randomized controlled trials that are eligible for IPD meta-analysis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All therapeutic RCTs included in SRs that fulfill the following criteria will be eligible: (i) SRs with IPD meta-analysis, (ii) SRs that include only RCTs comparing an active intervention against a control condition in terms of a dichotomous outcome, (iii) SRs that report full reference list of the included RCTs, and (iv) SRs written in English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following SRs will be excluded: (v) SRs published before 2011, (vi) SRs where all included RCTs provide IPD data, (vii) SRs of diagnostic or prognostic studies, and (vii) SRs with network meta-analysis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Our primary outcome is a discrepancy of AD meta-analytic results between RCTs contributing IPD and RCTs not contributing to IPD | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Healthcare Epidemiology