Today we present 16 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during July 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 703 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.
Blankfield, R. P. (2023).
Concerning Nocebo vs Placebo Effects: Their Clinical Relevance. Am J Med, 136(8), e163. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.12.036
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37481328
Buergler, S., Sezer, D., Gaab, J., & Locher, C. (2023).
The roles of expectation, comparator, administration route, and population in open-label placebo effects: a network meta-analysis. Sci Rep, 13(1), 11827. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39123-4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37481686
Clayton, A. (2023).
“On Suggestion” by John Bostock, 1923: A comparison with twenty-first century understandings of the placebo effect. Australas Psychiatry, 10398562231187982. doi:10.1177/10398562231187982
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37402389
Colloca, L., Nikayin, S., & Sanacora, G. (2023).
The Intricate Interaction Between Expectations and Therapeutic Outcomes of Psychedelic Agents. JAMA Psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1412
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37405764
Cook, C. E., Bailliard, A., Bent, J. A., Bialosky, J. E., Carlino, E., Colloca, L., Esteves, J. E., Newell, D., Palese, A., Reed, W. R., Vilardaga, J. P. & Rossettini, G. (2023).
An international consensus definition for contextual factors: findings from a nominal group technique. Front Psychol, 14, 1178560. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1178560
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37465492
Crawford, L. S., Mills, E. P., Peek, A., Macefield, V. G., Keay, K. A., & Henderson, L. A. (2023).
Function and biochemistry of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during placebo analgesia: how the certainty of prior experiences shapes endogenous pain relief. Cereb Cortex. doi:10.1093/cercor/bhad247
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37415068
De Brochowski, V., Rubin, G. J., & Webster, R. K. (2023).
The effect of nocebo explanation and empathy on side-effect expectations of medication use following a fictional GP consultation. Psychol Health Med, 1-13. doi:10.1080/13548506.2023.2240072
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37491019
Ho, D. (2023).
A Call to Revise the Declaration of Helsinki’s Placebo Guidelines. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 1-2. doi:10.1017/S0963180123000397
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37501619
Jakobs, M., Hadamitzky, M., Schedlowski, M., & Heiss-Luckemann, L. (2023).
[Conditioning of the immune system-Already clinically usable?]. Z Rheumatol, 82(6), 472-478. doi:10.1007/s00393-023-01384-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37402018
Leitner, M. C., Ladek, A. M., Hutzler, F., Reitsamer, H., & Hawelka, S. (2023).
Placebo effect after visual restitution training: no eye-tracking controlled perimetric improvement after visual border stimulation in late subacute and chronic visual field defects after stroke. Front Neurol, 14, 1114718. doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1114718
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37456634
Liu, X. Y., Yan, S. Y., & Liu, B. Y. (2023).
[Sham acupuncture and placebo acupuncture in clinical trials]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu, 43(7), 821-824. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221226-k0001
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37429663
Pronovost-Morgan, C., Hartogsohn, I., & Ramaekers, J. G. (2023).
Harnessing placebo: Lessons from psychedelic science. J Psychopharmacol, 2698811231182602. doi:10.1177/02698811231182602
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37392012
Schienle, A., & Unger, I. (2023).
Open-label placebo treatment for reducing overeating in children: A study protocol for a randomized clinical trial with an app-assisted approach. Contemp Clin Trials Commun, 34, 101175. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101175
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37434860
Trakimas, D. R., Colloca, L., Fakhry, C., Tan, M., Khan, Z., & Vosler, P. S. (2023).
Study protocol: randomised controlled trial of conditioned open-label placebo (COLP) for perioperative pain management in patients with head and neck cancer. BMJ Open, 13(7), e069785. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069785
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37419646
van Lennep, J., van Middendorp, H., Veldhuijzen, D. S., Peerdeman, K. J., Blythe, J. S., Thomaidou, M. A., Heyman, T. & Evers, A. W. M. (2023).
The optimal learning cocktail for placebo analgesia: a randomized controlled trial comparing individual and combined techniques. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.07.009
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37468025
Wetwittayakhlang, P., Karkout, K., Wongcha-Um, A., Tselekouni, P., Al-Jabri, R., Afif, W., Wild, G., Bitton, A., Bessissow, T. & Lakatos, P. L. (2023).
Clinical efficacy and nocebo effect following non-medical biosimilar switch in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A prospective observational study. Dig Liver Dis. doi:10.1016/j.dld.2023.06.022
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37419726
Placebo in the media
„How the placebo effect went mainstream“ – Knowable Magazine – a podcast with Charlotte Stoddart and Ted Kaptchuk
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2023/how-placebo-effect-went-mainstream
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