Today we present 33 new placebo and nocebo research papers, book chapters, comments and abstracts identified during January 2023. As usual, they are based on new PUBMED publication using the search terms „placebo“ and „nocebo“ and are hand-selected from more than 805 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.
Anheyer, D., Bugaj, T. J., Ludtke, R., Appelbaum, S., Trubel, H., & Ostermann, T. (2023).
No Placebo Effect beyond Regression to the Mean on the Six Minute Walk Test in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Trials. Int J Mol Sci, 24(2). doi:10.3390/ijms24021069
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36674584
Blease, C., Colagiuri, B., & Locher, C. (2023).
Replication crisis and placebo studies: rebooting the bioethical debate. J Med Ethics. doi:10.1136/jme-2022-108672
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36609361
Bräscher, A.-K., Ferti, I.-E., & Witthöft, M. (2022).
Open-Label Placebo Effects on Psychological and Physical Well-Being: A Conceptual Replication Study. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 4(4), 1-16. doi:10.32872/cpe.7679
https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/7679
Bresnick, S. D. (2023).
Understanding Breast Implant Illness: The Important Role of Nocebo and Placebo-Like Effects. Aesthet Surg J. doi:10.1093/asj/sjad015
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36680360
Cardena, E. (2023).
“I would love to be ‘discredited’ like this more often”: An interview with Irving Kirsch. Am J Clin Hypn, 65(3), 241-245. doi:10.1080/00029157.2022.2135904
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36638221
Chen, E. G., Oliver, A. K., & Raz, A. (2023).
Irving Kirsch opens a window on antidepressant medications. Am J Clin Hypn, 65(3), 223-240. doi:10.1080/00029157.2022.2121678
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36638223
de Bruijn, C. M. A., Benninga, M. A., & Vlieger, A. M. (2023).
Teenagers’ and parental attitudes towards the use of placebo pills. Eur J Pediatr, 1-4. doi:10.1007/s00431-022-04801-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36607409
Diaz-Lago, M., Blanco, F., & Matute, H. (2023).
Expensive seems better: The price of a non-effective drug modulates its perceived efficacy. Cogn Res Princ Implic, 8(1), 8. doi:10.1186/s41235-023-00463-4
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36700994
Hirsing, N., Meyrose, A. K., Buchweitz, O., & Nestoriuc, Y. (2023).
Do expectations determine postoperative disability in women with endometriosis? Study protocol for a clinical mixed-methods observational cohort study. BMJ Open, 13(1), e067497. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067497
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36599637
Homma, G., & Daimon, T. (2023).
Usefulness of the placebo lead-in design for clinical trials with binary outcomes. Clin Trials. doi:10.1177/17407745221140048
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36627841
Jaggers, J., & Wolfson, A. R. (2023).
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Anaphylaxis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Evaluation. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep, 1-6. doi:10.1007/s11882-023-01065-2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36689047
Jeeyavudeen, M. S., Pappachan, J. M., & Arunagirinathan, G. (2022).
Statin-related Muscle Toxicity: An Evidence-based Review. touchREV Endocrinol, 18(2), 89-95. doi:10.17925/EE.2022.18.2.89
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694885
Jones, M. P., & Holtmann, G. (2023).
Placebo effects in functional dyspepsia: Causes and implications for clinical trials. Neurogastroenterol Motil, e14527. doi:10.1111/nmo.14527
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36592054
Kermer, P., Abdalla, Y., Klein, G., & Luers, C. (2023).
Acute adverse events of Sars-CoV2 vaccines: Experiences from a health care worker vaccination campaign in two municipal hospitals in northwest Germany. Vaccine X, 13, 100257. doi:10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100257
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36590445
Kharko, A., & Hagglund, M. (2022).
Nocebo effects from clinical notes: reason for action, not opposition for clinicians of patients with medically unexplained symptoms. J Med Ethics. doi:10.1136/jme-2022-108795
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600610
Khneizer, G., & Desai, R. (2022).
Placebo Use in Medicine: Use, Abuse & Therapy. Mo Med, 119(6), 524-528.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36588633
Kirsch, I. (2023).
Clinical hypnosis as a nondeceptive placebo: empirically derived techniques. Am J Clin Hypn, 65(3), 246-257. doi:10.1080/00029157.2022.2119023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36638224
Kravvariti, E., Kasdagli, M. I., Diomatari, K. M., Mouratidou, P., Daskalakis, K., Mitsikostas, D. D., Sfikakis, P. P. & Yavropoulou, M. P. (2023).
Meta-analysis of placebo-arm dropouts in osteoporosis randomized-controlled trials and implications for nocebo-associated discontinuation of anti-osteoporotic drugs in clinical practice. Osteoporos Int. doi:10.1007/s00198-022-06658-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36596944
Kunkel, A., & Bingel, U. (2023).
[Placebo effects in analgesia : Influence of expectations on the efficacy and tolerability of analgesic treatment]. Schmerz. doi:10.1007/s00482-022-00685-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36637498
Lemogne, C., Gouraud, C., Pitron, V., & Ranque, B. (2023).
Why the hypothesis of psychological mechanisms in long COVID is worth considering. J Psychosom Res, 165, 111135. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111135
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36623391
Li, R., Chen, F., He, X., Feng, Y., Pei, Q., Wang, D., Liu, X., Liu, J., Hou, X. & Bai, T. (2022).
Nocebo response intensity and influencing factors in the randomized clinical trials of irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Med, 9, 1018713. doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.1018713
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36606047
Macy, R. (2023).
Placebo Effects: The Meaning of Care in Medicine by Pekka Louhiala. Camb Q Healthc Ethics, 1-4. doi:10.1017/S096318012200069X
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36621772
Manu, P. (2022).
Aromatherapy and Fermented Fruits for Long COVID: Placebo-Controlled Placebo Trials? Am J Ther, 29(6), e649-e650. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000001574
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36608066
Mills, L., Lee, J. C., Boakes, R., & Colagiuri, B. (2023).
Reduction in caffeine withdrawal after open-label decaffeinated coffee. J Psychopharmacol, 2698811221147152. doi:10.1177/02698811221147152
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36628993
Pagnini, F., Barbiani, D., Cavalera, C., Volpato, E., Grosso, F., Minazzi, G. A., Vailati Riboni, F., Graziano, F., Di Tella, S., Manzoni, G. M., Silveri, M. C., Riva, G. & Phillips, D. (2023).
Placebo and Nocebo Effects as Bayesian-Brain Phenomena: The Overlooked Role of Likelihood and Attention. Perspect Psychol Sci, 17456916221141383. doi:10.1177/17456916221141383
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36656800
Quinn, V., Pearson, S., Huynh, A., Nicholls, K., Barnes, K., & Faasse, K. (2023).
The influence of video-based social modelling on the nocebo effect. J Psychosom Res, 165, 111136. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111136
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36610337
Richetti, K., Gebetsberger, J., Streif, W., & Schirmer, M. (2023).
Clinical Trials in Chronic Arthritic Diseases with Underestimated Impact of Placebo Effects on Study Size Calculation. J Clin Med, 12(2). doi:10.3390/jcm12020429
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36675358
Shedden-Mora, M. C., Alberts, J., Petrie, K. J., Laferton, J. A. C., von Blanckenburg, P., Kohlmann, S., Nestoriuc, Y. & Löwe, B. (2023).
The Treatment Expectation Questionnaire (TEX-Q): Validation of a generic multidimensional scale measuring patients’ treatment expectations. PLoS One, 18(1), e0280472. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280472
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36689398
Targa, A. D. S., & Sanchez-de-la-Torre, M. (2023).
Treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: The placebo response in randomized clinical trials. Sleep Med Rev, 67, 101740. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101740
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36592550
Wagner, C., Gaab, J., & Hediger, K. (2023).
The Importance of the Treatment Rationale for Pain in Animal-Assisted Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Participants. J Pain. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2023.01.004
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36641027
Wang, Y. B., Gao, F., Guo, L., & Mao, Z. X. (2023).
Can placebo and nocebo affect post-exercise executive function? Scand J Psychol. doi:10.1111/sjop.12900
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36659821
Wartolowska, K., Colloca, L., & Amanzio, M. (2022).
Editorial: The nocebo effect and its consequences for clinical trials and clinical practice. Front Psychol, 13, 1111324. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1111324
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36687870
Watanabe, T., Sieg, M., Lunde, S. J., Persson, M., Taneja, P., Baad-Hansen, L., Pigg, M. & Vase, L. (2023).
Nocebo response in dentistry: A systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events in analgesic trials of third molar removal. J Oral Rehabil. doi:10.1111/joor.13414
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36648379
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