Placebo Publications October 2020

Today we present 19 new placebo and nocebo research papers, comments and abstracts identified during Ocotber 2020. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 1018 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.

Alkhutari, A. S., Alyahya, A., Rodrigues Conti, P. C., Christidis, N., & Al-Moraissi, E. A. (2020).
Is the therapeutic effect of occlusal stabilization appliances more than just placebo effect in the management of painful temporomandibular disorders? A network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. J Prosthet Dent. doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.015
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33070972

Arroyo-Del Arroyo, C., Novo-Diez., A., Blanco-Vazquez, M., Fernandez, I., Lopez-Miguel, A., & Gonzalez-Garcia, M. J. (2020).
Does placebo effect exist in contact lens discomfort management? Cont Lens Anterior Eye. doi:10.1016/j.clae.2020.09.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33071184

Bingel, U. (2020).
Placebo 2.0: the impact of expectations on analgesic treatment outcome. Pain, 161 Suppl 1, S48-S56. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001981
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33090739

Camerone, E. M., Piedimonte., A., Testa, M., Wiech, K., Vase, L., Zamfira, D. A., Benedetti, F., & Carlino, E. (2020).
The effect of temporal information on placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia. Psychosom Med. oi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000000882
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33109926

Daniali, H., & Flaten, M. A. (2020).
Placebo Analgesia, Nocebo Hyperalgesia, and the Cardiovascular System: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Front Physiol, 11, 549807. doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.549807
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33101048

Evers, A. W. M., Colloca., L., Blease, C., Gaab, J., Jensen, K. B., Atlas, L. Y., Beedie, C. J., Benedetti, F., Bingel, U., Buchel, C., Bussemaker, J., Colagiuri, B., Crum, A. J., Finniss, D. G., Geers, A. L., Howick, J., Klinger, R., Meeuwis, S. H., Meissner, K., Napadow, V., Petrie, K. J., Rief, W., Smeets, I., Wager, T. D., Wanigasekera, V., Vase, L., Kelley, J. M., & Kirsch, I., Consortium of Placebo Experts (2020).
What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects? Practical Considerations Based on Expert Consensus. Psychother Psychosom, 1-8. doi:10.1159/000510738
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33075796

Galindo, M. N., Navarro, J. F., & Cavas, M. (2020).
The Influence of Placebo Effect on Craving and Cognitive Performance in Alcohol, Caffeine, or Nicotine Consumers: A Systematic Review. Front Psychiatry, 11, 849. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00849
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33005155

Geisler, M., Herbsleb, M., Bar, K. J., & Weiss, T. (2020).
Dissociation of Endogenous Pain Inhibition Due to Conditioned Pain Modulation and Placebo in Male Athletes Versus Nonathletes. Front Psychol, 11, 553530. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553530
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33071874

Haas, J. W., Rief, W., & Doering, B. K. (2020).
Open-Label Placebo Treatment: Outcome Expectations and General Acceptance in the Lay Population. Int J Behav Med. doi:10.1007/s12529-020-09933-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33094438

Hadi, F., Soraya, S., & Bahramian, A. (2020).
The Enhanced Placebo Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord, 22(5). doi:10.4088/PCC.19l02575
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33002351

Huneke, N. T. M., van der Wee, N., Garner, M., & Baldwin, D. S. (2020).
Why we need more research into the placebo response in psychiatry. Psychol Med, 50(14), 2317-2323. doi:10.1017/S0033291720003633
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33028433

Juengst, S., Rainey, E., Noorbakhsh, D., & Driver, S. (2020).
Providing equal attention: designing control groups for intensive lifestyle interventions after brain injury. Brain Inj, 1-7. doi:10.1080/02699052.2020.1825807
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33001707

Jurinec, N., & Schienle, A. (2020).
Utilizing placebos to leverage effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy in patients with depression. J Affect Disord, 277, 779-784. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.087
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33065817

Mitsikostas, D. D., Blease, C., Carlino, E., Colloca, L., Geers, A. L., Howick, J., Evers, A. W. M., Flaten, M. A., Kelley, J. M., Kirsch, I., Klinger, R., Maassen Van Den Brink, A., Moerman, D. E., Sfikakis, P. P., Vase, L., Wager, T. D., & Benedetti, F., European Headache Federation. (2020).
European Headache Federation recommendations for placebo and nocebo terminology. J Headache Pain, 21(1), 117. doi:10.1186/s10194-020-01178-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977761

Ona, G., & Bouso, J. C. (2020).
Potential safety, benefits, and influence of the placebo effect in microdosing psychedelic drugs: A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 119, 194-203. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.09.035
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031815

Piedimonte, A., Barbiani, D., Benedetti, F., Zamfira, D. A., & Carlino, E. (2020).
The placebo effect in breath holding: a preliminary behavioral investigation. Neurosci Lett, 739, 135434. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135434
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33091438

Schönenberg, M., Weingartner, A. L., Weimer, K., & Scheeff, J. (2020).
Believing is achieving – On the role of treatment expectation in neurofeedback applications. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 105, 110129. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2020.110129
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33031860

Turner, C., Jackson, C., & Learmonth, G. (2020).
Is the “end-of-study guess” a valid measure of sham blinding during transcranial direct current stimulation? Eur J Neurosci. doi:10.1111/ejn.15018
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33098709

Wester, M., Koll, F., Zeman, F., Dempfle, A., Koller, M., Frey, N., Maier, L. S., & Sossalla, S. (2020).
Effects of visualization of successful revascularization on chest pain and quality of life in chronic coronary syndrome: study protocol for the multi-center, randomized, controlled PLA-pCi-EBO-pilot-trial. Trials, 21(1), 838. doi:10.1186/s13063-020-04710-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33032655

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