Does Type of Sponsorship of Randomized Controlled Trials Influence Treatment Effect Size Estimates in Rehabilitation : A Meta-Epidemiological Study
- Sponsorship bias could affect research results to inform decision makers when using the results of these trials. The extent to which sponsorship bias affect results in the field of physical therapy has been unexplored in the literature. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of sponsorship bias on the treatment effects of randomized controlled trials in physical therapy area.
| Author: | Jorge Fuentes, Susan Armijo-OlivoORCiD, Bruno R. da Costa, Christine Ha, Humam Saltaji, Chiara Arenti, Stefano Negrini, Greta G. Cummings |
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| Title (English): | Does Type of Sponsorship of Randomized Controlled Trials Influence Treatment Effect Size Estimates in Rehabilitation : A Meta-Epidemiological Study |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001444 |
| ISSN: | 0894-9115 |
| Parent Title (English): | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2020 |
| Release Date: | 2024/07/02 |
| Volume: | 99 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| First Page: | 909 |
| Last Page: | 916 |
| Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
| DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
| Collections: | nur Publikationsnachweis |
| Review Status: | Peer Reviewed |