Library of validity assessment tools

Welcome to the LATITUDES Library of validity assessment tools

Tool name Study types
QI-MQCS Quality improvementqi
CRD Guidance: RCTs Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
ASSURE-ID Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
MACAQuES Systematic reviewssystematic-review Qualitativequalitative-study
Health Evidence Quality Assessment Tool Systematic reviewssystematic-review
CATHIS score Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Murad Tool Case reportscase-reports Case seriescase-series
QUACS Scale Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
Recommended by LATITUDES ROBUST-RCT Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Yates 2005 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
The delphi list Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Summary criteria for appraising qualitative research studies Qualitativequalitative-study
SQAC Qualitativequalitative-study Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Quality of study tool Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
QHES Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
OPVS Scale Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Margetts 2009 Case-control studiescase-control-study Cohort studiescohort-study
IHE quality appraisal checklist Case seriescase-series
Evidence-based librarianship critical appraisal checklist Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
OQAC Systematic reviewssystematic-review
QATSO Prevalence studiesprevalence-studies
QAREL Diagnostic reliabilitydiagnostic-reliability
TESTEX Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
ICROMS Qualitativequalitative-study Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
QERM scoring system Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Surveyssurveys
JBI tool (revised) for cross-sectional studies Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study
NOS-xs Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study Prevalence studiesprevalence-studies
CQS Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
CQS-2(B) Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Recommended by LATITUDES Quality of meta-analysis tool Meta-analysismeta-analysis
Shamliyan 2011 Prevalence studiesprevalence-studies Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
VAKS Qualitativequalitative-study
GATE Systematic reviewssystematic-review
QUIPS Prognostic factorprognostic-factor-studies
Jadad Scale Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
QATSDD Mixed methodsmixed-methods Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
CATAM Meta-analysismeta-analysis
Berger 2014 Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
Balas 1995 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
DART Systematic reviewssystematic-review
Recommended by LATITUDES QUADAS-3 Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
RoBANS Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
Recommended by LATITUDES RoB NMA Network meta-analysis (NMA)network-meta-analysis-nma
MINORS Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
Recommended by LATITUDES PROBAST+AI Prediction modelsprediction-models
COMPASS Case seriescase-series
IPM-QRB Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
QAVALS Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
MInCir scale Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
BIOCROSS Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study
RELEVANT Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
EMERGE Guidelinesguidelines
Qumseya 2021 Cohort studiescohort-study
QuADS Mixed methodsmixed-methods Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
MASTER scale Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
JBI tool (revised) for RCTs Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
RoBANS 2 Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
JBI tool (revised) for quasi-experimental studies Quasi-experimentalquasi-experimental
RoBIAS Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
RoBOAS Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
MMAT Mixed methodsmixed-methods Qualitativequalitative-study Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
JBI tool for systematic reviews Systematic reviewssystematic-review
AQUA Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Case-control studiescase-control-study Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study
RoB-SPEO Prevalence studiesprevalence-studies
RoBDEMAT Laboratory studieslaboratory-studies
Detsky 1992 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
CRIME-Q Animal studiesanimal-studies
JBI tool (revised) for cohort studies Cohort studiescohort-study
Recommended by LATITUDES ROBINS-E Cohort studiescohort-study
AGREE II Guidelinesguidelines
TECH-VER Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
RoB-PrevMH Prevalence studiesprevalence-studies
Risk of bias in clinical laboratory studies Laboratory studieslaboratory-studies
Recommended by LATITUDES ROBVALU Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
Wilson 1992 Meta-analysismeta-analysis
OSQE Scale Cohort studiescohort-study Case-control studiescase-control-study Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study
GRACE checklist Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
de Vet 1997 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
AGREE Guidelinesguidelines
CAT HPPR Systematic reviewssystematic-review
Recommended by LATITUDES COSMIN ROB Reliability studiesreliability-study
PROTECT Checklist Systematic reviewssystematic-review Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Cohort studiescohort-study Case-control studiescase-control-study Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study Case seriescase-series Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
SYRCLE RoB tool Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Observational studies (mixed designs)observational-studies
SANRA General reviewsgeneral-review
RTI item bank – bias and precision Cohort studiescohort-study Case-control studiescase-control-study Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study Case seriescase-series Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
Recommended by LATITUDES QUAPAS Prognostic accuracyprognostic-accuracy
Recommended by LATITUDES QUADAS-C Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
Prompts for appraising qualitative research Qualitativequalitative-study
Newcastle-Ottawa Cohort Cohort studiescohort-study
Evidence Project risk of bias tool Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Drummond Checklist Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
Downs & Black 1998 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Case-control studiescase-control-study Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
Recommended by LATITUDES COSMIN ROB for PROMS Reliability studiesreliability-study
CHEC List Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
AXIS Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study
Arrive 2000 Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
EPHPP tool for quantitative studies Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi Cohort studiescohort-study Case-control studiescase-control-study Interrupted time seriesinterrupted-time-series Uncontrolled single-arm studiesuncontrolled-single-arm-studies
RCT-PQRSS Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
CLEAR-NTP Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
RoB 1 (Cochrane Tool) Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Recommended by LATITUDES RoB 2 Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
Newcastle-Ottawa CC Case-control studiescase-control-study
Recommended by LATITUDES ROBINS-I Cohort studiescohort-study Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi
QUADAS Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
QUADAS-2 Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies
Recommended by LATITUDES PROBAST Prediction modelsprediction-models
Recommended by LATITUDES ROBIS Systematic reviewssystematic-review
AMSTAR Systematic reviewssystematic-review
AMSTAR-2 Systematic reviewssystematic-review