External factors may influence Cochrane reviewers when classifying therisk of bias of original reports

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
Number of systematic reviews included 2
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
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes