A new method for detecting the skewness of data from the five-number summary [0.03%]
一种基于五数概括的新偏度检测方法
Sanying Feng,Hongmei Lin,Jiandong Shi et al.
Sanying Feng et al.
For clinical trials with continuous outcomes, researchers may opt to report the whole or part of the five-number summary rather than the sample mean and standard deviation, especially when the outcome data are skewed. To include such studie...
Antonio Remiro-Azócar,Pepa Polavieja,Emmanuelle Boutmy et al.
Antonio Remiro-Azócar et al.
The estimand framework is increasingly established to pose research questions in confirmatory clinical trials. In evidence synthesis, the uptake of estimands has been modest, and the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome (PICO) ...
Doubly robust augmented weighting estimators for the analysis of externally controlled single-arm trials and unanchored indirect treatment comparisons [0.03%]
双重稳健的增强加权估计器在外部控制单臂试验和无锚间接治疗比较中的应用分析
Harlan Campbell,Antonio Remiro-Azócar
Harlan Campbell
Externally controlled single-arm trials are critical to assess treatment efficacy across therapeutic indications for which randomized controlled trials are not feasible. A closely-related research design, the unanchored indirect treatment c...
Prompt engineering of large language models for paper screening in medical meta-analyses and systematic reviews: A prospective comparative study - CORRIGENDUM [0.03%]
医学荟萃分析和系统评价中的论文筛选：一项前瞻性比较研究的修正意见
Till J Adam,Salma A S Abosabie,Max Dittmer et al.
Till J Adam et al.
Published Erratum
Research synthesis methods. 2026 Jun 22:1. DOI:10.1017/rsm.2026.10104 2026
Evaluating the accuracy and speed of eight deduplication tools: A comparative study [0.03%]
八种重复数据删除工具的准确性和速度评估：一种对比研究方法
Sarah Bateup,Helen Fulbright,Klas Moberg et al.
Sarah Bateup et al.
A key task in conducting systematic reviews is deduplicating the results from database searching. Deduplication using reference management software can be time-consuming and prone to error, while automated tools can be expensive and lack tr...
A comparison of preprint search aggregators: comprehensive identification of preprints in the information retrieval stage of evidence syntheses [0.03%]
预印本搜索聚合网站的比较：在信息检索阶段全面识别证据综合中的预印本
Zahra Premji,Sarah McGill,Amy Riegelman
Zahra Premji
This study investigated information retrieval of preprint records in the context of evidence synthesis work and compared 12 sources used to discover preprints. Identification of grey literature is often required or recommended in evidence s...
Kim Nordmann,Paula Kuhn,Florian Fischer
Kim Nordmann
Scoping reviews are increasingly used for evidence synthesis, yet a comprehensive overview of benchmarks for their conduct is lacking. This study aimed to extract and analyze key metrics of preregistered scoping reviews to aid researchers i...
Facilitators and barriers to engaging patient partners in knowledge syntheses: A stage-based approach [0.03%]
知识综合中患者伙伴参与的促进因素与障碍：一种阶段式方法
Anna Maria Chudyk,Sasha M Kullman,Jenna Villarba et al.
Anna Maria Chudyk et al.
Knowledge synthesis involves bringing together findings from individual research studies to answer a specific question or explore a particular topic, often at a global level. People with lived or living experience of health conditions or of...
Response to: Five methodological considerations for validating LLMs in risk of bias assessment [0.03%]
对“偏倚风险评估中验证LLMs的五个方法学考虑”的回应
Angelika Eisele-Metzger,Judith-Lisa Lieberum,Markus Toews et al.
Angelika Eisele-Metzger et al.
Model-based network meta-analysis: Joint estimation of dose-response and time-course relationships [0.03%]
基于模型的网状meta分析：剂量-反应和时序关系的联合估计
Anders Strathe,Martin Bøg,Anders Gorst-Rasmussen
Anders Strathe
Under the network meta-analysis (NMA) framework for aggregate data, there are limited possibilities for evidence synthesis across multiple treatment doses or timepoints. Model-based network meta-analysis (MBNMA) has been recommended as a fr...