Nocebo Response in the Pharmacological Management of Overactive Bladder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The role of a nocebo response in managing urology patients is unclear.To assess the nocebo response in randomized placebo-controlled overactive bladder (OAB) trials of pharmacological treatment by investigating the adverse events in the placebo arms.PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify potential randomized controlled trials published from 1998 to November 2019. After evaluating the...