The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
Julian P T Higgins,Douglas G. Altman,Peter C Gøtzsche,Peter Jüni,David Moher,Andrew D Oxman,Jelena Savović,Kenneth F. Schulz,Laura Weeks,Jonathan A C Sterne +9 more
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The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more accurate.Abstract:
Flaws in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials can cause the effect of an intervention to be underestimated or overestimated. The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more accurateread more
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Omega-3 long-chain PUFA intake during pregnancy and allergic disease outcomes in the offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials
Karen P Best,Michael Gold,Declan Kennedy,Declan Kennedy,James Martin,James Martin,Maria Makrides +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic review and meta-analysis was suggestive of benefits of increased n-3 LC-PUFAs in the maternal diet and outcomes of childhood allergic disease, but due to the inconsistency in results, the hypothesis linking maternal n-2LC-PUFA intake to childhood allergy cannot unequivocally be confirmed or rejected.
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Telemedicine for patients with rheumatic diseases: Systematic review and proposal for research agenda.
TL;DR: Telemedicine may provide a well-accepted way to remotely deliver consultation, treatment and monitoring disease activity in rheumatology and was equal or higher than standard face-to-face approach in controlled trials which were affected by small sample size and lack of blinding participants.
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Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Scaffolds Versus Everolimus-Eluting Metallic Stents.
Sabato Sorrentino,Gennaro Giustino,Roxana Mehran,A. Kini,Samin K. Sharma,Michela Faggioni,Serdar Farhan,Birgit Vogel,Ciro Indolfi,George Dangas +9 more
TL;DR: Compared with metallic EES, the BVS appears to be associated with both lower efficacy and higher thrombotic risk over time.
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eHealth and mHealth Interventions in the Treatment of Fatigued Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Annina Seiler,Vanessa Christina Klaas,Gerhard Tröster,Christopher P. Fagundes,Christopher P. Fagundes +4 more
TL;DR: To (1) evaluate existing eHealth/mHealth interventions developed to help manage cancer‐related fatigue (CRF) and (2) summarize the best available evidence on their effectiveness.
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Clinical Use of Curcumin in Depression: A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: Curcumin appears to be safe, well-tolerated, and efficacious among depressed patients, and more robust randomized controlled trials with larger sample sizes and follow-up studies carried out over a longer duration should be planned to ascertain its benefits.
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Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
Julian P T Higgins,Sally Green +1 more
TL;DR: The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions is the official document that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining Cochrane systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions.
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GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
Gordon H. Guyatt,Andrew D Oxman,Gunn Elisabeth Vist,Regina Kunz,Yngve Falck-Ytter,Pablo Alonso-Coello,Holger J. Schünemann +6 more
TL;DR: The advantages of the GRADE system are explored, which is increasingly being adopted by organisations worldwide and which is often praised for its high level of consistency.
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Assessing Risk of Bias in Included Studies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a new algorithm called 1.8.1.1-2.0-1.8-1/2.8/1/1.
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Systematic reviews in health care: Assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials
TL;DR: The concept of study quality and the methods used to assess quality are discussed and the methodology for both the assessment of quality and its incorporation into systematic reviews and meta-analysis is discussed.