Methodological assessment of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses on COVID‐19: A meta‐epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1111/jep.13578
Abstract: Abstract Rationale, aims, and objectives COVID‐19 has caused an ongoing public health crisis. Many systematic reviews and meta‐analyses have been performed to synthesize evidence for better understanding this new disease. However, some concerns have been… read more here.
Keywords: meta analyses; reviews meta; evidence; meta epidemiological ... See more keywords
Population characteristics as important contextual factors in rheumatological trials: an exploratory meta-epidemiological study from an OMERACT Working Group
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217237
Abstract: Objectives To explore whether trial population characteristics modify treatment responses across various interventions, comparators and rheumatic conditions. Methods In this meta-epidemiological study, we included trials from systematic reviews available from the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group published… read more here.
Keywords: trial; epidemiological study; population characteristics; meta epidemiological ... See more keywords
Reporting and methodological quality of studies that use Mendelian randomisation in UK Biobank: a meta-epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112006
Abstract: Objectives To identify whether Mendelian randomisation (MR) studies are appropriately conducted and reported in enough detail for other researchers to accurately replicate and interpret them. Design Cross-sectional meta-epidemiological study. Data sources Web of Science, EMBASE,… read more here.
Keywords: epidemiological study; quality; reporting methodological; analysis ... See more keywords
Redundant systematic reviews on the same topic in surgery: a study protocol for a meta-epidemiological investigation
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017411
Abstract: Introduction We are witnessing an explosive increase in redundant and overlapping publications of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) on the same topic, which often present conflicting results and interpretations, in the current medical literature. They… read more here.
Keywords: mas; srs mas; meta epidemiological; systematic reviews ... See more keywords
Empirical evidence of the impact of study characteristics on the performance of prediction models: a meta-epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026160
Abstract: Objectives To empirically assess the relation between study characteristics and prognostic model performance in external validation studies of multivariable prognostic models. Design Meta-epidemiological study. Data sources and study selection On 16 October 2018, we searched… read more here.
Keywords: prognostic models; study characteristics; study; epidemiological study ... See more keywords
Trends of sources of clinical research funding from 1990 to 2020: a meta-epidemiological study
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DOI: 10.1136/jim-2021-002044
Abstract: Evidence has raised concerns regarding the association between funding sources and doubtful data. Our main outcome was to analyze trends on funding sources in articles published from 1990 to 2020 in the more influential journals… read more here.
Keywords: research; 1990 2020; meta epidemiological; funding ... See more keywords
Extension of the Composite Quality Score (CQS) as an appraisal tool for prospective, controlled clinical therapy trials–A systematic review of meta-epidemiological evidence
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279645
Abstract: Aim To conduct a survey of current meta-epidemiological studies to identify additional trial design characteristics that may be associated with significant over- or underestimation of the treatment effect and to use such identified characteristics as… read more here.
Keywords: meta; trial design; meta epidemiological; cqs appraisal ... See more keywords
The Impact of Drug Trials With Financial Conflict of Interests on the Meta-analyses: A Meta-epidemiological Study.
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DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.162
Abstract: BACKGROUND To assess the impact of trials with potential financial conflict of interests (FCOIs) on evidence synthesis in meta-analyses (MAs). METHODS A total of 96 MAs from the Cochrane Library about drug trials were investigated.… read more here.
Keywords: meta epidemiological; drug trials; meta analyses; financial conflict ... See more keywords