The reporting of randomized controlled clinical trials and the Cochrane Collaboration.
Clunie G, Ludbrook J, Faris I·The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
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Clunie G, Ludbrook J, Faris I·The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
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Breimer L·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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Fiorelli M, Lenzi G L·Italian journal of neurological sciences
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Bounameaux H·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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Beilin L·BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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Bulpitt C J, Fletcher A E·PharmacoEconomics
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Svartberg M, Stiles T C·The American journal of psychiatry
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Dwivedi Alok Kumar·PeerJ
Findings from multiple studies are used to develop informed decisions for future research and clinical practices. Evidence synthesis methods, in general, are recommended for synthesizing findings from multiple studies. Among all evidence synthesis methods, a high-quality systematic review is required for answering a sp…
Wang Yuchen, Xing Yihui, Meng Xianli, +4 more·BMJ open
UNLABELLED: INTRODUCTION : Research indicates that most individuals will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. Some individuals may develop post-traumatic stress disorder, while others may exhibit subclinical levels of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms alongside comorbid conditions suc…
Peacor Scott D, Song Chao, Bence James R, +3 more·Ecology
Meta-analysis (MA), a powerful tool for synthesizing reported results, is influential in ecology. While ecologists have long been well-informed on the potential problems associated with nonindependence in experimental work (e.g., pseudoreplication), they have, until recently, largely neglected this issue in MA. However…
Li Yanzhen, Zhou Wen, Chen Wenxiao, +2 more·BMJ open
INTRODUCTION: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a global chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and the poor efficacy of currently available pharmacological regimens makes the management of UC a great challenge. Moxibustion has shown great potential in the management of UC. However, its effectiveness and safety are still controv…
Jiang Yan-Hua, Qian Zhen-Zhen, Zhu Jian, +3 more·Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
In this study, the evidence map system was used to sort out the clinical research evidence on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) treatment of vertigo and understand the evidence distribution in this field. CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, PubMed, EMbase, and Web of Science were searched for the clinical randomized controlle…
Cuijpers Pim, Miguel Clara, Harrer Mathias, +5 more·Journal of affective disorders
BACKGROUND: Over the past 16 years, we have developed a 'Meta-analytic Research Domain' (MARD) of all randomized trials of psychological treatments of depression. A MARD is a living systematic review of a research field, that cannot be otherwise covered by one (network) meta-analysis and includes multiple PICOs. I…
Amiri Khosroshahi Reza, Talebi Sepide, Zeraattalab-Motlagh Sheida, +4 more·Nutrition reviews
CONTEXT: To date, the efficacy of nutritional interventions on oral mucositis (OM) in patients with cancer, and the quality of this evidence have not been explored. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this umbrella review was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of nutritional interventions for patients with cancer with OM, as we…
Wang Yan, Chen Nan, Guo Kangle, +6 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and map the reporting and methodological quality of network meta-analysis (NMA) on acupuncture. METHODS: Published acupuncture NMAs were searched through eight databases from inception to February 2022. The reporting and methodological quality of included studies was assessed usi…
Chapelle Céline, Ollier Edouard, Girard Philippe, +4 more·Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
BACKGROUND: Meta-analyses are widely used to strengthen available evidence and obtain more precise estimates of treatment effect than any individual trial. Paradoxically, multiplication of meta-analyses on the same topic can lead to confusion as practitioners no longer benefit from a rapid and synthetic response. This…
Azar Marleine, Benedetti Andrea, Riehm Kira E, +6 more·Journal of clinical epidemiology
OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to determine the proportion of eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that contributed data to individual participant data meta-analyses (IPDMAs) and explore associated factors. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: IPDMAs with ≥10 eligible RCTs were identified by searching MEDLINE, EM…
Papanikos Tasos, Thompson John R, Abrams Keith R, +4 more·Statistics in medicine
Surrogate endpoints play an important role in drug development when they can be used to measure treatment effect early compared to the final clinical outcome and to predict clinical benefit or harm. Such endpoints are assessed for their predictive value of clinical benefit by investigating the surrogate relationship be…
Hasuike Akira, Ueno Daisuke, Nagashima Hidekazu, +4 more·Journal of periodontal research
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the methodological quality and risk of bias in systematic reviews (SRs) on the effectiveness of peri-implantitis treatments. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We searched four electronic databases: MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic…
Rhodes K M, Turner R M, Payne R A, +1 more·Statistics in medicine
Motivated by two case studies using primary care records from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, we describe statistical methods that facilitate the analysis of tall data, with very large numbers of observations. Our focus is on investigating the association between patient characteristics and an outcome of inter…