Evaluation of Industry Relationships Among Authors of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Regarding Ménières Disease
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
Abstract
Objectives: To quantify the presence of conflicts of interest (COI) in SRs and MAs of Ménières disease treatment and identify any related secondary characteristics of these articles.
Methods: A search was conducted on May 28, 2020 to search MEDLINE and Embase databases for SRs or MAs pertaining to Ménières disease published between September 1, 2016 and June 2, 2020. A risk of bias assessment was performed using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias assessment criteria.
Results: A total of 13 systematic reviews conducted by 49 authors met the inclusion criteria. Of the 49 authors, 7 (14.3%) were found to have some form of COI. Of these 7 authors, 1 (14.3%) completely disclosed all COI within the SR, 1 (14.3%) disclosed one or more COI but were found to have an additional undisclosed COI, and 5 (71.4%) were found to have only undisclosed COI. One of 2 industry funded SRs (50%) had a high risk of bias, and 1 (50%) of the non-industry sponsored SRs were found to have a high risk of bias.
Conclusions: Overall authors of SRs pertaining to Ménières disease appear to be properly disclosing COI at higher rates than other fields of medicine; however, further room for improvement has been noted.
DOI
10.1177/00034894211051822
Publication Date
9-2022
Keywords
Meniere’s disease, conflicts of interest, industry bias, meta analysis, otolaryngology, otology, systematic reviews
ISSN
1943-572X
Recommended Citation
Wenger D, Nowlin R, Johnson AL, Anderson J, Weaver M, Hartwell M, Vassar M. Evaluation of Industry Relationships Among Authors of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Regarding Ménières Disease. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 2022; 131(9). doi: 10.1177/00034894211051822.
