The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

Julian P T Higgins; Douglas G Altman; Peter C Gøtzsche; Peter Jüni; David Moher; Andrew D Oxman; Jelena Savovic; Kenneth F Schulz; Laura Weeks; Jonathan A C Sterne; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group

doi:10.1136/bmj.d5928

The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

BMJ. 2011 Oct 18:343:d5928. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5928.

Authors

Julian P T Higgins¹, Douglas G Altman, Peter C Gøtzsche, Peter Jüni, David Moher, Andrew D Oxman, Jelena Savovic, Kenneth F Schulz, Laura Weeks, Jonathan A C Sterne; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group

Affiliation

¹ MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK. [email protected]

Abstract

Flaws in the design, conduct, analysis, and reporting of randomised trials can cause the effect of an intervention to be underestimated or overestimated. The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias aims to make the process clearer and more accurate

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bias
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards*
Research Design
Risk Assessment

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding