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==PACE Investigation== Alem Matthees was the original requester of the anonymised data of the PACE trial, a controversial study in which the researchers concluded that [[cognitive behavioral therapy]] (CBT) and [[graded exercise therapy]] (GET) was the preferred treatment for [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS). Many scientists around the world who doubted the study's conclusion supported Matthees' request, as they, too, wanted to examine the study's methods and statistical analysis.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.virology.ws/2016/02/10/open-letter-lancet-again/ | title = An open letter to The Lancet, again | last = Tuller | first = David | date = Feb 10, 2016 | website = [[Virology blog]]|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2018-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://jcoynester.wordpress.com/tag/alem-matthees/ | title = Alem Matthees - Release the PACE trial data: My submission to the UK Tribunal | last = Coyne | first = James | date = Apr 18, 2016 | website = jcoynester.wordpress.com|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | access-date = 2018-08-11}}</ref> On 24 March 2014, he filed a [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA) request for the PACE trial data, but [[Queen Mary University of London]] (QMUL), the institution that sponsored the PACE study, denied his request. On 18 June 2014, Matthees requested an internal review, but QMUL again denied his request. On 15 Dec 2014, he filed a complaint to the Information Commissioner (IC). In October 2015, the IC ruled in Matthees' favor that the researchers were required to release the anonymised data of the study. QMUL appealed but again lost their appeal in Aug 2016.<ref name=":1" />
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