Problems with the MetaBLIND study
The MetaBLIND study is likely the largest study on the effect of blinding in randomized
All blog posts in the category ‘Blinding’ can be found here. Read how blinding affects scientific research and ME/CFS research in particular.
Category: Blinding
The NICE guideline committee and GRADE methodology
On 16 February, a group of researchers published a rapid response in the BMJ in
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The fascinating history of surgery: when placebo-controlled trials clash with common beliefs
This blog post takes a closer look at the fascinating history of surgical procedures. In
A closer look at the Qure Study
The Qure study was one of the largest randomized treatment trials for patients suffering from
A summary of our paper on exercise therapy and bias caused by lack of blinding
On 25 November a new paper was published by David Tuller (University of California, Berkeley),
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Why the Cochrane review on exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome is still misleading
On Wednesday, October 2, Cochrane published a long-awaited amendment to its review of exercise therapy
Turning a blind eye to blinding
Blinding, sometimes called masking, is the process of keeping key persons involved in the conduct