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- Title
Spin in the Scientific Literature on Bariatric Endoscopy: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
- Authors
Shirvani, Sayeh; Rives-Lange, Claire; Rassy, Nathalie; Berger, Arthur; Carette, Claire; Poghosyan, Tigran; Czernichow, Sébastien
- Abstract
Bariatric endoscopy (BE) is an emerging treatment option for people with obesity. Spin (i.e., the practice of frequent misrepresentation or overinterpretation of study findings) may lead to imbalanced and unjustified optimism in the interpretation of the results. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the frequency and type of spin in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of endoscopic primary weight loss techniques with statistically significant and nonsignificant primary outcomes. In conclusion, spin is observed in the abstract and main text of BE reports and can lead to misinterpretation or overinterpretation of the results. Since BE challenges the available non-endoscopic treatments for obesity, further research is needed to better qualify these techniques, as being effective and safe, as well as predefined hypotheses and analyses.
- Subjects
SCIENTIFIC literature; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; MORBID obesity
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2022, Vol 32, Issue 2, p503
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-021-05790-3