| Ref ID | 668 |
| First Author | L. Bertizzolo |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.03.008 |
| Keywords |
• Cochrane • Author • Allegiance • Risk of bias • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Flawed risk of bias undertaken • Non-financial conflicts of interest of review authors |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | France |
| Aim | To assess contextual factors of risk of bias judgements from 304 randomized controlled trials included in two Cochrane reviews |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| Summary of Findings | From two included Cochrane reviews with overlapping studies, review authors being also authors of the RCT were more likely to assess an item at low risk of bias than unclear |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 2 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 376 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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