kim, D., Park, J., Lee, J. Y., Vang, H., Pickering, A. E., & Oh, S. B. (2019).
Hedonic drinking engages a supra-spinal inhibition of thermal nociception in adult rats. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001482
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30649097
Fanti-Oren, S., Birenbaum-Carmeli, D., Eliakim, A., Pantanowitz, M., & Nemet, D. (2019).
The effect of placebo on endurance capacity in normal weight children – a randomized trial. BMC Pediatr, 19(1), 15. doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1394-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630461
Fernandez, A., Kirsch, I., Noel, L., Rodondi, P. Y., Kaptchuk, T. J., Suter, M. R., Décoster, I., & Berna, C. (2019).
A test of positive suggestions about side effects as a way of enhancing the analgesic response to NSAIDs. PLoS One, 14(1), e0209851. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209851
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30605458
Fonteneau, C., Mondino, M., Arns, M., Baeken, C., Bikson, M., Brunoni, A. R., Burke, M. J., Neuvonen, T., Padberg, F., Pascual-Leone, A., Poulet, E., Ruffini, G., Santarnecchi, E., Sauvaget, A., Schellhorn, K., Suaud-Chagny, M. F., Palm, U. & Brunelin, J. (2019).
Sham tDCS: A hidden source of variability? Reflections for further blinded, controlled trials. Brain Stimul. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.977
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30639235
Hoffmann, V., Lanz, M., Mackert, J., Muller, T., Tschop, M., & Meissner, K. (2018).
Effects of Placebo Interventions on Subjective and Objective Markers of Appetite-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychiatry, 9, 706. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00706
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30618877
Locher, C., Frey Nascimento, A., Kossowsky, J., Meyer, A., & Gaab, J. (2019).
Open-label placebo response – Does optimism matter? A secondary-analysis of a randomized controlled trial. J Psychosom Res, 116, 25-30. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.11.009
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30654990
Palermo, S., Rainero, I., Stanziano, M., Vase, L., D’Agata, F., Rubino, E., Valentini, M. C., Fonio, P., Sardanelli, F., & Amanzio, M. (2019).
A novel neurocognitive approach for placebo analgesia in neurocognitive disorders. Exp Gerontol. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.011
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30658120
Pattinson, K., & Wanigasekera, V. (2019).
Sertraline or placebo in chronic breathlessness? Lessons from placebo research. Eur Respir J, 53(1). doi:10.1183/13993003.02225-2018
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30655451
Ray, M. K., Sylvester, M. D., Helton, A., Pittman, B. R., Wagstaff, L. E., McRae, T. R., 3rd, Turan, B., Fontaine, K. R., Amthor, F. R., & Boggiano, M. M. (2019).
The effect of expectation on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to suppress food craving and eating in individuals with overweight and obesity. Appetite, 136, 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2018.12.044
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30611756
Shinohara, K., Tanaka, S., Imai, H., Noma, H., Maruo, K., Cipriani, A., Yamawaki, S., & Furukawa, T. A. (2019).
Development and validation of a prediction model for the probability of responding to placebo in antidepressant trials: a pooled analysis of individual patient data. Evid Based Ment Health. doi:10.1136/ebmental-2018-300073
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30665989
Wiercioch-Kuzianik, K., & Babel, P. (2019).
Color Hurts. The Effect of Color on Pain Perception. Pain Med. doi:10.1093/pm/pny285
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30649442
Yadav, R., Jee, B., & Rao, K. S. (2019).
How homeopathic medicine works in cancer treatment: deep insight from clinical to experimental studies. J Exp Ther Oncol, 13(1), 71-76.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30658031
Zhang, N., Lv, Y., Li, H., Chen, J., Li, Y., Yin, F., Li, L., & Zheng, Q. (2019).
Quantifying placebo responses in clinical evaluation of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. doi:10.1007/s00228-018-02620-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30612155