| Review types |
Examples of recent collaborations |
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Prospective meta-analyses
(PMAs)
Considered the gold standard of
medical research. A meta-analysis of trials that is planned before
those trials are even commenced.
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- CTC (Cholesterol Treatment Trialists) Collaboration
- NeOProM (Neonatal oxygen saturation targeting)
- EPOCH (Early prevention of childhood obesity)
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Individual participant data
(IPD) meta-analyses
A review and analysis of raw data from each individual
participant from each trial being reviewed.
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- PARIS (Antiplatelets to prevent pre-eclampsia)
- PreVILIG (High frequency ventilation in preterm infants)
- MAPPiNO (Inhaled nitric oxide in preterm
infants)
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Aggregate data reviews
A summary of (usually published) data.
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- International comparison study into the implementation of the
WHO code and other breastfeeding initiatives
- International literature review of positron emission tomography
(PET)
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