Today we present 13 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during June 2022. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 1063 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.
Aguiar, M. S., Pereira, R., Koch, A. J., & Machado, M. (2022).
Psychological effect of acute creatine pre-workout supplementation induces performance improvement in resistance exercise. Res Sports Med, 1-12. doi:10.1080/15438627.2022.2090253
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35726856
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., & Klinger, R. (2022).
Behandlungserwartungen und Schmerz. Der Schmerz, 36(3), 155-156. doi:10.1007/s00482-022-00649-7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00482-022-00649-7
Czobor, P., Kakuszi, B., & Bitter, I. (2022).
Placebo Response in Trials of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: A Critical Reassessment of the Evidence. Schizophr Bull. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbac061
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35713342
Kerschbaumer, A., Rivai, Z. I., Smolen, J. S., & Aletaha, D. (2022).
Impact of pre-existing background therapy on placebo responses in randomised controlled clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221807
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35725294
Kim, T. H., Lee, M. S., Birch, S., & Alraek, T. (2022).
Different effects might be introduced by blinding in acupuncture: Comments on Wang et al’s “Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double-blind trial in neck pain patients”. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.1993
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35678033
Krishnamurthy, A., Bradley, C., Ascunce, R., & Kim, S. M. (2022).
SAMSON and the Nocebo Effect: Management of Statin Intolerance. Curr Cardiol Rep. doi:10.1007/s11886-022-01729-x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35759168
Mikellides, G., Michael, P., Psalta, L., Stefani, A., Schuhmann, T., & Sack, A. T. (2022).
Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Smoking Cessation: Placebo Effects Equal to Active Stimulation When Using Advanced Placebo Coil Technology. Front Psychiatry, 13, 892075. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.892075
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35686190
Schienle, A., & Jurinec, N. (2022).
Open-label placebos as adjunctive therapy for patients with depression. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 28, 100948. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100948
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35754973
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
Sun, Y. L., Yao, M., Zhu, Y. F., Yin, M. C., Liu, J. T., Chen, X., Huang, J., Dai, Y. X., Wang, W. H., Ma, Z. B., Wang, Y. J. & Cui, X. J. (2022).
Consideration in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial on Neck Pain to Avoid the Placebo Effect in Analgesic Action. Front Pharmacol, 13, 836008. doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.836008
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35662695
Wang, J. F., Zhao, L. B., Bin, Y. D., Zhang, K. L., Sun, C., Wang, Y. R., Feng, X., Ji, J., He, L. S., Chen, F. Y. & Li, Q. L. (2022).
Efficacy and Safety of Placebo During the Maintenance Therapy of Ovarian Cancer in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Front Oncol, 12, 796983. doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.796983
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35692766
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
Placebo in the media
Guevarra, D.A., Kross, E., & Moser, J.S. (2021).
Can placebos make you feel better? The Science Breaker.
https://www.thesciencebreaker.org/breaks/psychology/can-placebos-make-you-feel-better
Guevarra, D.A. & Leibowitz, K.A. (2022).
Why placebo pills work even when you know they’re a placebo. Aeon Psyche.
https://psyche.co/ideas/why-placebo-pills-work-even-when-you-know-theyre-a-placebo
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