Placebo Publications May 2023

Today we present 17 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during May 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 995 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.

Aran, A., Harel, M., Ovadia, A., Shalgy, S., & Cayam-Rand, D. (2023).
Mediators of Placebo Response to Cannabinoid Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Clin Med, 12(9). doi:10.3390/jcm12093098
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37176538

Blokland, A. (2023).
Can placebo or nocebo pills improve or impair cognition performance? Hum Psychopharmacol, 38(3), e2869. doi:10.1002/hup.2869
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37140377

Crawford, L. S., Meylakh, N., Macey, P. M., Macefield, V. G., Keay, K. A., & Henderson, L. A. (2023).
Stimulus-independent and stimulus-dependent neural networks underpin placebo analgesia responsiveness in humans. Commun Biol, 6(1), 569. doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04951-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37244947

Desai, S., Kainth, T., Yadav, G., Kochhar, H., Srinivas, S., Kamil, S., & Du, W. (2023).
Role of Psychosomatic Symptoms in COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines, 11(5). doi:10.3390/vaccines11050922
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37243026

Gomeni, R., Bressolle-Gomeni, F., & Fava, M. (2023).
Artificial intelligence approach for the analysis of placebo-controlled clinical trials in major depressive disorders accounting for individual propensity to respond to placebo. Transl Psychiatry, 13(1), 141. doi:10.1038/s41398-023-02443-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37120641

Hohenschurz-Schmidt, D., Vase, L., Scott, W., Annoni, M., Ajayi, O. K., Barth, J., Bennell, K., Berna, C., Bialosky, J., Braithwaite, F., Finnerup, N. B., Williams, A. C. C., Carlino, E., Cerritelli, F., Chaibi, A., Cherkin, D., Colloca, L., Cote, P., Darnall, B. D., Evans, R., Fabre, L., Faria, V., French, S., Gerger, H., Hauser, W., Hinman, R. S., Ho, D., Janssens, T., Jensen, K., Johnston, C., Juhl Lunde, S., Keefe, F., Kerns, R. D., Koechlin, H., Kongsted, A., Michener, L. A., Moerman, D. E., Musial, F., Newell, D., Nicholas, M., Palermo, T. M., Palermo, S., Peerdeman, K. J., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Puhl, A. A., Roberts, L., Rossettini, G., Tomczak Matthiesen, S., Underwood, M., Vaucher, P., Vollert, J., Wartolowska, K., Weimer, K., Werner, C. P., Rice, A. S. C. & Draper-Rodi, J. (2023).
Recommendations for the development, implementation, and reporting of control interventions in efficacy and mechanistic trials of physical, psychological, and self-management therapies: the CoPPS Statement. BMJ, 381, e072108. doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-072108
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37230508

Karacaoglu, M., Peerdeman, K. J., Numans, M. E., Stolk, M. R., Meijer, S., Klinger, R., Veldhuijzen, D. S., van Middendorp, H. & Evers, A. W. M. (2023).
Nocebo hyperalgesia in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls: An experimental investigation of conditioning and extinction processes at baseline and one-month follow-up. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.05.003
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37196928

Kwon, A. H., Colloca, L., & Mackey, S. C. (2023).
Blinded Pain Cocktails: A Reliable and Safe Opioid Weaning Method. Anesthesiol Clin, 41(2), 371-381. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.006
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37245948

Mollica, A., Greben, R., Cyr, M., Olson, J. A., & Burke, M. J. (2023).
Placebo Effects and Neuromodulation: Ethical Considerations and Recommendations. Can J Neurol Sci, 50(s1), s34-s41. doi:10.1017/cjn.2023.24
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37160673

Montecchi-Palmer, M., Wu, M., Rolando, M., Lau, C., Perez Quinones, V. L., & Dana, R. (2023).
Possible Strategies to Mitigate Placebo or Vehicle Response in Dry Eye Disease Trials: A Narrative Review. Ophthalmol Ther. doi:10.1007/s40123-023-00720-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37208548

Motta, L. S., Gosmann, N. P., Costa, M. A., Jaeger, M. B., Frozi, J., Grevet, L. T., Spanemberg, L., Manfro, G. G., Cuijpers, P., Pine, D. S. & Salum, G. (2023).
Placebo response in trials with patients with anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and stress disorders across the lifespan: a three-level meta-analysis. BMJ Ment Health, 26(1). doi:10.1136/bmjment-2022-300630
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37142305

Okubo, R., Matsui, K., & Narukawa, M. (2023).
Factors Related to Placebo Response in Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trials of Antidepressants in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-regression Analysis. Clin Drug Investig. doi:10.1007/s40261-023-01273-8
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37222973

Potthoff, J., & Schienle, A. (2023).
Effects of (non)deceptive placebos on reported sleep quality and food cue reactivity. J Sleep Res, e13947. doi:10.1111/jsr.13947
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37221456

Skvortsova, A., Veldhuijzen, D. S., van Dillen, L. F., Zech, H., Derksen, S., Sars, R. H., Meijer, O. C., Pijl, H. & Evers, A. W. M. (2023).
Influencing the insulin system by placebo effects in patients with diabetes type-2 and healthy controls: A randomized controlled trial. Psychosom Med. doi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000001216
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37234022

Tepper, S. J., Cirillo, J., Kim, E., L’Italien, G., Tweedie, J. M., Lodaya, K., Riley, D., Pathan, F., Antaki, N., Nathanson, B. H. & McAllister, P. (2023).
The temporal trend of placebo response in migraine prevention from 1990 to 2021: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis with regression. J Headache Pain, 24(1), 54. doi:10.1186/s10194-023-01587-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37193973

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, 85(4), 308-321. doi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000001194
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36961347

Waddell, J. T., King, S. E., & Corbin, W. R. (2023).
Disentangling between- and within-person alcohol and expectancy effects on acute alcohol craving. Psychopharmacology, 240(6), 1333-1342. doi:10.1007/s00213-023-06372-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37133559

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