Tag Archives: PACE trial
Video: Long COVID, Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome & ME/CFS
A new video from Broken Battery describes the overlap in symptoms between Long COVID, Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome and ME/CFS. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LOvXta5ZaA Excerpts from video: Research that monitored people over time found that many people with Post Viral Fatigue … Continue reading
The PACE trial should be retracted because it was seriously unethical
The PACE trial should be retracted, because it was seriously unethical, and the lead investigators continue to deny that, by Dr Neil McFarlane in DrNMblog, 19 March 2021 This was submitted (December 2020) to NICE in response to the new … Continue reading
The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of CFS: a response to Sharpe & Greco
The concept of ‘illness without disease’ impedes understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome: a response to Sharpe and Greco, by Steven Lubet, David Tuller in BMJ Medical Humanities. Published Online First: 01 June 2020. [doi: 10.1136/medhum-2019-011807] Article abstract: In a … Continue reading
GMC told to tell Dr Myhill reason for not investigating PACE complaint
Dr Myhill blog post, 1 Oct 2019: My Complaint to the GMC about the PACE authors 1 OCTOBER 2019 – UPDATE – ICO SLAPS DECISION NOTICE ON GMC! You can download the full Signed Decision Notice here – ICO Full … Continue reading
Dialogues for a neglected illness – a new project
Dialogues for a neglected illness project Dialogues for a neglected illness is a new project supported by an award from the Wellcome Public Engagement Fund 2018-2021. It will consist of a website with a series of short videos and … Continue reading
Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy & graded exercise therapy for patients with ME/CFS: a systematic review
Assessment of the scientific rigour of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review, by SA Ahmed, JC Mewes, HJM Vrijhoef in Journal of Health … Continue reading
Sharpe, Goldsmith & Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings
Response: Sharpe, Goldsmith and Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings, by Carolyn E Wilshire, Tom Kindlon in BMC Psychology 2019 7:19 [Published: 26 March 2019] Abstract: In a recent paper, we argued that the conclusions of the … Continue reading
Responses in BMJ to Prof Sharpe on PACE trial
Pressure grows on Lancet to review “flawed” PACE trial On 22 August Ingrid Torjesen wrote a news item in the British Medical Journal about an article in the Times which highlighted the call to review the results of the PACE trial into … Continue reading
Trial By Error: Professor Edwards’ letter to MRC’s Fiona Watt
Virology blog post, by David Tuller, DrPH, 28 August 2018: Trial By Error: Professor Edwards’ Letter to MRC’s Fiona Watt Jonathan Edwards, an emeritus professor of medicine at University College London, recently sent a letter to Professor Fiona Watt, executive … Continue reading
AfME apologises for its role in the PACE trial & clarifies its change of position
Action for M.E. statement on: The PACE trial and behavioural treatments for M.E. On 29th August 2018 Action for ME published a statement explaining the charity’s role in the PACE trial and apologising for their role in contributing to the … Continue reading
