Today we present 22 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during March 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 1112 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.
Atlas, L. Y. (2023).
How Instructions, Learning, and Expectations Shape Pain and Neurobiological Responses. Annu Rev Neurosci. doi:10.1146/annurev-neuro-101822-122427
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36917820
Atwood, S., Schachner, A., & Mehr, S. A. (2022).
Expectancy Effects Threaten the Inferential Validity of Synchrony-Prosociality Research. Open Mind (Camb), 6, 280-290. doi:10.1162/opmi_a_00067
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36891035
Barnes, K., Babbage, E., Barker, J., Jain, N., & Faasse, K. (2023).
The role of positive information provision in open-label placebo effects. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. doi:10.1111/aphw.12444
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36932997
Beyens, M., Toscano, A., Van Damme, P., Dogne, J. M., Ebo, D., & Sabato, V. (2023).
Perceived high risk of COVID-19 vaccination: the revealing power of placebo. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2023.03.031
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36965707
Curie, A., Oberlander, T. F., & Jensen, K. B. (2023).
Placebo effects in children with autism spectrum disorder. Dev Med Child Neurol. doi:10.1111/dmcn.15574
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36917698
Horn, N., Gartner, L., Rastan, A. J., Andrasi, T. B., Lenz, J., Boning, A., Salzmann-Djufri, M., Puvogel, U., Genovese, M., Kus, S., Rief, W. & Salzmann, S. (2023).
Preoperative optimization of cardiac valve patients’ expectations: Study protocol of the randomized controlled ValvEx-trial. Front Cardiovasc Med, 10, 1105507. doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1105507
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36937912
Lafeber, M., Evers, A. W. M., & Klok, F. A. (2023).
[How to cope with the nocebo effects of statins?]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd, 167.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36920298
Laferton, J. A. C., Bartsch, L. M., Moschinger, T., Baldelli, L., Frick, S., Breitenstein, C. J., Zuger, R., Annen, H. & Fischer, S. (2023).
Effects of stress beliefs on the emotional and biological response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy men. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 152, 106091. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106091
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36996573
Laursen, D. R., Nejstgaard, C. H., Bjorkedal, E., Frost, A. D., Hansen, M. R., Paludan-Muller, A. S., Prosenz, J., Werner, C. P. & Hrobjartsson, A. (2023).
Impact of active placebo controls on estimated drug effects in randomised trials: a systematic review of trials with both active placebo and standard placebo. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3(3), MR000055. doi:10.1002/14651858.MR000055.pub2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36877132
Meijer, S., Karacaoglu, M., van Middendorp, H., Veldhuijzen, D. S., Jensen, K. B., Peerdeman, K. J., & Evers, A. W. M. (2023).
Efficacy of open-label counterconditioning for reducing nocebo effects on pressure pain. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.2112
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36932915
Pecina, M., Chen, J., Karp, J. F., & Dombrovski, A. Y. (2023).
Dynamic Feedback Between Antidepressant Placebo Expectancies and Mood. JAMA Psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0010
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36857039
Romanella, S. M., Mencarelli, L., Burke, M. J., Rossi, S., Kaptchuk, T. J., & Santarnecchi, E. (2023).
Targeting neural correlates of placebo effects. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 23(2), 217-236. doi:10.3758/s13415-022-01039-3
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-022-01039-3
Roy, S., Petrie, K. J., Gamble, G., & Edwards, M. A. (2023).
Did a Nocebo Effect Contribute to the Rise in Special Education Enrollment Following the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis? Clinical Psychology in Europe, 5(1), 1-29. doi:10.32872/cpe.9577
https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/9577
Schafer, I., Oltrogge, J. H., Nestoriuc, Y., Warren, C. V., Brassen, S., Blattner, M., Luhmann, D., Tinnermann, A., Scherer, M. & Buchel, C. (2023).
Expectations and Prior Experiences Associated With Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Vaccination. JAMA Netw Open, 6(3), e234732. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4732
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36972051
Shetty, A. C., Sivinski, J., Cornell, J., Sadzewicz, L., Mahurkar, A., Wang, X. Q., Colloca, L., Lin, W., Kane, M. A. & Seneviratne, C. (2023).
Peripheral blood transcriptomic profiling indicates molecular mechanisms commonly regulated by binge-drinking and placebo-effects. medRxiv. doi:10.1101/2023.03.21.23287501
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36993621
Spille, L., Fendel, J. C., Seuling, P. D., Goritz, A. S., & Schmidt, S. (2023).
Open-label placebos-a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies with non-clinical samples. Sci Rep, 13(1), 3640. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30362-z
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36871028
Stanhope, J., Salter, A., & Weinstein, P. (2023).
“A wolf in sheep’s clothing”: when so-called placebo interventions are not what they seem. Med J Aust, 218(6), 244-246. doi:10.5694/mja2.51881
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36893725
Thomaidou, M. A., Blythe, J. S., Peerdeman, K. J., van Laarhoven, A. I. M., Van Schothorst, M. M. E., Veldhuijzen, D. S., & Evers, A. W. M. (2023).
Learned nocebo effects on cutaneous sensations of pain and itch: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental behavioral studies on healthy humans. Psychosom Med. doi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000001194
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36961347
Unger, I., & Schienle, A. (2023).
Taking Placebos as Needed to Reduce Appetite: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Ecological Momentary Assessment. Behav Sci, 13(3). doi:10.3390/bs13030207
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36975231
Wasserman, J. A. (2023).
Deception, Pain, and Placebo: Applying the Brummett-Salter Deception Framework. Hastings Cent Rep, 53(1), 30-32. doi:10.1002/hast.1457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36840336
Yin, M., Muhammed, S. A., Wang, Y., & Colloca, L. (2023).
Yoga and massage are associated with small experimental placebo effects in chronic orofacial pain. Eur J Pain. doi:10.1002/ejp.2111
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36932918
Zhuo, S., Zhang, Y., Lin, C., & Peng, W. (2023).
Testosterone administration enhances the expectation and perception of painful and non-painful somatosensory stimuli. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 152, 106081. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106081
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36947967
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