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State of play in individual participant data meta-analyses of randomised trials: Systematic review and consensus-based recommendations

2026-02-04 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundIndividual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses obtain, harmonise and synthesise the raw individual-level data from multiple studies, and are increasingly important in an era of data sharing and personalised medicine to inform clinical practice and policy. Objectives(1) Describe the landscape of IPD meta-analysis of randomised trials over time; (2) establish current practice in design, conduct, analysis and reporting for pairwise IPD meta-analysis; and (3) derive recommendations to i...

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