Tag Archives: Lancet

3 more UK doctors join request for independent inquiry into PACE Trial

Posted on 02/12/2016 by wames

Dr Charles Shepherd, Dr Nigel Speight, and infectious diseases consultant Dr William Weir have joined 39 other signatories to the open letter to the Lancet which first appeared on Prof Vincent Rancaniello’s ‘Virology’ blog on November 13 2015. The letter was … Continue reading →

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Tuller queries PACE authors’ claims of harassment

Posted on 02/02/2016 by wames

Virology blog: Trial By Error, Continued: A Few Words About “Harassment”, by David Tuller, 1 February 2016 Last week, a commentary in Nature about the debate over data-sharing in science made some excellent points. Unfortunately, the authors lumped “hard-line opponents” of … Continue reading →

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PACE Trial key dates & chronology of complaint before 14 Nov 2015

Posted on 12/07/2015 by wames

PACE Trial Key Dates and Chronology of Complaint, by Prof Malcolm Hooper, in MEAction UK,14 November 2015 BACKGROUND: 24th October 2002:  Professor Peter White’s initial application to the West Midland Multi-centre Research Ethics Committee (MREC), which was approved subject to clarifications … Continue reading →

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Invest in ME asks Lancet for independent review or retraction of PACE trial

Posted on 11/20/2015 by wames

Invest in ME writes: To the Editor of the Lancet – The PACE Trial To: Dr Richard Horton Editor The Lancet 14 November 2015 Dear Dr Horton, You may recall that we contacted you several years ago [1] but received … Continue reading →

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Key scientists ask Lancet for independent re-analysis of PACE trial

Posted on 11/20/2015 by wames

Six eminent researchers, 5 from the USA, 1 from Britain, have sent an open letter to the Editor of the Lancet urging the appointment of an independent panel of researchers to investigate the journal’s reporting of the PACE trial in 2011, due to the … Continue reading →

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10,500+ sign petition asking editors & researchers to retract PACE claims

Posted on 11/20/2015 by wames

MEAction petition: Misleading PACE claims should be retracted To:  THE LANCET, PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE, AND THE AUTHORS OF THE PACE TRIAL Given the weak and flawed methodologies of the PACE trial, which claims that CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and GET (graded exercise) … Continue reading →

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Why has the PACE Study’s “Sister Trial” been “Disappeared” and Forgotten?

Posted on 11/11/2015 by wames

David Tuller continues his analysis of research about treatments for CFS with an examination of the FINE trial.  A summary has been compiled by MEAction. Virology blog: Trial By Error, Continued: Why has the PACE Study’s “Sister Trial”been “Disappeared” and Forgotten? [9 … Continue reading →

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