Planning a future randomized clinical trial based on a network of relevant past trials

Abstract Background The important role of network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials in health technology assessment and guideline development is increasingly recognized. This approach has the potential to obtain conclusive results earlier than with new standalone trials or conventional, pa...

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Main Authors: Georgia Salanti, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Alex J. Sutton, Stephan Reichenbach, Sven Trelle, Huseyin Naci, Matthias Egger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2740-2