- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Redundant / overlapping / duplicated review question; leads to research waste
- Replication, Duplication, and Waste in a Quarter Million Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
| Ref ID | 529 |
| First Author | K. C. Siontis |
| Journal | CIRCULATION. CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY & OUTCOMES |
| Year Of Publishing | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005212?download=true |
| Keywords |
Protocols General medical Overlapping reviews/redundancy |
| Problem(s) |
Redundant / overlapping / duplicated review question; leads to research waste |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Summary of Findings | The discussion highlights particular areas where duplication appears pervasive such as: atrial fibrillation where there were eleven overlapping or identical meta-analyses on statin use for cardiac surgery and the authors highlight that the number of MAs in this topic has more than doubled since then, without any new meta-analysis offering something really useful. Additionally in rheumatoid arthritis, 28 network meta-analyses for biological agents were published between 2003 and 2014. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? |