Reported Outcomes of the Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Article
Authors: Henry Drysdale, Ioan Milosevic, Ben Goldacre
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters1 March 2016Reported Outcomes of the Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain ArticleHenry Drysdale, BSc, Ioan Milosevic, MSci, and Ben Goldacre, MBBS, on behalf of the COMPare TeamHenry Drysdale, BScFrom COMPare and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom., Ioan Milosevic, MSciFrom COMPare and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom., and Ben Goldacre, MBBSFrom COMPare and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom., on behalf of the COMPare TeamAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-0633 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:MacPherson and colleagues' article (1) reports outcomes that differ from those initially registered (2). Three primary outcomes (1 score at 3 time points) were prespecified. Although the article reports data for all 3 time points, it incorrectly states that the primary end point was at 12 months when the registry entry gives no such ranking. In addition, 17 secondary outcomes (9 outcomes to be measured at between 1 and 3 time points each) were prespecified; of these, 6 are reported in the paper, whereas 11 are not reported anywhere in the publication. Furthermore, the article reports various ...References1. MacPherson H, Tilbrook H, Richmond S, Woodman J, Ballard K, Atkin K, et al. Alexander technique lessons or acupuncture sessions for persons with chronic neck pain: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:653-62. [PMID: 26524571]. doi:10.7326/M15-0667 LinkGoogle Scholar2. The ATLAS neck pain trial. ISRTCN Registry. BioMed Central. 11 March 2015. Accessed at www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN15186354 on 24 January 2016. Google Scholar3. Moher D, Hopewell S, Schulz KF, Montori V, Gøtzsche PC, Devereaux PJ, et al. CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. BMJ. 2010;340:c869. [PMID: 20332511] doi:10.1136/bmj.c869 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Outcome Monitoring Project. Tracking switched outcomes in clinical trials. Accessed at www.COMPare-Trials.org on 9 November 2015. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From COMPare and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0633. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAlexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Hugh MacPherson , Helen Tilbrook , Stewart Richmond , Julia Woodman , Kathleen Ballard , Karl Atkin , Martin Bland , Janet Eldred , Holly Essex , Catherine Hewitt , Ann Hopton , Ada Keding , Harriet Lansdown , Steve Parrott , David Torgerson , Aniela Wenham , and Ian Watt Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Hugh MacPherson and Metrics 1 March 2016Volume 164, Issue 5Page: 375-376KeywordsAcupunctureDecision makingDisclosureEvidence based medicineResearch designRisk management ePublished: 1 March 2016 Issue Published: 1 March 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...