Analysis of spin in the reporting of studies of topical treatments of photoaged skin

Background Spin—reporting that distorts the interpretation of results—is not unusual within scientific literature. Objective To appraise strategies of spin among placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trials of topical treatments for photoaged skin. Methods A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trials of topical treatments for photoaged skin. A survey of spin strategies was...