Placebo Responses in Refractory Chronic Cough: Reasons and Potential Solutions

Don't miss our upcoming live webinar with Dr. Imran Satia, an internationally renowned expert in the field of Chronic Cough. This promises to be a fascinating webinar which will delve into 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 will be broadcast live on Tuesday 11 February from 3-4pm GMT / UTC or your equivalent local time zone. Please select your time zone upon registration.

The webinar presentation is 45 minutes duration. 15 minutes will be dedicated to a Q&A session so you can get the full value of Dr Satia's expertise. You can also enter a question in advance on the registration form. If you cannot join us live, a recording will be added to the Vitalograph website.

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.