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Andres Jung; Tobias Braun; Susan Armijo-Olivo; Dimitris Challoumas; Kerstin Luedtke – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
External validity is an important parameter that needs to be considered for decision making in health research, but no widely accepted measurement tool for the assessment of external validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exists. One of the most limiting factors for creating such a tool is probably the substantial heterogeneity and lack…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Validity, Delphi Technique, Definitions
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Robertson, Clare; Ramsay, Craig; Gurung, Tara; Mowatt, Graham; Pickard, Robert; Sharma, Pawana – Research Synthesis Methods, 2014
We describe our experience of using a modified version of the Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) tool for randomised and non-randomised comparative studies. Objectives: (1) To assess time to complete RoB assessment; (2) To assess inter-rater agreement; and (3) To explore the association between RoB and treatment effect size. Methods: Cochrane risk of…
Descriptors: Risk, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Design, Comparative Analysis