TY - JOUR T1 - RAndomized controlled trials with statistically nonsignificant results AU - Allison DB AU - Cope MB Y1 - 2010/09/01 N1 - 10.1001/jama.2010.1245 JO - JAMA SP - 965 EP - 965 VL - 304 IS - 9 N2 - To the Editor: In their study, Dr Boutron and colleagues1 discussed the inappropriate use of “spin” in public reports of randomized controlled trials. Given the importance of the topic of distorted publishing2 and interest in the field about possible associations between industry funding and reporting quality,3 we particularly noted the authors' statement, “Our results are consistent with those of other related studies showing a positive relation between financial ties and favorable conclusions stated in trial reports.” SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1245 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1245 ER -