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dc.contributor.authorIoannidis, J. P.en
dc.contributor.authorHaidich, A. B.en
dc.contributor.authorPappa, M.en
dc.contributor.authorPantazis, N.en
dc.contributor.authorKokori, S. I.en
dc.contributor.authorTektonidou, M. G.en
dc.contributor.authorContopoulos-Ioannidis, D. G.en
dc.contributor.authorLau, J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:28:38Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:28:38Z-
dc.identifier.issn0098-7484-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/22913-
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dc.subject*Clinical Trials as Topicen
dc.subjectData Interpretation, Statisticalen
dc.subject*Evidence-Based Medicineen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subject*Meta-Analysis as Topicen
dc.subject*Randomized Controlled Trials as Topicen
dc.titleComparison of evidence of treatment effects in randomized and nonrandomized studiesen
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11497536-
heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate2001-
heal.abstractCONTEXT: There is substantial debate about whether the results of nonrandomized studies are consistent with the results of randomized controlled trials on the same topic. OBJECTIVES: To compare results of randomized and nonrandomized studies that evaluated medical interventions and to examine characteristics that may explain discrepancies between randomized and nonrandomized studies. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (1966-March 2000), the Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2000), and major journals were searched. STUDY SELECTION: Forty-five diverse topics were identified for which both randomized trials (n = 240) and nonrandomized studies (n = 168) had been performed and had been considered in meta-analyses of binary outcomes. DATA EXTRACTION: Data on events per patient in each study arm and design and characteristics of each study considered in each meta-analysis were extracted and synthesized separately for randomized and nonrandomized studies. DATA SYNTHESIS: Very good correlation was observed between the summary odds ratios of randomized and nonrandomized studies (r = 0.75; P<.001); however, nonrandomized studies tended to show larger treatment effects (28 vs 11; P =.009). Between-study heterogeneity was frequent among randomized trials alone (23%) and very frequent among nonrandomized studies alone (41%). The summary results of the 2 types of designs differed beyond chance in 7 cases (16%). Discrepancies beyond chance were less common when only prospective studies were considered (8%). Occasional differences in sample size and timing of publication were also noted between discrepant randomized and nonrandomized studies. In 28 cases (62%), the natural logarithm of the odds ratio differed by at least 50%, and in 15 cases (33%), the odds ratio varied at least 2-fold between nonrandomized studies and randomized trials. CONCLUSIONS: Despite good correlation between randomized trials and nonrandomized studies-in particular, prospective studies-discrepancies beyond chance do occur and differences in estimated magnitude of treatment effect are very common.en
heal.journalNameJAMAen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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