Abstract
Background
Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes. It has been estimated that approximately 3.2 million deaths each year are attributable to insufficient levels of physical activity. We evaluated the...
Todd Davenport and Mary Dimmock, two of the author panel of the now-cancelled update of the 2019 Cochrane ME/CFS Exercise Review, posted an open letter to the ME/CFS community March 11 2025 including the draft protocol that was developed to update the review and an opportunity to comment on said...
Moderator note:
Since Cochrane cancelled the update of the Larun 2019 review and republished it unchanged as the 2024 review there has been much discussion over several threads. Now that action is beginning to happen we have decided to bring discussion together on this thread.
Posts about...
Highlights
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Cochrane reviews took a median of 2 years to publish after publication of the protocol.
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For 11% of reviews, the time from protocol to review publication was more than 5 years.
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Cochrane reviews have been publishing slower in the past 5 years than previously.
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A large...
The Science for ME forum started a petition on 4 September:
Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review
on Change.org
The link is here: https://chng.it/zTZ7vX9Czd
It is part of the forum's campaign to have the 2019 Cochrane Exercise Therapy for CFS review withdrawn, and...
Are interventions for fatigue effective among people with kidney failure requiring dialysis?
What is the issue?
Fatigue is a frequent and debilitating symptom that can limit life participation in people receiving dialysis. Fatigue is linked to impaired quality of life, cardiovascular disease...
Following member discussions, a forum poll and discussions by forum staff and the committee, the following letter has now been sent by email to the Editor-in-chief, Karla Soares-Weiser, and copies to the Governing board, Cochrane Council, Consumer Engagement and Hilda Bastian, head of the IAG...
Abstract
Background
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is defined as chronic widespread pain associated with sleep disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and somatic symptoms present for at least three months and cannot be better explained by another diagnosis.
Objectives
To examine efficacy and safety of...
Abstract:
Post-COVID-19 syndrome is an ongoing challenge for healthcare systems as well as for society. The clinical picture of post-COVID-19 syndrome is heterogeneous, including fatigue, sleep disturbances, pain, hair loss, and gastrointestinal symptoms such as chronic diarrhea. Neurological...
Published:
19 April 2023
Authors:
Frade S, O'Neill S, Greene D, Nutter E, Cameron M
https://www.cochrane.org/CD014816/MUSKEL_what-are-benefits-and-risks-exercise-people-systemic-lupus-erythematosus
full review here...
I note that it is coming up to the third anniversary of the publication of the updated version of the old Cochrane review of exercise therapy for CFS.
Here is the history so far as we await the new review, as told in the News in Brief.
This is a closed thread, and will be added to when there...
Psychosocial interventions for fatigue during cancer treatment with palliative intent (Cochrane Review), 2017
Hanneke Poort, Marlies Peters, Gijs Bleijenberg, Marieke FM Gielissen, Martine Margaretha Goedendorp, Paul Jacobsen, Stans Verhagen, Hans Knoop...
Abstract
Background
Trial monitoring is an important component of good clinical practice to ensure the safety and rights of study participants, confidentiality of personal information, and quality of data. However, the effectiveness of various existing monitoring approaches is unclear...
Part of: BJPsych Advances Cochrane Corner and Round the Corner Collection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2018
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Editor's summary
In a recent Round the Corner, Mitchell commented on a Cochrane Review of exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). One of the...
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http://www.jnnn.pl/index.php/neurological-and-neurosurgical/article/view/261/269
The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing
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Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne
THE JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL NURSING
eISSN 2299-0321 ISSN 2084-8021...
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New draft NICE guidelines for chronic pain emphasises exercise, CBT and acupuncture over medication
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Things are horribly broken here. Here is a discussion of Cochrane's evaluation of the evidence...
Julia Bidonde
Angela J Busch
Candice L Schachter
Tom J Overend
Soo Y Kim
Suelen M. Góes
Catherine Boden
Heather JA Foulds
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012700/full?highlightAbstract=fibromyalgi%7Cfibromyalgia
Angela J Busch
Sandra C Webber
Rachel S Richards
Julia Bidonde
Candice L Schachter
Laurel A Schafer
Adrienne Danyliw
Anuradha Sawant
Vanina Dal Bello‐Haas
Tamara Rader
Tom J Overend
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010884/full
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