{
  "abstract": "We write as concerned researchers in neurostimulation and evidence synthesis. This is now the third systematic review and meta-analysis from this group on near-identical research questions,1 2 all referencing the same PROSPERO systematic review protocol, in which the authors have known conflicts of interest with the neurostimulation industry. In this 2026 publication, the review was sponsored by a neurostimulation device manufacturer (Saluda Medical) and authors involved in decisions on trial inclusion/exclusion were paid employees of, or held stocks in, medical device companies. These conflicts of interest are likely to predispose authors toward favoring positive treatment effects.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "The University of Sydney Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Joanna Diong"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "The University of Sydney Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Kamila Navarro"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "The University of Sydney Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Adrian Traeger"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The University of Sydney Charles Perkins Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Barbara Mintzes"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Methodological limitations and conflicts of interest in spinal cord stimulation research impair trustworthiness",
  "uid": "467ccf38-2a39-5b5b-ade8-971184d3de9d"
}