…into account the 8 persons who were in the intervention group but were lost to follow-up. There are little reasons to suggest that more patients in the intervention group recovered…
…problematic findings rather than providing an accurate account of research. A recent press release from King’s College London, about a high-profile study published by Lancet Psychiatry, is an excellent example…
…account for the high attrition rate in the intervention group, leading to an inflated reported “recovery” rate. In their letter to the BMJ’s research integrity coordinator, Professors Racaniello and Hornig…
…results do not seem to take into account a lot of missing data. Of the 995 participants in the study, the investigators define 31% as lost-to-follow-up, that is, they provided…
…is not clear how the unanticipated referral pattern could account for the poor overall recruitment rate across the full 12-month period. The investigators further appear to blame bureaucratic obstacles involving…
…represents high levels of fatigue. On closer inspection, things look even worse. As it turns out, those highlighted results do not seem to take into account a lot of missing…
