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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 May 2019

    If a systematic review finds only small, poorly-done studies on a topic but they have mostly null results should it conclude #EpiTwitter

    3:14 PM - 2 May 2019
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    • (((kath2cats))) Leesa 'soapy clean hands' Klich, MSc 🇨🇦 Kelli Stewart Em - is fully #vaccinated 🏳️‍🌈 epibot Matt Mason SystematicReviewBot
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 May 2019

        I think this is a really interesting question. On the one hand, if there are no good studies then we may not have answered the question. On the other, if we ignore pilot/small studies, what's the point of doing them in the first place?

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 May 2019

        And if we always call for more research, where does that end? Where is the cutoff between not an answer and an answer?

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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 2 May 2019

        Also, should note - I'm not saying that calling for no more studies means that we think the question is closed, just that it doesn't seem worth pursuing with more research

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      1. Eric Strong‏ @DrEricStrong 2 May 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        Depends on how plausible the original hypothesis was to begin with.

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      2. Fraz Ahmed Ismat‏ @fismat 2 May 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        If the topic was important, the studies would not be small or poorly done. Therefore, no further research needed on an unimportant topic.

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      3. Alena (Praneet) Ng  👻‏ @ng_alena 2 May 2019
        Replying to @fismat @GidMK

        What about important topics which funding agencies just don’t care to fund, though? E.g. federal governments prioritizing basic science, NIH funding cuts for chronic fatigue syndrome research

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      2. Gina‏ @orangeflute 2 May 2019
        Replying to @GidMK

        More studies needed, but only if they are larger/more rigorous otherwise don’t bother?

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      3. Sara Conroy, PhD‏ @EpiSconroy 2 May 2019
        Replying to @orangeflute @GidMK

        Maybe should justify why the next study wouldn’t suffer from the same weaknesses (or at least how they will be addressed differently)

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