A letter highlighting concerns over the conduct of one systematic review and meta-analysis of weight loss interventions for sleep apnoea in youths with obesity.
Level of Investigation
Descriptive
Summary of Findings
The authors describe multiple examples in the systematic review in question where double counting is likely to have taken place and several reports relating to the same clinical trial registration are treated as separate data.
Number of systematic reviews included
1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed
1
Treatment impacted
No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted
Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description
Does the article have a publicly available protocol?
Not Applicable
Did the review team include both methodological and clinical experts?
Not Applicable
Sampling strategy for obtaining the systematic reviews under assessment
Pre Selected
Was the sample size of systematic reviews subject to any formal sample size or power calculation?
Not Applicable
Were any or all of the study selection and data extraction performed in duplicate?
Not Applicable
Were any statistical adjustments made to correct for confounding?
Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?
