Today we present 23 new placebo and nocebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during February 2020. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 866 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 4,500 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.
Babel, P. (2020).
Operant conditioning as a new mechanism of placebo effects. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.1544
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32060991
Baines, G., Araklitis, G., Flint, R., Robinson, D., & Cardozo, L. (2020).
What affects the placebo effect? Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 246, 134-137. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.01.023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32018195
Bandell, D., Kortlever, J. T. P., Medina, J., & Ring, D. (2020).
How do people feel about the possibility that a treatment might not outperform simulated and inert treatments? J Psychosom Res, 131, 109965. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.109965
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32086071
Bao, B., & Zhu, H. (2020).
Placebo treatment with minimal adverse effects and low cost is ideal for management of osteoarthritis: A commentary on “The efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Int J Surg, 76, 3. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.02.013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32068182
Chen, J., Liu, X., Bai, T., & Hou, X. (2020).
Placebo response rate in patients with chronic constipation: A protocol for systematic review. Medicine, 99(8), e19020. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000019020
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32080076
Christian, J. B., Brouwer, E. S., Girman, C. J., Bennett, D., Davis, K. J., & Dreyer, N. A. (2020).
Masking in Pragmatic Trials: Who, What, and When to Blind. Ther Innov Regul Sci, 54(2), 431-436. doi:10.1007/s43441-019-00073-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32072597
Claus, B. B., Scherbaum, N., & Bonnet, U. (2020).
Effectiveness of an Adjunctive Psychotherapeutic Intervention Developed for Enhancing the Placebo Effect of Antidepressants Used within an Inpatient-Treatment Program of Major Depression: A Pragmatic Parallel-Group, Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychother Psychosom, 1-3. doi:10.1159/000505855
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32069467
Colloca, L., & Barsky, A. J. (2020).
Placebo and Nocebo Effects. N Engl J Med, 382(6), 554-561. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1907805
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32023375
De Jaeghere, E. A., Bouche, G., Hoebeke, P., Holbrouck, P. M., & Denys, H. G. (2020).
The nocebo effect and tobacco control-First, do no harm? Med Hypotheses, 139, 109615. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109615
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32078961
Frey Nascimento, A., Gaab, J., Kirsch, I., Kossowsky, J., Meyer, A., & Locher, C. (2020).
Open-label placebo treatment of women with premenstrual syndrome: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(2), e032868. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032868
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32071176
Gould, H. M., Atkinson, J. H., Chircop-Rollick, T., D’Andrea, J., Garfin, S., Patel, S. M., Funk, S. D., Capparelli, E. V., Penzien, D. B., Wallace, M., Weickgenant, A. L., Slater, M., & Rutledge, T. (2020).
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of desipramine, cognitive behavioral therapy, and active placebo therapy for low back pain. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001834
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32068667
Haanes, J. V., Nordin, S., Hillert, L., Witthöft, M., van Kamp, I., van Thriel, C., & Van den Bergh, O. (2020).
“Symptoms associated with environmental factors” (SAEF) – Towards a paradigm shift regarding “idiopathic environmental intolerance” and related phenomena. J Psychosom Res, 131, 109955. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.109955
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32058864
Hibi, D., Takamoto, K., Iwama, Y., Ebina, S., Nishimaru, H., Matsumoto, J., Takamura, Y., Yamazaki, M., & Nishijo, H. (2020).
Impaired hemodynamic activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with impairment of placebo analgesia and clinical symptoms in postherpetic neuralgia. IBRO Rep, 8, 56-64. doi:10.1016/j.ibror.2020.01.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32095656
Howick, J. (2020).
Unethical informed consent caused by overlooking poorly measured nocebo effects. J Med Ethics. doi:10.1136/medethics-2019-105903
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32063581
Jensen, K., Gollub, R. L., Kong, J., Lamm, C., Kaptchuk, T. J., & Petrovic, P. (2020).
Reward and empathy in the treating clinician: the neural correlates of successful doctor-patient interactions. Transl Psychiatry, 10(1), 17. doi:10.1038/s41398-020-0712-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32066692
Jiang, B., He, D., Guo, Z., & Gao, Z. (2020).
Dynamic features of placebo effects addressing persistent insomnia disorder: A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials. J Sleep Res, e12997. doi:10.1111/jsr.12997
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32052501
Kemp, H. I., Eliahoo, J., Vase, L., Nguyen, S., Ben Abdallah, A., Rice, A. S. C., Finnerup, N.B., & Haroutounian, S. (2020).
Meta-analysis comparing placebo responses in clinical trials of painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy and diabetic polyneuropathy. Scand J Pain. doi:10.1515/sjpain-2019-0152
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32106088
Locher, C., Gaab, J., Blease, C., Inderbinen, M., Kost, L., & Koechlin, H. (2019).
Placebos Are Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. An Exemplification of the Case of Antidepressants in Pediatric Chronic Pain Conditions. Front Psychiatry, 10, 998. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00998
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32038331
Mlynski, C., Wright, R. A., & Kelly, K. (2020).
Ability Influence on Effort and Associated Cardiovascular Responses: Nocebo-Placebo Evidence that Perception is Key. Biol Psychol, 107867. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107867
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32087311
Raglin, J., Szabo, A., Lindheimer, J. B., & Beedie, C. (2020).
Understanding placebo and nocebo effects in the context of sport: A psychological perspective. Eur J Sport Sci, 1-9. doi:10.1080/17461391.2020.1727021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32023170
Ratnapalan, M., Coghlan, B., Tan, M., Everitt, H., Geraghty, A. W. A., Little, P., Lewith, G., & Bishop, F. L. (2020).
Placebos in primary care? a nominal group study explicating UK GP and patient views of six theoretically plausible models of placebo practice. BMJ Open, 10(2), e032524. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032524
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32075826
Roji, R., Stone, P., Ricciardi, F., & Candy, B. (2020).
Placebo response in trials of drug treatments for cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. BMJ Support Palliat Care. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002163
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32046962
Rossmann, L., & Cross, R. K. (2020).
Just Say No…to the Nocebo Effect. Inflamm Bowel Dis. doi:10.1093/ibd/izaa021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32031637