Reblogged from The Wiley Asia Blog:
Studies reporting the results of industry sponsored clinical trials present a more favourable picture of the effects of drugs and medical devices than those reporting on non-industry sponsored trials, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The researchers call for a rethink of the way that industry bias is handled in medical guidelines and reviews.
The outcomes of clinical trials influence the recommendations that doctors make about drugs and other medical interventions.
Yes,
But studies made by doctors who are paid by states or insurances also have many bias…
So, my main conclusion is that any study the authors of which you don’t personally know aned think they are honest have to be considered with same suspicion that those that are sponsored by industry… Really hard to do with!