PMID- 31103487 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200626 LR - 20200626 IS - 1873-5126 (Electronic) IS - 1353-8020 (Linking) VI - 65 DP - 2019 Aug TI - Nocebo response in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 13-19 LID - S1353-8020(19)30210-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.04.015 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To estimate the magnitude of the nocebo response in Parkinson's disease and explore possible associations with study characteristics. METHODS: Databases were searched up to February 2017. Placebo-controlled, parallel-group randomized controlled trials investigating pharmacological interventions in people with Parkinson's disease were included. Data were derived from the last measured within-group response in the placebo and intervention arms of randomized controlled trials, after independent extraction. A random-effects model was used to pool study data. The main outcome was the nocebo response, measured as the proportion of placebo-treated participants experiencing any adverse events (AEs). We also measured the proportion of patients with serious AEs (SAEs), and the rates of study dropouts (including due to AEs) and death. PROSPERO registration number is CRD42017070471. RESULTS: We included 236 randomized controlled trials, with a combined population of 17,381 participants allocated to placebo. The nocebo response was 56.0% (95% CI, 51.7%-60.4%; 148 trials; I(2) = 98%). SAEs were reported in 4.0% (95% CI, 3.4%-4.6%, 157 trials; I(2) = 73%) of placebo-treated patients, dropouts in 14.0% (95% CI, 12.5%-15.5%, 225 trials; I(2) = 91%), dropouts due to AEs in 5.7% (95% CI, 5.1%-6.4%, 219 trials; I(2) = 73%). Deaths occurred in 0.6% (95% CI, 0.5%-0.7%, 227 trials; I(2) = 0%). Similar proportions were identified in patients in intervention arms. CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude of the nocebo response in parallel-designed randomized controlled trials in Parkinson's disease is substantial and should be considered in the interpretation of safety results and in the design and interpretation of future clinical trials. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Leal Rato, Miguel AU - Leal Rato M AD - Neurology, Department of Neurosciencies and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: mlealrato@gmail.com. FAU - Duarte, Goncalo S AU - Duarte GS AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: gduarte@campus.ul.pt. FAU - Ferreira, Afonso N AU - Ferreira AN AD - Cardiology Department, Hospital Santa Maria, CHULN, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Portugal; Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: afonsonunesferreira@gmail.com. FAU - Alves, Mariana AU - Alves M AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal; Servico de Medicina III, Hospital Pulido Valente, CHULN, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: marianaalves88@gmail.com. FAU - Mainoli, Beatrice AU - Mainoli B AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: beatrice.mainoli@gmail.com. FAU - Teodoro, Tiago AU - Teodoro T AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; St George's University of London, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tiagoteodoro@gmail.com. FAU - Mestre, Tiago A AU - Mestre TA AD - Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: tmestre@gmail.com. FAU - Costa, Joao AU - Costa J AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: jncosta@medicina.ulisboa.pt. FAU - Ferreira, Joaquim J AU - Ferreira JJ AD - Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal; CNS - Campus Neurologico Senior, Torres Vedras, Portugal. Electronic address: jferreira@medicina.ulisboa.pt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20190420 PL - England TA - Parkinsonism Relat Disord JT - Parkinsonism & related disorders JID - 9513583 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Nocebo Effect MH - Parkinson Disease/diagnosis/*epidemiology/*therapy MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic/*methods MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Clinical trials OT - Meta-analysis OT - Nocebo OT - Parkinson's disease OT - Placebo OT - Systematic review EDAT- 2019/05/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/27 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/20 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1353-8020(19)30210-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.04.015 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Aug;65:13-19. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.04.015. Epub 2019 Apr 20.