Research programme
Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden
The Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden (IPS) aims to advance the understanding of placebo and nocebo effects, their underlying mechanisms, and their potential applications in clinical practice. IPS consists of a group of interdisciplinary researchers working at Leiden University with the goal to study placebo and nocebo effects in various contexts, develop training and education in the area of placebo effects, and finding ways to successfully apply this knowledge to clinical practice.
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- Andrea Evers
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Mission and Goal
Our Mission is to advance the understanding of placebo and nocebo effects, their underlying mechanisms, and their potential applications in clinical practice. We seek to conduct rigorous scientific research that illuminates the ways in which these effects can be harnessed to improve patient outcomes and reduce negative side effects of medical interventions. Our team is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for healthcare providers, including evidence-based training programs and tools, that can enhance placebo effects and mitigate nocebo effects.
We recognize the importance of patient input and collaboration, and we work closely with patient organizations to ensure that our research is patient-centered. We also involve patients and health care providers as co-investigators in our studies to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence placebo and nocebo effects.
As part of our national and international collaboration, we participate in international consortia and networks to share our findings, collaborate on research studies, and learn from the experiences of other researchers in the field.
Finally, we believe that public outreach is essential for promoting understanding of placebo and nocebo effects. That's why we organize public outreach events, such as lectures and workshops, to share our findings with the wider community and engage in a dialogue about the power of placebo and nocebo effects.
Related research
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Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden
- Topic: Psychological factors in Itch and pain
- Placebo research: Pharmacological conditioning
- The role of expectancies and avoidance learning in the maintenance of somatic symptoms
- Pharmacological conditioning of oxytocin responses in healthy volunteers
- The effects of stress and fear on nocebo hyperalgesia
- Open label placebo for itch
- Classical conditioning to improve immunotherapy in cancer
- “Special Needs by Placebo”: Programme to Advise, Normalize And Control its European Administration (PANACEA)
- Topic: Placebo effects