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  1. cassava7
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    Bias was reduced through the removal of subjective elements from the outcome definition, Kahan et al, 2016

    Bias was reduced in an open-label trial through the removal of subjective elements from the outcome definition Objective: To determine whether...
    Thread by: cassava7, Oct 6, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: Trial design including bias, placebo effect
  2. JohnTheJack
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    Stuart Ritchie, science journalist, articles on science fraud and open science

    How the Lancet lost our trust Stuart Ritchie The Spectator (UK) 26/06/2021 A few of us have tried to get Ritchie interested in the PACE trial,...
    Thread by: JohnTheJack, Jun 24, 2021, 52 replies, in forum: Research methodology news and research
  3. MSEsperanza
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    Sunflower therapy for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), 2007, Bull

    (This is a reference to the discussion on bias due to a lack of blinding here.) Bull, L. (2007). Sunflower therapy for children with specific...
    Thread by: MSEsperanza, Jun 28, 2021, 6 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  4. ME/CFS Skeptic
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    Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of chronic primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial, 2001, Edinger et al.

    (Note that this is an old trial from 2001) Abstract Context: Use of nonpharmacological behavioral therapy has been suggested for treatment of...
    Thread by: ME/CFS Skeptic, Jun 22, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  5. Woolie
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    Double-Blinding and Bias in Medication and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Trials for Major Depressive Disorder, 2015, Berger

    Full reference: Berger, D. (2015). Double-blinding and bias in medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy trials for major depressive disorder....
    Thread by: Woolie, Jun 21, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: Research methodology news and research
  6. Woolie
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    Active placebos versus antidepressants for depression, 2004, Moncrieff, Wessely, Hardy

    Just came across this and thought it might be of interest (its not new, its from 2004) Moncrieff, J., Wessely, S., & Hardy, R. (2004). Active...
    Thread by: Woolie, Jun 19, 2021, 18 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  7. Woolie
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    When is lack of scientific integrity a reason for retracting a paper? A case study.(2020) Fiedorowicz et al. (about homeopathy for CFS)

    When is lack of scientific integrity a reason for retracting a paper? A case study. Abstract: Objective: The present and past editors of this...
    Thread by: Woolie, Mar 3, 2021, 28 replies, in forum: Research methodology news and research
  8. MSEsperanza
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    The draft updated NICE guidance for ME/CFS highlights the unreliability [...], Vink& Vink-Niese, JoHP 2021

    Vink M, Vink-Niese A. The draft updated NICE guidance for ME/CFS highlights the unreliability of subjective outcome measures in non-blinded...
    Thread by: MSEsperanza, Jan 28, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  9. TrixieStix
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    Ian Harris: "Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo"

    "Ian Harris explains that more than half of commonly performed surgical operations may be placebos. Adequate studies using a blinded control group...
    Thread by: TrixieStix, Dec 18, 2020, 29 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  10. Andy
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    Bias caused by reliance on patient-reported outcome measures in non-blinded randomized trials: an in-depth look at exercise therapy for CFS, 2020,Tack

    Background Several randomized trials have reported that graded exercise therapy (GET) is an effective treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome...
    Thread by: Andy, Nov 25, 2020, 24 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  11. ME/CFS Skeptic
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    My comments to the Cochrane review

    I plan to submit these comments to the current version of the Cochrane review next week (sorry I took me so long to write these down - long...
    Thread by: ME/CFS Skeptic, May 16, 2020, 23 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  12. ME/CFS Skeptic
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    Why the Cochrane review on exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome is still misleading

    I've written a blog post about the recent amendment to the Cochrane review and how it doesn't address the major flaws. I will post the full text...
    Thread by: ME/CFS Skeptic, Oct 20, 2019, 19 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  13. ME/CFS Skeptic
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    Bias due to a lack of blinding: a discussion

    I would like to use this thread for a discussion on the effects of a lack of blinding in randomized trials, something that frequently comes up in...
    Thread by: ME/CFS Skeptic, Sep 22, 2019, 219 replies, in forum: Trial design including bias, placebo effect
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