Weibel, S, Popp, M, Reis, S, Skoetz, N, Garner, P and Sydenham, E. 2022. Research Integrity Assessment (RIA) Tool for RCTs in evidence synthesis. [Online]. Zenodo. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7024698
Weibel, S, Popp, M, Reis, S, Skoetz, N, Garner, P and Sydenham, E. Research Integrity Assessment (RIA) Tool for RCTs in evidence synthesis [Internet]. Zenodo; 2022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7024698
Weibel, S, Popp, M, Reis, S, Skoetz, N, Garner, P and Sydenham, E (2022). Research Integrity Assessment (RIA) Tool for RCTs in evidence synthesis. [Data Collection]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7024698
Description
The RIA tool, consisting of six domains to assess the research integrity of RCTs included in systematic reviews, is a new transparent option to include the concept of research integrity in evidence synthesis as part of the eligibility screening.
Brief summary: Potentially eligible RCTs identified during screening should be assessed for research integrity hierarchically considering domain 1 to 6. Retraction, lack of prospective registration, lack of adequate ethical approval with informed written consent, inconsistencies in the author group and the location of the study, lack of proper randomization, implausible study results should lead to exclusion of a RCT. Concerns with the RCT in any domain put the study in ‘awaiting classification’ and should lead to further investigations. If no concerns appear through all domains or could be clarified, e.g. in correspondence with study authors, the RCT meets criteria for inclusion in the review and can be processed further. In living systematic reviews, included RCTs and RCTs ‘awaiting classification’ must be reassessed for retraction notices.
Data capture method | Compilation/Synthesis |
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Date (Date published in a 3rd party system) | 26 August 2022 |
Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Weibel, S, Popp, M, Reis, S, Skoetz, N, Garner, P and Sydenham, E |
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LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Population Health (2012- ) |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom |
Date Deposited | 17 Feb 2023 14:13 |
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Last Modified | 14 Sep 2023 11:54 |
Publisher | Zenodo |