| Literature DB >> 32616969 |
Pietro Felice Tomazini Nesello1, Allan Cassio Baroni1, Luciano da Silva Selistre2.
Abstract
Platelet-rich plasma is derived from centrifuging whole blood. There is increasing interest in the sports medicine and athlete community about providing endogenous growth factors directly to the injury site, using autologous blood products such as platelet-rich plasma. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association between research financing, conflict of interests, level of evidence and author affiliation with the interpretation of results in articles published on platelet-rich plasma therapy in musculoskeletal ailments. A review of the current literature was performed. The outcome was classified as favorable or unfavorable. The declaration of conflict of interests and the type of funding was extracted from each article. The financing was classified as industry-sponsored; not industry-sponsored; or unidentifiable. The level of evidence was categorized from I to IV. Higher positive outcomes were observed in 134 studies with industry sponsorship compared with not industry-sponsored studies (odds ratio [OR]: 0.26; 95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 0.08-0.85; p < 0.05). Compared with level of evidence I, levels II and IV increase the probability of positive outcomes by 12.42 times ( p < 0.01) and 10.97 times ( p < 0.01) respectively. Proportionally, industry-sponsored studies are more likely to present positive results, as well as articles with a lower quality of evidence.Entities:
Keywords: conflict of interest; ethics; industry; musculoskeletal diseases; platelet-rich plasma
Year: 2019 PMID: 32616969 PMCID: PMC7316539 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700834
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 0102-3616
Flowchart of the search strategy to identify studies on the use of platelet-rich therapy in diseases of the musculoskeletal system
| 1. Identification |
| 2. Selection |
| 3. Elegibility |
| 4. Included |
| 5. Articles found in the electronic search (n = 204) |
| 6. Articles selected for the review (n = 188) |
| 7. Articles evaluated for elegibility (n = 134) |
| 8. Included studies (n = 134) |
| 9. Excluded studies (16): |
| • Studies in Spanish (3) and Czech (1); |
| • Full text not available (12); |
| 10. Excluded (54): |
| • Studies not regarding the research topic (26); |
| • Protocol studies (2); |
| • Experimental/Laboratory studies (20); |
| • Studies with level V of evidence (6); |
Expected frequency and level of interobserver agreement
| Frequency (%) | Qui-squared* |
| Kappa (κ) value |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Favorable | 96 (71.6) | 25.10 | < 0.001 | 0.89 | < 0.001 |
| Unfavorable | 38 (27.9) | |||||
|
| Industry-sponsored | 35 (26.1) | 25.80 | < 0.001 | 0.85 | < 0.001 |
| Not industry-sponsored | 27 (20.1) | |||||
| Unclassified | 72 (53.7) | |||||
|
| Academic | 46 (34.3) | 13.16 | < 0.001 | 0. 83 | < 0.001 |
| Industrial | 88 (65.7) | |||||
|
| Yes | 21 (15.7) | 39.50 | < 0.001 | 0.87 | < 0.001 |
| No | 78 (58.2) | |||||
| Unclassified | 35 (26.1) | |||||
|
| I | 27 (20.1) | 38.32 | < 0.001 | 0.80 | < 0.001 |
| II | 39 (29.1) | |||||
| III | 10 (7.5) | |||||
| IV | 58 (43.3) |
Note: *Chi-squared analysis for a sample of expected equivalent frequency.
Association between the quality of the outcome and the studied variables
| Outcome |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Favorable (
|
Unfavorable (
| |||
|
|
Industry-sponsored (
| 29 (30.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | 0.159 |
|
Not industry-sponsored (
| 20 (20.8%) | 7 (18.4%) | ||
|
Unidentifiable (
| 47 (49%) | 25 (65.8.%) | ||
|
|
Academic (
| 31 (32.3%) | 15 (39.5%) | 0.430 |
|
Industrial (
| 65 (67.7%) | 23 (60.5%) | ||
|
|
Yes (
| 16 (16.7%) | 5 (13.2%) | 0.638 |
|
No (
| 57 (59.4%) | 21 (55.3%) | ||
|
Unclassified (
| 23 (24%) | 12 (31.6%) | ||
|
|
I (
| 12 (12.5%) | 15 (39.5%) | < 0.001* |
|
II (
| 29 (30.2%) | 10 (26.3%) | ||
|
III (
| 4 (4.2%) | 6 (15.8%) | ||
|
IV (
| 51 (53.1%) | 7 (18.4%) | ||
Note: *Linear association.
Binary logistic regression of the variables associated with favorable outcomes
| B coefficient | Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Industry-sponsored | – | – | 0.058 |
| Not industry-sponsored | -1.32 | 0.26 (0.08–0.85) | 0.026 | |
| Unidentifiable | -0.91 | 0.39 (0.12–1.30) | 0.130 | |
|
| I | – | – | < 0.001 |
| II | 2.52 | 12.42 (3.79–40.67) | < 0.001 | |
| III | 0.82 | 2.27 (0.76–6.78) | 0.141 | |
| IV | 2.39 | 10.97 (2.33–51.51) | 0.002 |
Fluxograma da estratégia de busca para identificar estudos sobre o uso da terapia rica em plaquetas em doenças do sistema musculoesquelético
| 1. Identificação |
| 2. Seleção |
| 3. Elegibilidade |
| 4. Incluídos |
| 5. Artigos encontrados na busca eletrônica (n = 204) |
| 6. Artigos selecionados para revisão (n = 188) |
| 7. Artigos avaliados para elegibilidade (n = 134) |
| 8. Estudos incluídos (n = 134) |
| 9. Excluídos (16): |
| • Idioma espanhol (3) e tcheco (1); |
| • Texto completo não disponível (12); |
| 10. Excluídos (54): |
| • Não relacionados ao tema da pesquisa (26); |
| • Estudos de protocolo (2); |
| • Estudos experimentais/laboratoriais (20); |
| • Nível V de evidência (6); |
Frequência esperada e nível de concordância entre observadores
| Frequência (%) | Qui-quadrado* |
Valor de
| Valor de capa (κ) |
Valor de
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Favorável | 96 (71,6) | 25,10 | < 0,001 | 0,89 | < 0,001 |
| Desfavorável | 38 (27,9) | |||||
|
| Industrial | 35 (26,1) | 25,80 | < 0,001 | 0,85 | < 0,001 |
| Não industrial | 27 (20,1) | |||||
| Não classificado | 72 (53,7) | |||||
|
| Acadêmica | 46 (34,3) | 13,16 | < 0,001 | 0, 83 | < 0,001 |
| Industrial | 88 (65,7) | |||||
|
| Sim | 21 (15,7) | 39,50 | < 0,001 | 0,87 | < 0,001 |
| Não | 78 (58,2) | |||||
| Não classificado | 35 (26,1) | |||||
|
| I | 27 (20,1) | 38,32 | < 0,001 | 0,80 | < 0,001 |
| II | 39 (29,1) | |||||
| III | 10 (7,5) | |||||
| IV | 58 (43,3) |
Nota: *Análise do qui-quadrado para uma amostra da frequência equivalente esperada.
Associação entre a qualidade do resultado e as variáveis estudadas
| Resultado |
Valor de
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Favorável (
|
Desfavorável (
| |||
|
|
Patrocinado pela indústria (
| 29 (30,2%) | 6 (15,8%) | 0,159 |
| Não patrocinado pela indústria | 20 (20,8%) | 7 (18,4%) | ||
|
Não identificável (
| 47 (49%) | 25 (65,8%) | ||
|
| Acadêmica | 31 (32,3%) | 15 (39,5%) | 0,430 |
|
Industrial (
| 65 (67,7%) | 23 (60,5%) | ||
|
|
Sim (
| 16 (16,7%) | 5 (13,2%) | 0,638 |
|
Não (
| 57 (59,4%) | 21 (55,3%) | ||
| Não classificado | 23 (24%) | 12 (31,6%) | ||
|
|
I (
| 12 (12,5%) | 15 (39,5%) | < 0,001* |
|
II (
| 29 (30,2%) | 10 (26,3%) | ||
|
III (
| 4 (4,2%) | 6 (15,8%) | ||
|
IV (
| 51 (53,1%) | 7 (18,4%) | ||
Nota: *Associação linear.
Regressão logística binária das variáveis associadas a resultados favoráveis
| Coeficiente B | Razão de probabilidade ajustada (IC95%) |
Valor de
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Patrocinado pela indústria | – | – | 0,058 |
| Não patrocinado pela indústria | -1,32 | 0,26 (0,08–0,85) | 0,026 | |
| Não identificável | -0,91 | 0,39 (0,12–1,30) | 0,130 | |
|
| I | – | – | < 0,001 |
| II | 2,52 | 12,42 (3,79–40,67) | < 0,001 | |
| III | 0,82 | 2,27 (0,76–6,78) | 0,141 | |
| IV | 2,39 | 10,97 (2,33–51,51) | 0,002 |
Abreviatura: IC95%, intervalo de confiança de 95%.