Today we present 20 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during October 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 822 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.
Adeoye, A., Akpor, O., Oguntola, S., & Akpor, O. (2023).
Treatment expectation among patients with diabetes and hypertension in a tertiary hospital, Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J, 45, 143. doi:10.11604/pamj.2023.45.143.38577
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37808437
Aulenkamp, J. L., Icenhour, A., & Elsenbruch, S. (2023).
Nocebo effects in visceral pain: concept and design of the experimental randomized-controlled pain study ‘NoVis’. Front Psychiatry, 14, 1270189. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1270189
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900300
Barnes, K., Wang, R., & Faasse, K. (2023).
Practitioner warmth and empathy attenuates the nocebo effect and enhances the placebo effect. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. doi:10.1111/aphw.12497
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37793644
Benedetti, F., Arduino, C., Shaibani, A., & Thoen, W. (2023).
Creating placebo nonresponders in the lab. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37907113
Botvinik-Nezer, R., Petre, B., Ceko, M., Lindquist, M. A., Friedman, N. P., & Wager, T. D. (2023).
Placebo treatment affects brain systems related to affective and cognitive processes, but not nociceptive pain. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2023.09.21.558825
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790543
Frisaldi, E., Shaibani, A., Benedetti, F., & Pagnini, F. (2023).
Placebo and nocebo effects and mechanisms associated with pharmacological interventions: an umbrella review. BMJ Open, 13(10), e077243. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077243
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37848293
Hartmann, H., Banwinkler, M., Riva, F., & Lamm, C. (2023).
To respond or not to respond: exploring empathy-related psychological and structural brain differences between placebo analgesia responders and non-responders. Front Psychol, 14, 1257522. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1257522
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37849473
Krecke, J., Dierolf, A. M., Rischer, K. M., Anton, F., & van der Meulen, M. (2023).
Baseline heart rate variability predicts placebo hypoalgesia in men, but not women. Front Pain Res, 4, 1213848. doi:10.3389/fpain.2023.1213848
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37799824
Louro, R., Gouveia, E. M. R., Ruivo, J., Almeida, A. G., Pinto, F. J., & Caldeira, D. (2023).
Incidence of muscle symptoms in placebo arm among statin-intolerant patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. doi:10.1080/14779072.2023.2274502
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37916684
Meijers, M. C., Stouthard, J., Evers, A. W. M., Das, E., Drooger, H. J., Jansen, S., Francke, A. L., Plum, N., van der Wall, E., Nestoriuc, Y., Dusseldorp, E. & van Vliet, L. M. (2023).
Author Correction: Possible alleviation of symptoms and side effects through clinicians’ nocebo information and empathy in an experimental video vignette study. Sci Rep, 13(1), 16392. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42781-z
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37773434
Melgarejo, L., Caronna, E., Rosell-Mirmi, J., Elosua-Bayes, I., Alpuente, A., Torres-Ferrus, M., Gallardo, V. J. & Pozo-Rosich, P. (2023).
Migraine worsening after COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination: Are we facing a nocebo effect? Eur J Neurol. doi:10.1111/ene.16058
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37791410
Muller, A., Konigorski, S., Meissner, C., Fadai, T., Warren, C. V., Falkenberg, I., Kircher, T. & Nestoriuc, Y. (2023).
Study protocol: combined N-of-1 trials to assess open-label placebo treatment for antidepressant discontinuation symptoms [FAB-study]. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), 749. doi:10.1186/s12888-023-05184-y
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37833651
Ponten, M., Jonsjo, M., Vadenmark, V., Moberg, E., Grannas, D., Andersson, G., Boersma, K., Hedman-Lagerlof, E., Kleinstaeuber, M., Weise, C., Kaldo, V., Ljotsson, B., Andersson, E., Axelsson, E. & Jensen, K. (2023).
Association between expectations and clinical outcomes in online v. face-to-face therapy – an individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychol Med, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S0033291723003033
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37905404
Rooney, T., Sharpe, L., Todd, J., Livesey, E., & Colagiuri, B. (2023).
Understanding the role of expectancy, anticipatory anxiety and attention bias in nocebo hyperalgesia: A gaze-contingent attention bias modification study. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.016
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37879546
Rooney, T., Sharpe, L., Todd, J., Tang, B., & Colagiuri, B. (2023).
The nocebo effect across health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychol. doi:10.1037/hea0001326
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37843534
Sarzani, R., Allevi, M., Giulietti, F., Sarnari, S., Scorcella, S., Di Agostini, A., Turri, P., Di Pentima, C. & Spannella, F. (2023).
Patient-reported muscle symptoms and their characterization in a hypertensive population eligible for statin therapy: An exploratory study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2023.08.011
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37798232
Sun, C., Xiong, Z., Sun, C., Liu, T., Liu, X., Zhang, Q., Liu, B., Yan, S. & Liu, C. (2023).
Placebo response in sham-acupuncture-controlled trials for migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complement Ther Clin Pract, 53, 101800. doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2023.101800
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37793307
Tan, W., Pickup, B., Faasse, K., Colagiuri, B., & Barnes, K. (2023).
Peer-to-peer: The Social Transmission of Symptoms Online. Ann Behav Med, 57(7), 551-560. doi:10.1093/abm/kaac081
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37036880
Tuncgenc, B., Bamford, J. S., Fawcett, C., & Cohen, E. (2023).
The Synchrony-Prosociality Link Cannot Be Explained Away as Expectancy Effect: Response to Atwood et al. (). Open Mind, 7, 711-714. doi:10.1162/opmi_a_00103
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37840755
Viglione, V., Boffa, A., Previtali, D., Vannini, F., Faldini, C., & Filardo, G. (2023).
The ‘placebo effect’ in the conservative treatment of plantar fasciitis: a systematic review and meta-analyses. EFORT Open Rev, 8(10), 719-730. doi:10.1530/EOR-23-0082
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37787480
BOOKS
Colloca, L., Noel, J., Franklin, P. D. & Seneviratne, C. (2023)
Placebo Effects Through the Lens of Translational Research.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/placebo-effects-through-the-lens-of-translational-research-9780197645444?cc=us&lang=en&
Howick, J. (2023)
The Power of Placebos – How the Science of Placebos and Nocebos Can Improve Health Care.
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12830/power-placebos
PLACEBO IN THE MEDIA
No better than a placebo – NY Times Guest Essay
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/opinion/decongestant-placebo-medicine.html
The Science Behind The Placebo Effect – National Public Radio’s Science Friday. 12 minute segment on open-label placebo.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/placebo-effect-science/
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