Today we present 16 new placebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during April 2019. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 706 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.
Ainsworth, B., Hardman, D., & Thomas, M. (2019).
The importance of differentiating behavioural and psychological treatment effects from placebo in respiratory interventions. Eur Respir J, 53(4). doi:10.1183/13993003.00156-2019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31023864
Brascher, A. K., & Witthoft, M. (2019).
Nocebo hyperalgesia induced by implicit conditioning. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 64, 106-112. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.03.006
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30952053.
Clifton, L., & Clifton, D. A. (2019).
How to maintain the maximal level of blinding in randomisation for a placebo-controlled drug trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 14, 100356. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100356
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31011659
Curkovic, M., Kosec, A., & Savic, A. (2019).
Re-evaluation of Significance and the Implications of Placebo Effect in Antidepressant Therapy. Front Psychiatry, 10, 143. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00143
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30941064
Elsenbruch, S., Roderigo, T., Enck, P., & Benson, S. (2019).
Can a Brief Relaxation Exercise Modulate Placebo or Nocebo Effects in a Visceral Pain Model? Front Psychiatry, 10, 144. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00144
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949080
Goo, S. J., Frangos, E., Richards, E. A., Ceko, M., Justement, B. L., Korb, P., Walitt, B. T., Colloca, L., Bushnell, M. C. (2019).
Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Authorized Deception: A Pilot Comparison of Healthy Controls and Fibromyalgia Patients. Pain Med. doi:10.1093/pm/pnz081
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31009537
Hengartner, M. P. (2019).
Is there a genuine placebo effect in acute depression treatments? A reassessment of regression to the mean and spontaneous remission. BMJ Evid Based Med. doi:10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111161
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30975717
Herpertz, S. C., Schmitgen, M. M., Fuchs, C., Roth, C., Wolf, R. C., Bertsch, K., Flor, H., Grinevich, V., Boll, S. (2019).
Oxytocin Effects on Pain Perception and Pain Anticipation. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2019.04.002
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31009765.
Leibowitz, K. A., Hardebeck, E. J., Goyer, J. P., & Crum, A. J. (2019).
The role of patient beliefs in open-label placebo effects. Health Psychol. doi:10.1037/hea0000751
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31021124.
Loseth, G., Eikemo, M., & Leknes, S. (2019).
Effects of opioid receptor stimulation and blockade on touch pleasantness: a double-blind randomised trial. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. doi:10.1093/scan/nsz022
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30951167
Mendes, A. (2019).
The power of placebo. Br J Community Nurs, 24(4), 196-197. doi:10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.4.196.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30969857.
Pouillon, L., Danese, S., Hart, A., Fiorino, G., Argollo, M., Selmi, C., Carlo-Stella, C., Loeuille, D., Costanzo, A., Lopez, A., Vegni, E., Radice, S., Gilardi, D., Socha, M., Fazio, M., Gonzalez-Lorenzo, M., Bonovas, S., Magro, F., Peyrin-Biroulet, L. (2019).
Consensus report: clinical recommendations for the prevention and management of the nocebo effect in biosimilar-treated IBD patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther, 49(9), 1181-1187. doi:10.1111/apt.15223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30932219
Varma, A., & Zis, P. (2019).
Nocebo effect in myasthenia gravis: systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled clinical trials. Acta Neurol Belg. doi:10.1007/s13760-019-01143-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31004288
Villa-Sanchez, B., Emadi Andani, M., Menegaldo, G., Tinazzi, M., & Fiorio, M. (2019).
Positive verbal suggestion optimizes postural control. Sci Rep, 9(1), 6408. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-42888-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31015560
Wang, E. B., Shen, L., Heathman, M., & Chan, J. R. (2019).
Incorporating placebo response in quantitative systems pharmacology models. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. doi:10.1002/psp4.12412
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30983120
Zorjan, S., Gremsl, A., & Schienle, A. (2019).
Interaction between disgust proneness and perception of treatment efficacy predicts response to a disgust placebo. Psychiatr Danub, 31(1), 102-105. doi:10.24869/psyd.2019.102
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30948696