A scoping review of indirect comparison methods and applications using individual patient data
Veroniki AA, Straus SE, Soobiah C, Elliott MJ, Tricco AC. A scoping review of indirect comparison methods and applications using individual patient data. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2016 Apr 27;16:47. doi: 10.1186/s12874-016-0146-y.
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[ssba-buttons] [/sidebar] [sidebar-content]- The methods identified in this study can be used in future individual patient data network meta-analyses
- Highlighted the need for improving the methodological and reporting characteristics of individual patient data network meta-analyses, which is essential to ensure accuracy in clinical decisions
- One in three indirect comparison methods modeling individual patient data adjusted results from different trials to estimate effects as if they had come from the same, randomized, population
- Key methodological and reporting elements (e.g., evaluation of consistency, existence of study protocol) were often missing from an indirect comparison papers
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Date : 14 Sep 2020