Safety and efficacy claims made by US businesses marketing purported stem cell treatments and exosome therapies.

IF 2.4 4区医学 Q4 CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING

Regenerative medicine Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-05 DOI:10.2217/rme-2023-0118

Leigh Turner, Juan Ramon Martinez, Shemms Najjar, Thevin Rajapaksha Arachchilage, Victoria Sahrai, Jia Chieng Wang

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Abstract

Aim: Examining websites of US businesses engaged in direct-to-consumer advertising of putative stem cell treatments and exosome therapies, this study investigated the marketing claims such companies make about the purported safety and efficacy of these products. Methods: Data mining and content analysis of company websites were used to identify and analyze safety and efficacy claims. Results: Of the 978 businesses analyzed, less than half the companies made identifiable claims about the safety and efficacy of their advertised stem cell and exosome products. We also explored how companies framed the stem cell and exosome products they promoted. Representations ranged from assertions that such products are unproven and investigational to claims they constituted cures. Most advertising frames fell between these poles. Conclusion: Some businesses include in their marketing representations claims about the safety and efficacy of advertised products. Businesses that did not make such assertions use other techniques to attract prospective clients.

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营销所谓干细胞治疗和外泌体治疗的美国企业提出的安全性和有效性声明。

目的：本研究调查了从事假定干细胞治疗和外泌体治疗的直接面向消费者广告的美国企业的网站，调查了这些公司对这些产品的所谓安全性和有效性的营销声明。方法：采用数据挖掘和内容分析的方法对公司网站的安全性和有效性声明进行识别和分析。结果：在分析的978家企业中，只有不到一半的公司对其广告中的干细胞和外泌体产品的安全性和有效性提出了可识别的声明。我们还探讨了公司如何构建他们推广的干细胞和外泌体产品。陈述的范围从声称这些产品未经证实和研究到声称它们构成了治疗方法。大多数广告架都落在这两根杆子之间。结论：一些企业在其营销陈述中包含了关于广告产品安全性和有效性的声明。没有做出这种断言的企业使用其他技术来吸引潜在客户。

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Regenerative medicine 医学-工程：生物医学

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

3.70%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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