Placebo Effect

Latest research

1. Effect of acupuncture on fatigue in cancer survivors with chronic pain: a secondary analysis

   • Xiaotong Li
   • Kaitlin Lampson
   • Jun J. Mao

   in Supportive Care in Cancer

   Article 13 December 2025

   

2. Schmerzwahrnehmung lässt sich beeinflussen

   • Sabrina Kempe

   in Schmerzmedizin

   Article 11 December 2025

3. Believing in Justice for Self and Others: Independent and Interactive Effects on Perceived Healthcare Discrimination Among African Americans

   • Todd Lucas
   • Olivia Aspiras
   • Isaac Lipkus

   in Social Justice Research

   Article Open access 11 December 2025

   

4. Effect of dietary stimulation on acute changes in GLP-1, alcohol responses, craving, and attentional bias: a randomized, placebo-controlled laboratory study

   • Michael P. Bremmer
   • Jimikaye B. Courtney
   • Christian S. Hendershot

   in Psychopharmacology

   Article 09 December 2025

   

5. Meta-Analysis of the Placebo Response in Chronic and Episodic Migraine: Insights from Migraine Preventive Drug Trials

   • Anantha Ram Nookala
   • Nimishraj Panse
   • Sreedharan Sabarinath

   in The AAPS Journal

   Article 09 December 2025

   

6. Effects of finerenone on arterial stiffness and cardiorenal biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: a randomised placebo-controlled mechanistic trial (FIVE-STAR)

   • Atsushi Tanaka
   • Muthiah Vaduganathan
   • Koichi Node

   in Cardiovascular Diabetology

   Article Open access 05 December 2025

   

7. The Effect of Face Masks on COVID-19 Transmission: A Meta-Analysis

   • Martina Luskova

   in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change

   Article 02 December 2025

   

8. Roles of administration route, expectation, and belief in placebos in a randomized controlled trial with open-label placebos

   • Michael Schaefer
   • Carolin Liedtke
   • Sören Enge

   in Scientific Reports

   Article Open access 02 December 2025

   

9. The effect of resveratrol supplementation on obesity indices: a critical umbrella review of interventional meta-analyses

   • Ahmed Abu-Zaid
   • Saleh A. K. Saleh
   • Abdullah M. Alharran

   in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity

   Article Open access 29 November 2025

   

10. Placebo effects in a RCT assessing 30 days of low dose Cannabidiol (CBD) treatment for psychological distress in stressed students at risk for depression

    • Alexander Winkler
    • Annelie C. Meis
    • Christiane Hermann

    in Journal of Cannabis Research

    Article Open access 28 November 2025

    

11. The impact of health beliefs on treatment decision conflict through treatment expectations mediation in patients with lumbar disc herniation

    • Yuan Tian
    • Shao-Hua Chen
    • Jing-Yi Yang

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 28 November 2025

    

12. Effects of bromelain supplementation on disease activity and quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled study

    • Pedram Delgarm
    • Marjan Mokhtare
    • Seyedeh Tayebeh Rahideh

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 28 November 2025

    

13. Acute and chronic effects of local muscle vibration training inducing illusions on wrist strength and neurophysiological measures

    • Sophie Julliand
    • Jérémie Gaveau
    • Charalambos Papaxanthis

    in Scientific Reports

    Article Open access 28 November 2025

    

14. Efficacy and Methodology of Remote Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Interventions for Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    • Sophia Vann-Adibe
    • Harry Kam Hung Tsui
    • Sherry Kit Wa Cha

    in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

    Article Open access 27 November 2025

    

15. The effect of berberine on obesity indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    • Iman Elahi Vahed
    • Erfan Shahir-Roudi
    • Mohammad Rahmanian

    in International Journal of Obesity

    Article 27 November 2025

    

16. The Effects of Accountability On Favoritism in Subjective Performance Evaluations: An Eye-Tracking Study

    • Kai A. Bauch
    • Barbara E. Weißenberger

    in Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research

    Article Open access 27 November 2025

    

17. Beyond mediation: the direct effect of expectations on the illusion of control

    • Carlos M. Vera
    • Pedro R. Montoro
    • María José Contreras

    in Cognitive Processing

    Article 26 November 2025

    

18. Bauchpositionierung bei wachen kritisch kranken Patient:innen – eine Handlungsempfehlung

    • Kevin Roedl
    • Katja Warnke
    • Stefan Kluge

    in Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

    Article 25 November 2025

    

19. The adverse effects associated with semaglutide use in patients at increased risk of cardiovascular events: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

    • Christina Dam Bjerregaard Sillassen
    • Johanne Juul Petersen
    • Janus Christian Jakobsen

    in BMC Medicine

    Article Open access 24 November 2025

    

20. Antiviral treatment in adult patients hospitalized for influenza: study protocol for a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of baloxavir marboxil to reduce time to clinical improvement and the risk for severe complications (the INFLUENT trial)

    • Krisztina Hosszu-Fellous
    • Antoine Poncet
    • Pauline Vetter

    in Trials

    Article Open access 24 November 2025

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