Cochrane Review: 'Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome' 2017, Larun et al. - Recent developments, 2018-19

Didn't say which year though!

 

Yes, if nothing has come out I'm now thinking the future may never come (so to speak). Although it was less optimism on my part and more a passing whim to guess.

Hilariously I just had the thought (if we were all financially better off) that we could start betting pools on this sort of thing and donate the proceedes to a pre-selected ME charity.

 

lol. So I did not. Could be 2035. A reason to hang in there.

 

Patient groups demand sanctions on those who fail to report clinical trial results
20 Aug 2019

second on the list is Cochrane.

https://www.transparimed.org/single...ose-who-fail-to-report-clinical-trial-results

(hmm does that include Cochrane reviews?)

 

Going on 2 and a half months, I think it is clear the authors and the editor (who presumably would insist on the changes suggested by her predecessor) do not agree.

 

For two and a half months? Sounds like my perfect job!

 

Or maybe Sharpe et al are busy behind the scenes disagreeing on who should be the next editor.

 

Every time this thread is bumped I feel nervous.

 

They could give you CBT for that.

 

Maybe you should go on holiday?

 

Why do I suspect that the NHS would rather give money to a CBT therapist than to giving me a break?

 

Hey, no big deal. People are being harmed long-term despite a clear evidence trail from Cochrane editors being aware that the evidence for those recommendations is as biased as it is hollow while population surveys continue to report consistent evidence of harm. In addition of course to the fact that the current disastrous outcome was predicted and well-documented, only to be dismissed without valid reasons.

Is it bad to knowingly make medical recommendations that lack any evidence and lead to harm? Yes, yes it is. Very bad, in fact. It certainly should be very expensive.

 

Still nothing?

 

I am very paranoid about the BPSers. Could they have been waiting for the revised risk of bias rules to be published so they could put out the review and say that the problems of bias levels in the complaints has now been resolved as there is no longer any conflict with Cochrane's rules?

 

I don't think that is likely. RoB2 has been in progress for about 3 years.

My understanding is that there are some discussions occurring mid September. Whether there are other reasons for delay I don't know.

 

I hope that is the way it is