Today we present 20 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during February 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 832 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.
Akintola, T., Chung, J., & Atlas, L. (2023).
The Effects of Expectations and Worries on the Experience of COVID-19 Symptoms. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Jan 30. doi:10.1101/2023.01.26.23284911
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36789412
Bender, F. L., Rief, W., Bruck, J., & Wilhelm, M. (2023).
Effects of a video-based positive side-effect information framing: An online experiment. Health Psychol. doi:10.1037/hea0001263
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36780276
Blythe, J. S., Thomaidou, M. A., Peerdeman, K. J., van Laarhoven, A. I. M., van Schothorst, M. M. E., Veldhuijzen, D. S., & Evers, A. W. M. (2022).
Placebo effects on cutaneous pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental results and methodology. Pain. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002820
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36718994
Boorman, D. C., & Keay, K. A. (2023).
Learning pain in context: Response-conditioned placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia in male rats with chronic neuropathic pain. Physiol Behav, 263, 114116. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114116
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36773736
Buergler, S., Sezer, D., Bagge, N., Kirsch, I., Locher, C., Carvalho, C., & Gaab, J. (2023).
Imaginary pills and open-label placebos can reduce test anxiety by means of placebo mechanisms. Sci Rep, 13(1), 2624. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29624-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36788309
Dalmau Llitjos, A. (2023).
Should we consider the indication of placebo in clinical practice? Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed), 70(2), 65-67. doi:10.1016/j.redare.2021.11.007
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36813036
Fieke Linskens, F. G., van der Scheer, E. S., Stortenbeker, I., Das, E., Staal, J. B., & van Lankveld, W. (2023).
Negative language use of the physiotherapist in low back pain education impacts anxiety and illness beliefs: A randomised controlled trial in healthy respondents. Patient Educ Couns, 110, 107649. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2023.107649
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36764063
Hara, T. (2023).
A meta-analysis on the characteristics of placebo effects on urinary function in placebo-controlled clinical trials among Japanese patients. Int J Urol. doi:10.1111/iju.15152
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36788748
Jones, M. P., Guthrie-Lyons, L., Sato, Y. A., & Talley, N. J. (2023).
Factors Associated With Placebo Treatment Response in Functional Dyspepsia Clinical Trials. Am J Gastroenterol, 118(4), 685-691. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002097
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36729385
Lam, J., Chan, P., Constantinou, M., & Cheung, R. T. H. (2023).
Personal belief on elastic tape and tape tension affect perceived performance, but not muscle activity and endurance. Physiother Theory Pract, 1-7. doi:10.1080/09593985.2023.2172703
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36734244
Lindberg, K., Bjornsen, T., Varvik, F. T., Paulsen, G., Joensen, M., Kristoffersen, M., Sveen, O., Gundersen, H., Slettalokken, G., Brankovic, R. & Solberg, P. (2023).
The effects of being told you are in the intervention group on training results: a pilot study. Sci Rep, 13(1), 1972. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29141-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36737472
Lohman, M., Domingo, B., Ostlund, M., & Jansson, L. (2023).
Contrasting expectancy effects with objective measures in adults with untreated ADHD during QbTest. Scand J Psychol. doi:10.1111/sjop.12906
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36786078
Lotshaw, S. C., Bradley, J. R., & Brooks, L. R. (2023).
Corrigendum to “Illustrating Caffeine’s Pharmacological and Expectancy Effects Utilizing a Balanced Placebo Design”. J Drug Educ, 472379231156716. doi:10.1177/00472379231156716
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36809886
Ma, C. (2023).
Applying Placebo and Nocebo Effects From Randomized Trials to Clinical Care and Future Studies. Am J Gastroenterol, 118(4), 610-612. doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000002156
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36799889
Saunders, G. H., Beukes, E. W., Uus, K., Armitage, C. J., & Munro, K. J. (2023).
Reporting of auditory symptoms over time: (in)consistencies, expectations and the nocebo effect. Int J Audiol, 1-8. doi:10.1080/14992027.2022.2163429
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36779872
Shafir, R., Israel, M., & Colloca, L. (2023).
Harnessing the placebo effect to enhance emotion regulation effectiveness and choice. Sci Rep, 13(1), 2373. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-29045-6
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36759537
Stevens, L. M., Monds, L. A., Riordan, B., Hayre, R. K., & Flowe, H. D. (2022).
Acute alcohol intoxication and alcohol expectancy effects on women’s memory for consensual and non-consensual sexual activity. Front Psychol, 13, 1008563. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1008563
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36817373
Strube, A., Horing, B., Rose, M., & Buchel, C. (2023).
Agency affects pain inference through prior shift as opposed to likelihood precision modulation in a Bayesian pain model. Neuron. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2023.01.002
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36731468
Youssef, M., Dong, K., Lee, S. J., & Narula, N. (2023).
Histological Remission Placebo Rates in Ulcerative Colitis Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. doi:10.1093/ibd/izad013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36753516
Zhao, K., Xie, H., Fonzo, G. A., Tong, X., Carlisle, N., Chidharom, M., Etkin, A. & Zhang, Y. (2023).
Individualized fMRI connectivity defines signatures of antidepressant and placebo responses in major depression. Mol Psychiatry. doi:10.1038/s41380-023-01958-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36732585
Book (that was just recommended)
Yamashita, H., Inukai, H. & Kodama, K. (2021). Manga Introduction to Placebo Effects based on Evidence. Medicus Shuppan, Japan.
Free reading of chapters 1 and 11 available at: https://medica.tameshiyo.me/9784840475792
Amazon site (Amazon Japan): https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4840475792
“An introductory book on the placebo effects published for Japanese healthcare professionals. Eighteen comic stories and academic commentaries based on clinical evidence of the placebo effects published in recent top journals.”
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