Systematic reviews are rarely used to contextualise new results-a systematic review and meta-analysis of meta-research studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Results of new studies should be interpreted in the context of what is already known to compare results and build the state of the science. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify and synthesise results from meta-research studies examining if original studies within health use systematic reviews to place their results in the context of earlier, similar studies.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE (OVID), EMBASE (OVID), and the Cochrane Methodology Register for meta-research studies reporting the use of systematic reviews to place results of original clinical studies in the context of existing studies. The primary outcome was the percentage of original studies included in the meta-research studies using systematic reviews or meta-analyses placing new res

SUBMITTER: Draborg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature