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Trial Sequential Boundaries for Cumulative Meta-Analyses

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: We present a new command, metacumbounds, for the estimation of trial sequential monitoring boundaries in cumulative meta-analyses. The approach is based on the Lan–DeMets method for estimating group sequential boundaries in individual randomized controlled trials by using the package ldbounds in R statistical software. Through Stata's metan command, metacumbounds plots the Lan–DeMets bounds, z-values, and p-values obtained from both fixed and random-effects cumulative meta-analyses. The analysis can be performed with count data or on the hazard scale for time-to-event data.

Source: The Stata Journal Promoting communications on statistics and Stata

DOI: 10.1177/1536867x1301300106

Authors: Branko Miladinovic, Iztok Hozo, Benjamin Djulbegovic

Institutions: University of South Florida, Indiana University Northwest

Language: English

Topic: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W67817712

FWCI: 0.734

Cites: 14

Cited by: 76

Related to: 10