Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomised controlled trials: combined analysis of meta-epidemiological studies
Savovic J, Jones HE, Altman DG, Harris RJ, Juni P, Pildal J, Als-Nielsen B, Balk EM, Gluud C, Gluud LL, Ioannidis JP, Schulz KF, Beynon R, Welton N, Wood L, Moher D, Deeks JJ, Sterne JA
Record ID 32010000285
English
Authors' recommendations:
Specific reported study design characteristics are associated with exaggeration of beneficial intervention effect estimates and increases in between-trial heterogeneity, with these effects being greatest for subjectively assessed outcomes.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1582
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Benchmarking
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Research Design
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2012 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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