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Industry independent trials

2011-01-18 18:57:25.317665+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

I'm looking for some background and details on a new study about common (often over the counter) painkillers, heart attack and stroke. That entry will come shortly, but in the process I found Effects of glucosamine, chondroitin, or placebo in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: network meta-analysis. The conclusion notes that:

Industry independent trials showed smaller effects than commercially funded trials (P=0.02 for interaction).

Yep. Unfortunately, anti-news...

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