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The effect of publication bias magnitude and direction on the certainty in evidence

Correspondence to Dr Mohammad Hassan Murad, Evidence-based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; murad.mohammad{at}mayo.edu When decision makers make a recommendation based on ...
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Catalogue of bias: observer bias

Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth A Spencer, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; elizabeth.spencer{at}phc.ox.ac.uk Observer bias is any kind of ...
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Assessment of assumptions of statistical analysis methods in randomised clinical trials: the what and how

When analysing and presenting results of randomised clinical trials, trialists rarely report if or how underlying statistical assumptions were validated. To avoid data-driven biased trial results, it ...
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Are CAR-T therapies living up to their hype? A study using real-world data in two cohorts to determine how well they are actually working in practice compared with bone marrow ...

With the increasing use of new regulatory tools, like the Food and Drug Administration’s breakthrough designation, there are increasing challenges for European health technology assessors (HTAs) to ...
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Expanding the evidence within evidence-based healthcare: thinking about the context, acceptability and feasibility of interventions

1 School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK 2 School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK Thus, interpersonal ...
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Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as proof of treatment efficacy

Correspondence to Dr Stefan Kluzek, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK; ...
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Guest authorship as research misconduct: definitions and possible solutions

Correspondence to Dr E H Morreim, Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Memphis, Memphis, TN 38103, USA; hmorreim{at}uthsc.edu To advance healthcare ...
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Increasing children's time spent outdoors reduces the incidence of myopia

Correspondence to: Dr Amanda N French, Discipline of Orthoptics, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123, Ultimo, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia; Amanda.French{at}uts.edu.au ...
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Defining and interpreting the clinical relevance of intervention effects for patient-reported outcomes: the smallest worthwhile effect construct

In clinical research, statistically significant effects do not necessarily indicate that an intervention provides benefits that are meaningful to patients. This is particularly important for ...
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Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search

This paper is part of a series of methodological guidance from the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group. Rapid reviews (RR) use modified systematic review methods to accelerate the review process ...
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Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study

Ethnicity data are essential in understanding how different groups are impacted by different treatments/healthcare interventions, but more work is needed in how these data should be collected, handled ...
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Effectiveness and clinical relevance of kinesio taping in musculoskeletal disorders: an overview of systematic reviews and evidence mapping

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness and clinical relevance of kinesio taping (KT) in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at different follow-ups. Design Overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and ...