Concordance between systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials in assisted reproduction: an overview.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Are systematic reviews published within a 3-year period on interventions in ART concordant in their conclusions?

Summary answer

The majority of the systematic reviews published within a 3-year period in the field of assisted reproduction on the same topic had discordant conclusions.

What is known already

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have now replaced individual randomized controlled trials (RCTs) at the top of the evidence pyramid. There has been a proliferation of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, many of which suffer from methodological issues and provide varying conclusions.

Study design size duration

We assessed nine interventions in women undergoing ART with at least three systematic reviews each, published from January 2015 to D

SUBMITTER: Mascarenhas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7753002 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature