Today we present 20 new placebo and nocebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during April 2020. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 805 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.
Amorim, A. B., Machado, G. C., & Maher, C. G. (2020).
Enthusiastic claims for open-label placebo pills ignore the evidence. Pain, 161(5), 1124. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001803
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32301900
Beedie, C., & Hettinga, F. (2020).
Introduction to the Special Edition on the Placebo Effect in Sport and Exercise. Eur J Sport Sci, 1-2. doi:10.1080/17461391.2020.1757682
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32299310
Esch, T. (2020).
[Self-healing in health-care: Using the example of mind-body medicine]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz, 63(5), 577-585. doi:10.1007/s00103-020-03133-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32274538
Hill, E. J., Goetz, C. G., Stebbins, G. T., Hagerman, R., Ouyang, B., & Hall, D. A. (2020).
Placebo Response in Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome. Mov Disord Clin Pract, 7(3), 298-302. doi:10.1002/mdc3.12919
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258228
Kelly, C. R., & Kahn, S. A. (2020).
Is it unethical to conduct placebo-controlled trials of faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection? Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol, 5(5), 432-433. doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30043-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32277897
Khullar, V., Rahnama’i, M. S., Veit-Rubin, N., Cardozo, L., & Wein, A. J. (2020).
Can we harness the placebo effect to improve care in lower urinary tract dysfunction? ICI-RS 2019. Neurourol Urodyn. doi:10.1002/nau.24351
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32311166
Lasa, J. S., Zubiaurre, I., Rausch, A., & Olivera, P. (2020).
Placebo Use in the Context of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Trials. Arq Gastroenterol, 57(1), 87-90. doi:10.1590/S0004-2803.202000000-15
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32294741
Liu, C., Pu, M., Lian, W., Hu, L., Mobbs, D., & Yu, R. (2020).
Conscious awareness differentially shapes analgesic and hyperalgesic pain responses. J Exp Psychol Gen. doi:10.1037/xge0000759
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32281821
Nurmi, E. L. (2020).
Panacea, placebo or poison? Genetically guided treatment for depression. Braz J Psychiatry, 42(2), 118-119. doi:10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0772
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32348435
Pfaar, O., Agache, I., Bergmann, K. C., Bindslev-Jensen, C., Bousquet, J., Creticos, P. S., Devillier, P., Durham, S. R., Hellings, P., Kaul, S., Kleine-Tebbe, J., Klimek, L., Jacobsen, L., Jutel, M., Muraro, A., Papadopoulos, N. G., Rief, W., Scadding, G. K., Schedlowski, M., Shamji, M. H., Sturm, G., van Ree, R., Vidal, C., Vieths, S., Wedi, B., Gerth van Wijk, R., & Frew, A. J. (2020).
Placebo effects in allergen immunotherapy – an EAACI Task Force Position Paper. Allergy. doi:10.1111/all.14331
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32324902
Polich, G., Iaccarino, M. A., Kaptchuk, T. J., Morales-Quezada, L., & Zafonte, R. (2020).
Nocebo Effects in Concussion: Is All That Is Told Beneficial? Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 99(1), 71-80. doi:10.1097/PHM.0000000000001290
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31393270
Ribordy Lambert, F., Wicht, C. A., Mouthon, M., & Spierer, L. (2020).
Acute alcohol intoxication and expectations reshape the spatiotemporal functional architecture of executive control. Neuroimage, 215, 116811. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116811
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32276071
Saito, T., Barreto, G., Saunders, B., & Gualano, B. (2020).
Is Open-Label Placebo a New Ergogenic Aid? A Commentary on Existing Studies and Guidelines for Future Research. Sports Med. doi:10.1007/s40279-020-01285-w
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32306240
Saito, T., Barreto, G., Saunders, B., & Gualano, B. (2020).
Correction to: Is Open-Label Placebo a New Ergogenic Aid? A Commentary on Existing Studies and Guidelines for Future Research. Sports Med. doi:10.1007/s40279-020-01289-6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32350816
Sanders, A. E., Slade, G. D., Fillingim, R. B., Ohrbach, R., Arbes, S. J., Jr., & Tchivileva, I. E. (2020).
Effect of Treatment Expectation on Placebo Response and Analgesic Efficacy: A Secondary Aim in a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open, 3(4), e202907. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2907
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32297945
Sarode, S. C., Sarode, G. S., Maniyar, N., & Patil, S. (2020).
Nocebo and its effects in dentistry and dental research. Oral Dis. doi:10.1111/odi.13353
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32285991
Shani, A., Granot, M., Mochalov, G., Raviv, B., & Rahamimov, N. (2020).
Matching actual treatment with patient administration-route-preference improves analgesic response among acute low back pain patients-a randomized prospective trial. J Orthop Surg Res, 15(1), 85. doi:10.1186/s13018-020-01594-w
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32106869
Signori, A., Pellegrini, F., Bovis, F., Carmisciano, L., de Moor, C., & Sormani, M. P. (2020).
Comparison of Placebos and Propensity Score Adjustment in Multiple Sclerosis Nonrandomized Studies. JAMA Neurol. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0678
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310259
Smith, L. E., Webster, R. K., & Rubin, G. J. (2020).
A systematic review of factors associated with side-effect expectations from medical interventions. Health Expect. doi:10.1111/hex.13059
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32282119
Watolla, D., Mazurak, N., Gruss, S., Gulewitsch, M. D., Schwille-Kiuntke, J., Sauer, H., Enck, P., & Weimer, K. (2020).
Effects of Expectancy on Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Psychophysiology in Healthy Adolescents and Their Parents in an Experimental Study. Front Psychiatry, 11, 213. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00213
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32256416