Is quality control of Cochrane reviews in controversial areas sufficient?

Ref ID	670
First Author	J.M. Bjordal
Journal	JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Year Of Publishing	2006
URL	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16566678/
Keywords	• Rheumatology • Influence • Subgroup • Reproducibility • Cochrane • Error • Searching
Problem(s)	• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies • Unplanned or unjustified subgroup or sensitivity analyses • Errors or omissions in search strategy
Number of systematic reviews included	1
Summary of Findings	The Cochrane review's conclusions was found to neither robust nor valid. Eighteen questionable selections were identified including omissions of trials and data and unperformed subgroup analysis which favoured negative review conclusions.
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