Statements on conflict of interest of PACE trial TSC

[Sly Saint]

taken from The Bigger Picture thread:

nothing is made of the fact that White and Chalder registered a company with the express purpose of a business promoting and selling the BPS model that operated during the time of the PACE trial.

https://companycheck.co.uk/company/04364122/ONE-HEALTH/companies-house-data

see this post:
https://www.s4me.info/threads/the-bigger-picture.8683/page-2#post-153447

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1s19b2i

 

[Sly Saint]

Declaration of interests
A conflict of interest exists when professional judgement concerning
a primary interest (such as patients’ welfare or validity of research)
may be influenced by a secondary interest (such as financial gain).
Financial relationships are easily identifiable, but conflicts can also
occur because of personal relationships or rivalries, academic
competition, or intellectual beliefs. A conflict can be actual or
potential, and full disclosure to the Editor of all relationships is a
requisite. Purposeful failure to disclose conflicts is a form of
misconduct and might lead to publication of a correction or even to
retraction.

https://www.thelancet.com/pb/assets/raw/Lancet/authors/tln-info-for-authors-1686637133557.pdf

fast forward to 2023

PW was a coauthor of trials of both graded exercise therapy and cognitive behaviour therapy, including the PACE trial, is a trustee of the Voluntary Hospital of St Bartholomew’s Charity, was a previous member of Independent Medical Experts Group, which advises the UK MoD on its Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, and receives personal consultancy fees from Swiss Re reinsurance company.

TC was co-investigator of several trials of behavioural interventions for CFS/ME, including the PACE trial, has received royalties for several books and book chapters on CFS/ME and received payments for workshops on CBT for CFS/ME.
see also https://www.s4me.info/threads/anoma...me-2023-white-et-al.34097/page-22#post-486038

MS was a co-principal investigator for the PACE trial and has led a trial of CBT for CFS/ME. He is current President of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine Current (unpaid) and was the previous President of the Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (unpaid).

https://www.s4me.info/threads/anoma...me-2023-white-et-al.34097/page-22#post-485990