In the scientific literature, spin refers to reporting practices that distort the interpretation of
results and mislead readers so that results are viewed in a more favourable light. The …

Background Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in the number of
published clinical trials in palliative care. However, empirical evidence suggests that there …

Purpose We aimed to assess the impact of spin (ie, reporting to convince readers that the
beneficial effect of the experimental treatment is greater than shown by the results) on the …

Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU)-based randomized clinical trials (RCTs) among adult
critically ill patients commonly fail to detect treatment benefits. Objectives: Appraise the rates …

Background Mass media through the Internet is a powerful means of disseminating medical
research. We aimed to determine whether and how the interpretation of research results is …

BACKGROUND We wished to assess the frequency of overinterpretation in systematic
reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. METHODS MEDLINE was searched through …

Background: In randomized clinical trials among critically ill patients, it is uncertain how
choices regarding the measurement and analysis of nonmortal outcomes measured in terms …

We have evaluated the pitfalls in reporting sample size calculation in randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) published in the 10 highest impact factor anaesthesia journals. Superiority …

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) provide clinicians with the best evidence of the
effectiveness of an intervention, and complete and transparent trial reports help to critically …

Objective: To determine the nature and frequency of distorted presentation or “spin”(ie,
specific reporting strategies which highlight that the experimental treatment is beneficial …