Placebo Responses in Refractory Chronic Cough: Reasons and Potential Solutions
Don't miss this webinar with Dr. Imran Satia, an internationally renowned expert in the field of Chronic Cough. This was a fascinating webinar which covers a number of topics including:
The mechanisms underlying placebo responses in refractory chronic cough (RCC), drawing parallels with chronic pain.
Neurobiological and psychological components such as expectancy, conditioning, and contextual effects, as well as reviews of evidence from clinical trials.
Alternative study designs, such as single-blind placebo run-ins and sequential parallel comparison designs, aimed at mitigating placebo responses and enhancing the reliability of RCC treatment trials.
The webinar was originally broadcast on Tuesday 11 February 2025.
Presented By
Dr. Imran Satia
About the Presenter
Dr. Imran Satia is a respiratory clinician-scientist with expertise in chronic cough. Imran completed a Masters in neurophysiology and medical degree at the University of Cambridge and subsequently completed clinical rotations in respiratory medicine and general internal medicine in Manchester. Imran completed a PhD in the neuronal mechanisms of cough and was awarded the British Medical Association James Trust Award. After becoming a consultant in respiratory and general internal medicine he was awarded the European Respiratory Society Marie-Curie Global Fellowship Award to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at McMaster University. Since being on faculty at McMaster University, Imran has held the E.J. Moran Campbell Early Career Award, the ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal Award and now holds a Canada Research Chair in Chronic Cough.
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