- Framework of problems / Objective
- Non-financial conflicts of interest of review authors
- 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? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |