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Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy
INTRODUCTION: Nocebo-induced algesic responses occurring within clinical contexts present a challenge for health care practitioners working in the field of pain medicine. OBJECTIVES: Following the recent research on algesic nocebo effects, the scope of this review is to develop ethically acceptable...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5639717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29034363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000586 |
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author | Klinger, Regine Blasini, Maxie Schmitz, Julia Colloca, Luana |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Nocebo-induced algesic responses occurring within clinical contexts present a challenge for health care practitioners working in the field of pain medicine. OBJECTIVES: Following the recent research on algesic nocebo effects, the scope of this review is to develop ethically acceptable strategies to help avoid, or at least reduce, nocebo responses within clinical settings. METHODS: We reviewed relevant clinical studies that depict how patient-practitioner interactions may contribute to the reduction of nocebo responses. RESULTS: A strong algesic nocebo effect may adversely impact a patient's condition by causing decreases in both the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions, as well as by promoting treatment nonadherence and discontinuation. These effects may be triggered through multiple channels and can lead to significant alterations in a patient's perception of pain, consequently producing a weakening of the specific positive effects of pharmacological, psychological, or physical pain-management interventions. CONCLUSION: To minimize nocebo effects in clinical settings, we identified and discussed five contextual aspects relevant to the treatment of patients with chronic pain: (1) negative patient–clinician communication and interaction during treatment; (2) emotional burden of patients during treatment with analgesic medication; (3) negative information provided via informational leaflets; (4) cued and contextual conditioning nocebo effects; and (5) patient's lack of positive information. Through an understanding of these elements, many preventive and ethically acceptable clinical actions can be taken to improve multidisciplinary pain treatment outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-56397172017-10-13 Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy Klinger, Regine Blasini, Maxie Schmitz, Julia Colloca, Luana Pain Rep Inaugural Review Series INTRODUCTION: Nocebo-induced algesic responses occurring within clinical contexts present a challenge for health care practitioners working in the field of pain medicine. OBJECTIVES: Following the recent research on algesic nocebo effects, the scope of this review is to develop ethically acceptable strategies to help avoid, or at least reduce, nocebo responses within clinical settings. METHODS: We reviewed relevant clinical studies that depict how patient-practitioner interactions may contribute to the reduction of nocebo responses. RESULTS: A strong algesic nocebo effect may adversely impact a patient's condition by causing decreases in both the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions, as well as by promoting treatment nonadherence and discontinuation. These effects may be triggered through multiple channels and can lead to significant alterations in a patient's perception of pain, consequently producing a weakening of the specific positive effects of pharmacological, psychological, or physical pain-management interventions. CONCLUSION: To minimize nocebo effects in clinical settings, we identified and discussed five contextual aspects relevant to the treatment of patients with chronic pain: (1) negative patient–clinician communication and interaction during treatment; (2) emotional burden of patients during treatment with analgesic medication; (3) negative information provided via informational leaflets; (4) cued and contextual conditioning nocebo effects; and (5) patient's lack of positive information. Through an understanding of these elements, many preventive and ethically acceptable clinical actions can be taken to improve multidisciplinary pain treatment outcomes. Wolters Kluwer 2017-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5639717/ /pubmed/29034363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000586 Text en Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Inaugural Review Series Klinger, Regine Blasini, Maxie Schmitz, Julia Colloca, Luana Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title | Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title_full | Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title_fullStr | Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title_short | Nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
title_sort | nocebo effects in clinical studies: hints for pain therapy |
topic | Inaugural Review Series |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5639717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29034363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000586 |
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