Specific Methodological Resources
Click on the links below for additional methodological
resources:
The CONSORT Group- CONSORT,
which stands for Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials,
encompasses various initiatives developed by the CONSORT Group to
alleviate the problems arising from inadequate reporting of
randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
The EQUATOR Group- The
EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to
improve reliability and value of medical research literature by
promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research
studies.
The Cochrane collaboration
Methodology
Research Group of the Mental Health Research Network- The
Mental Health Research Network is part of the National Institute
for Health Research and their mission is to help make research
about mental health happen within the NHS in England
Handling missing data- This site
exists to support researchers from the social and medical
sciences with the analysis of incomplete datasets, and as a focus
of statistical research
Code for mixed
and indirect treatment comparisons- This collaborative
programme centred in Bristol and York attempts to develop and
evaluate new statistical methods for complex evidence synthesis
with applications in both epidemiology and medical
decision-making
COMET- The COMET (Core
Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative brings
together people interested in the development and application of
agreed standardised sets of outcomes, known as ‘core outcome
sets’.
DIRUM- DIRUM is a project funded by the
Medical Research Council Network of Hubs for Trial Methodology
Research (MRC HTMR) to compile a Database
of Instruments for
Resource Use
Measurement. Led by Bangor University, and
in collaboration with the Universities of Bristol, Birmingham,
British Columbia, and the London School of Economics and Political
Science, the aim is to create a practical, open-access database of
resource-use questionnaires for use by trial health economists.
General Resources
Medical Research Council
National Institute for Health
Research Clinical Research Network
Medicines and Healthcare
products Regulatory Agency
The Cochrane Handbook of
Systematic Reviews
The Cochrane
Library
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