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==Cochrane review controversy == Lillebeth Larun was lead author for the [[Cochrane |Cochrane Collaboration]] review of [[Graded exercise therapy |exercise therapy]] for chronic fatigue syndrome, which has faced extensive calls for retraction from both scientists and patients, particularly after the publication of the [[PACE trial]] data that the influenced the conclusions. In addition to scientific complaints made by professionals including Professor [[James Coyne]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jcoynester.wordpress.com/2016/04/23/probing-an-untrustworthy-cochrane-review-of-exercise-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome/ | title = Probing an untrustworthy Cochrane review of exercise for "chronic fatigue syndrome"|last = Coyne | first = James | author-link = James Coyne | date = 2016-04-23|work=Quick Thoughts blog|access-date=2018-10-17|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en-US}}</ref> and by [[Robert Courtney]], a patient with [[ME/CFS]] submitted a number of queries followed by a complaint containing a scientific critique of Larun et al's review,<ref name="Courtney2016">{{Cite web |url = https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhy95caezsmcue7/Robert%20Courtney%20Cochrane%20complaint(1).zip?dl=0&file_subpath=%2F4+Cochrane+Review+-+Exercise+++++++++++++++++++++++++++therapy+for+CFS+-+Primary++++outcome++switching.pdf | title =Concerns regarding the use of unplanned primary outcomes in the Cochrane review | authorlink = Robert Courtney | last = Courtney | first = Robert | date = 2016}}</ref ><ref name ="Courtney2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhy95caezsmcue7/Robert%20Courtney%20Cochrane%20complaint(1).zip?dl=0&file_subpath=%2FRobert+Courtney+Cochrane+complaint.pdf | title =This is a formal complaint with respect to the current version of "Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome" by L. Larun et al. (Cochrane Database Syste Rev. 2017; CD003200.)|last = Courtney | first = Robert | authorlink = Robert Courtney}}</ref > focusing on how the methodology did not meet the Cochrane strict requirements.<br> A further controversy was the Cochrane Collaboration's decision to allocate the review to Cochrane's ''Common Mental Disorders Group'', although it also appears in the [[:Category:Neurological diseases and disorders |neurological]] category.<ref name="CochraneCFS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cochrane.org/search/site?f%255B0%255D=im_field_terms_cochrane_library%253A51013 | title = Search & Browse|language=en|access-date=2018-10-17}}</ref>
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