The placebo effect and its determinants in fibromyalgia: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
The aims of this study were to determine whether placebo treatment in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is effective for fibromyalgia and to identify possible determinants of the magnitude of any such placebo effect.
A Hrobjartsson +46 more
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Learning Effects on Pain Generalize to Perceptually and Conceptually Similar Cues and Modify Pain Perception [PDF]
Prior learning about pain can drive a placebo or nocebo effect in later settings and influence pain more broadly. This up- or down-modulation of pain is influenced by expectations and learning during conditioning.
Kusko, Daniel A
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Finasteride as a model for personalized medicine [PDF]
The side effects of Finasteride are currently a subject of controversy. Some studies report minor or acceptable adverse effects, which decrease after a variable period of time so that they do not necessitate terminating Finasteride administration ...
Banu, Petrişor +5 more
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Sex has been speculated to be a predictor of the placebo and nocebo effect for many years, but whether this holds true or not has rarely been investigated.
Paul Enck, Sibylle Klosterhalfen
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Harnessing the power of anticipation to manage respiratory-related brain suffering and ensuing dyspnoea: insights from the neurobiology of the respiratory nocebo effect [PDF]
Fabien Vinckier +4 more
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Although critical for informed consent, side effect warnings can contribute directly to poorer patient outcomes because they often induce negative expectations that trigger nocebo side effects.
Kirsten Barnes +8 more
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AB0658 Nocebo effect on diarrhoea reported in the SENSCIS trial of nintedanib in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases [PDF]
Oliver Distler +5 more
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Introduction and purpose of review: Statins are widely used drugs in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, yet many patients experience side effects of statin use, mainly muscle symptoms, such as myopathy, which often lead to discontinuation of ...
Jakub Stanek +9 more
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Wearing colored glasses can influence the exercise performance and testosterone concentration [PDF]
Perception of red color is associated with higher testosterone concentration and better human performance. Thus, we evaluated the acute effects of wearing colored-lens glasses on the YoYo intermittent endurance exercise test 2 (YoYoIE2) performance ...
Campos Souza, Markus Vinicius +6 more
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