Journal article
Cumulating evidence from randomized trials: Utilizing sequential monitoring boundaries for cumulative meta-analysis
Abstract
We propose the adaptation of classical monitoring boundaries for use in cumulative meta-analysis as guidelines for deciding when accumulating evidence is statistically significant and medically convincing. The interpretation of information from a randomized controlled trial is compared with that from a meta-analysis. The concept of optimal information size for a meta-analysis is developed and used to adapt monitoring boundaries to cumulative …
Authors
Pogue JM; Yusuf S
Journal
Contemporary Clinical Trials, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 580–593
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0197-2456(97)00051-2
ISSN
1551-7144