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Network meta-analysis is a popular way to combine results from several studies (usually randomized trials) comparing several treatments or interventions. It has usually been performed in a Bayesian setting, but recently it has become possible in a frequentist setting using multivariate meta-analysis and meta-regression, implemented in Stata with mvmeta.
Ian R White
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Network meta-analysis and random walks [PDF]
Abstract Network meta-analysis (NMA) is a central tool for evidence synthesis in clinical research. The results of an NMA depend critically on the quality of evidence being pooled. In assessing the validity of an NMA, it is therefore important to know the proportion contributions of each direct treatment comparison to each network ...
Annabel L. Davies +4 more
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Network meta-analysis explained [PDF]
Healthcare decisions should be based on all relevant evidence.1 Usually, this is provided by randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing two or more interventions for a condition affecting a target population of interest, although other forms of evidence can be considered.1 2 When more than one study is available, meta-analysis can be used to combine
Dias, Sofia, Caldwell, Deborah
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Network meta‐analysis of multicomponent interventions [PDF]
AbstractIn network meta‐analysis (NMA), treatments can be complex interventions, for example, some treatments may be combinations of others or of common components. In standard NMA, all existing (single or combined) treatments are different nodes in the network.
Gerta Rücker +2 more
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Network meta-analysis of antidepressants [PDF]
Irving, Kirsch +1 more
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Network meta-analysis of acupuncture for tinnitus
Objective: To provide evidence for medical management of tinnitus based on an assessment of the evidence concerning the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for tinnitus using network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods: We conducted a systematic literature review by searching 8 ...
Lin Ji +5 more
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Demystifying trial networks and network meta-analysis [PDF]
Networks of randomized clinical trials can be evaluated in the context of a network meta-analysis, a procedure that permits inferences into the comparative effectiveness of interventions that may or may not have been evaluated directly against each other.
Edward J, Mills +2 more
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Understanding network meta-analysis
Recently, in the World Journal of Clinical Cases , studied the different non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (meloxicam, celecoxib, naproxen, and rofecoxib) for juvenile idiopathic arthritis with network meta-analysis (NMA). This manuscript aims to introduce to clinicians what NMA is.
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Shengping Yang, Gilbert Berdine
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