Dear All,
Greetings from Al-Ain the oasis city. There appears to be a big world of
"Placebo literature" out there. Here is a sample (certainly not random!) of
material I found. This area seems to be of great interest to complimentary
medicine practitioners including homeopathy. The list below is not in any
particular order (level of evidence or language of publication). These are
some of the papers addressing the issue under discussion. Hope those
interested in the field of placebo might find some of it useful.
Hrobjartsson A, Gotzsche PC. Is the placebo powerless? An analysis of
clinical trials comparing placebo with no treatment. N Engl J Med 2001 May
24;344(21):1594-602. (Many readers responded to this article)
Hrobjartsson A, Gotzsche PC. What is the effect of placebo interventions? A
systematic review of randomized clinical trials with placebo treated and
untreated patients] Ugeskr Laeger 2002 Jan 14;164(3):329-33. [Article in
Danish]
Thompson WG. Placebos: a review of the placebo response. Am J Gastroenterol
2000 Jul;95(7):1637-43
Joyce DP, Jackevicius C, Chapman KR, McIvor RA, Kesten S. The placebo effect
in asthma drug therapy trials: a meta-analysis. J Asthma 2000
Jun;37(4):303-18
de Craen AJ, Tijssen JG, de Gans J, Kleijnen J. Placebo effect in the acute
treatment of migraine: subcutaneous placebos are better than oral placebos.
J Neurol 2000 Mar;247(3):183-8
Weihrauch TR. Placebo effect in clinical trials. Med Klin 1999 Mar
15;94(3):173-81. [Article in German]
Crow R, Gage H, Hampson S, Hart J, Kimber A, Thomas H. The role of
expectancies in the placebo effect and their use in the delivery of health
care: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess 1999;3(3):1-96
ter Riet G, de Craen AJ, de Boer A, Kessels AG. Is placebo analgesia
mediated by endogenous opioids? A systematic review. Pain 1998
Jun;76(3):273-5
Kienle GS, Kiene H. Placebo effect and placebo concept: a critical
methodological and conceptual analysis of reports on the magnitude of the
placebo effect. Altern Ther Health Med 1996 Nov;2(6):39-54
Turner JA, Deyo RA, Loeser JD, Von Korff M, Fordyce WE. The importance of
placebo effects in pain treatment and research. JAMA 1994 May
25;271(20):1609-14
Ernst E, Resch KL. Concept of true and perceived placebo effects. BMJ 1995
Aug 26;311(7004):551-3
Cheers & regards,
Badri
Dr.P.Badrinath M.D,M.Phil,(Epid)PhD(Cantab)DFPHM(UK),MPH(Distinc)
Clinical Assistant Professor & Hon Consultant in Preventive Medicine,
Department of Community Medicine,
UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates.
Tel: 00 971 3 7039 652
Fax: 00 971 3 7672022.
http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi
"For an excellent review of the current medical literature, go to Journals
Scan www.uaeu.ac.ae/jscan/" - BMJ 3rd June 2000, Netlines
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