Placebo Publications May 2022

Today we present 21 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during May 2022. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 1007 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 nearly 5,000 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.

Arrow, K., Burgoyne, L. L., & Cyna, A. M. (2022).
Implications of nocebo in anaesthesia care: a reply. Anaesthesia. doi:10.1111/anae.15758
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35568988

Benedetti, F. (2022).
Drugs and Placebos: What’s the Difference? Clin Neuropsychiatry, 19(2), 69-71. doi:10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220200
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601248

Benson, S., Schmidt, K., Kleine-Borgmann, J., Herbstreit, S., Schedlowski, M., & Hollinderbaumer, A. (2022).
Can positive expectations help to improve the learning of risk literacy? A cluster-randomized study in undergraduate medical students. BMC Med Educ, 22(1), 416. doi:10.1186/s12909-022-03498-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35641950

Bingel, U., Wiech, K., Ritter, C., Wanigasekera, V., Mhuircheartaigh, R., Lee, M. C., Ploner, M. & Tracey, I. (2022).
Hippocampus mediates nocebo impairment of opioid analgesia through changes in functional connectivity. Eur J Neurosci. doi:10.1111/ejn.15687
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35537867

Coles, N. A., Gaertner, L., Frohlich, B., Larsen, J. T., & Basnight-Brown, D. M. (2022).
Fact or artifact? Demand characteristics and participants’ beliefs can moderate, but do not fully account for, the effects of facial feedback on emotional experience. J Pers Soc Psychol. doi:10.1037/pspa0000316
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35617225

Friehs, T., & Kube, T. (2022).
[Erwartungen als Kernmechanismus des Placeboeffekts: Implikationen für die psychotherapeutische Praxis.] Psychotherapeut, 67(3), 195-203. German doi:10.1007/s00278-022-00591-0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00278-022-00591-0

Friehs, T., Rief, W., Glombiewski, J. A., Haas, J., & Kube, T. (2022).
Deceptive and non-deceptive placebos to reduce sadness: A five-armed experimental study. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 9, 100349. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100349
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915322000427

Haas, J. W., Winkler, A., Rheker, J., Doering, B. K., & Rief, W. (2022).
No open-label placebo effect in insomnia? Lessons learned from an experimental trial. J Psychosom Res, 158, 110923. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110923
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35487141

Heller, M. K., Chapman, S. C. E., & Horne, R. (2022).
Beliefs About Medicines Predict Side-Effects of Placebo Modafinil. Ann Behav Med. doi:10.1093/abm/kaab112
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35512392

Ho, J. T., Krummenacher, P., & Lenggenhager, B. (2022).
Not my body, not my pain? Pain perception and placebo analgesia in individuals with body integrity dysphoria. Cortex, 153, 44-54. doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2022.03.023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35588553

Horn, N., Laferton, J. A. C., Shedden-Mora, M. C., Moosdorf, R., Rief, W., & Salzmann, S. (2022).
Baseline depressive symptoms, personal control, and concern moderate the effects of preoperative psychological interventions: the randomized controlled PSY-HEART trial. J Behav Med, 45(3), 350-365. doi:10.1007/s10865-022-00319-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35522399

Jacobs, W., Schagen, S. B., Brouwer, S. M., Kieffer, J. M., Baas, I. O., Los, M., Sonke, G. S. & Das, E. (2022).
The Effects of Being Informed About Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Symptoms With And Without Self-Affirmation on Perceived Cognitive Symptoms of Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Prospective, Longitudinal Study. Clin Breast Cancer. doi:10.1016/j.clbc.2022.03.001
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35491320

Louzolo, A., Almeida, R., Guitart-Masip, M., Bjornsdotter, M., Lebedev, A., Ingvar, M., Ollson, A. & Petrovic, P. (2022).
Enhanced Instructed Fear Learning in Delusion-Proneness. Front Psychol, 13, 786778. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.786778
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35496229

Millan-Alanis, J. M., & Gonzalez-Torres, L. A. (2022).
Comment On “Placebo Response Rates in Acupuncture Therapy Trials for Functional Dyspepsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. J Clin Gastroenterol. doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001716
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35537129

Nasser, A., Gomeni, R., Wang, Z., Hull, J. T., Busse, G. D., Melyan, Z., Fava, M., O’Neal, W. & Rubin, J. (2022).
The role of placebo response in the efficacy outcome assessment in viloxazine extended-release pivotal trials in pediatric subjects with ADHD. Br J Clin Pharmacol. doi:10.1111/bcp.15412
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35588245

Olliges, E., Stroppe, S., Haile, A., Reiss, F., Malhis, M., Funke, S. A., & Meissner, K. (2022).
Open-Label Placebo Administration Decreases Pain in Elderly Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis – A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychiatry, 13, 853497. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.853497
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35599777

Rief, W. (2022).
[What can psychotherapy learn from the placebo effect?]. Psychotherapeut, 67(3), 191-194. doi:10.1007/s00278-022-00586-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35574279

Simon, S., Francis, K. E., Dalrymple, J. E., Gebski, V., Lord, S. J., Friedlander, M., & Lee, C. K. (2022).
Adverse events in the placebo arm of maintenance therapy trials in advanced ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer, 170, 169-178. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2022.04.022
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35653940

Stuhlreyer, J., & Klinger, R. (2022).
The Influence of Preoperative Mood and Treatment Expectations on Early Postsurgical Acute Pain After a Total Knee Replacement. Front Psychiatry, 13, 840270. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.840270
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35558426

Wolff, J. E., Wolff, B. J., Thielen, M. M., & Hauch, H. (2022).
Adverse Events in Placebo Arms of Cancer Trials. Anticancer Res, 42(6), 2805-2812. doi:10.21873/anticanres.15761
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35641292

Zhang, Y., Xu, Y., Liu, S., Liang, J., Fan, S., Ding, M., Wang, J. & Xiao, Z. (2022).
The Nocebo Response in Pharmacologic Treatments of Primary Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Pharmacol. doi:10.1002/jcph.2072
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35532312

Additional Resources

Hartmann, H. & Bingel, U. (2022) Placebo and Nocebo Effects: The Importance of Treatment Expectations and Patient-Physician Interaction for Treatment Outcomes. IASP.
https://www.iasp-pain.org/resources/fact-sheets/placebo-and-nocebo-effects-the-importance-of-treatment-expectations-and-patient-physician-interaction-for-treatment-outcomes/

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