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@COMPare_Trials

We track misreported outcomes in all clinical trials published in the top 5 medical journals

 Oxford, UK
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Joined November 2015
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Since @COMPare opened my eyes to this, I require my students to compare the clinical trial registry version of the outcomes to those reported in the article. Playing bait and switch with outcomes is not science. Call it what it is: either an honest error or intentional fraud. teapaw.org/COMPare_Trials/status/…
COMPare (@COMPare_Trials) profile pictureCOMPare@COMPare_Trials3 Dec 2017
Fantastic news! @NEJM is extremely clinically influencial. How and what they publish affects patient care, so their editorial practices matter! teapaw.org/cardiobrief/status/937… teapaw.org/cardiobrief/status/937…
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Fantastic news! @NEJM is extremely clinically influencial. How and what they publish affects patient care, so their editorial practices matter! teapaw.org/cardiobrief/status/937… teapaw.org/cardiobrief/status/937…
Larry Husten (@cardiobrief) profile pictureLarry Husten@cardiobrief2 Dec 2017
NEJM’s John Jarcho says that COMPARE has made NEJM more sensitive to the real problem of outcome switching. Cc: @bengoldacre #CVCT2017
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Replying to @cardiobrief @NEJM @COMPare_Trials
I have no doubt on the former, their emails were odd. We were all very surprised.
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I'm astonished and delighted to hear this. Bravo @NEJM @COMPare_Trials compare-trials.org teapaw.org/cardiobrief/status/937…

Tracking switched outcomes in clinical trials

Outcome switching in clinical trials is a serious problem. Between October 2015 and January 2016, the COMPare team systematically checked every trial published in the top five medical journals, to...

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Larry Husten (@cardiobrief) profile pictureLarry Husten@cardiobrief2 Dec 2017
NEJM’s John Jarcho says that COMPARE has made NEJM more sensitive to the real problem of outcome switching. Cc: @bengoldacre #CVCT2017
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From the #PREPAREtrialguide just out: bit.ly/2xeJR2Y @COMPare_Trials @bengoldacre
Image from Thomas Bandholm (@TBandholm)
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When our @HenryMDrysdale from @COMPare_Trials and @juliaoftoronto come together good trial appraisal happens vox.com/science-and-health/2…
How flawed science helped turn chocolate into a health food

How flawed science helped turn chocolate into a health food

A small and preliminary study was hyped to claim that chocolate fights Alzheimer’s.

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Lots to consider here compare-trials.org/blog/ but I would suggest also: invite outsiders for sessions. Doug Altman, maybe @COMPare_Trials, Lix Wager, etc @richardhorton1 teapaw.org/richardhorton1/status/…

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Tracking switched outcomes in clinical trials

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richard horton (@richardhorton1) profile picturerichard horton@richardhorton19 Nov 2017
Copenhagen: the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (NEJM, JAMA, PLoS etc) meets for 2 days. What should we talk about?
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Looking forward to telling the story of @COMPare_Trials in Gravesend tonight! teapaw.org/ebmDataLab/status/8318…
Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science (@BennettOxford) profile pictureBennett Institute for Applied Data Science@BennettOxford15 Feb 2017
.@HenryMDrysdale from the @COMPare_Trials team will be presenting at Gravesend Skeptics tonight! teapaw.org/GravesendSitP/status/8…
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Protocol version 1 md5 hash: 9631b0391e0e84d9a95ed8a72b6194eb
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What happens if clinical trials are misreported and should be corrected? Find out @GravesendSitP on Feb 15 with Henry from @COMPare_Trials
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@COMPare_Trials great talk in maidenhead. My job is working with sites to clean trial data. I would want that data reported correctly_Cheers
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Replying to @Brum_Skeptics
@COMPare_Trials @bengoldacre Great talk tonight on outcome switching! Video wld be so good to show students and help ur cause
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Along with @bengoldacre & @eturnermd1 we're building OpenTrialsFDA to unlock FDA trial data bit.ly/OpenTrials-OpenTrials…
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Replying to @NotDrDalePhD
my pleasure, thanks for coming down. Really looking forward to seeing where #COMPare leads on the future
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Great talk tonight re: outcome switching in medical trials and the COMPare study, thanks to @NotDrDalePhD @HenryMDrysdale @ME1skeptics :D
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Join us TONIGHT in MAIDSTONE to hear what happened when we tried to correct the record on 58 misreported trials. maidstone.skepticsinthepub.o…
8PM tonight at @StAldatesTavern - @COMPare_Trials: tracking switched outcomes in clinical trials oxford.skepticsinthepub.org/… #SitP #Oxford
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Tonight, 7pm! Join @COMPare_Trials team in St Aldate's for Oxford Skeptics @oxfordsitp oxford.skepticsinthepub.org/…
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Tomorrow at 7.30pm - COMPare: tracking switched outcomes in clinical trials w/@bengoldacre (£3 don) - bit.ly/29vAzQO #Oxford
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