Library of risk of bias tools

Evidence Project risk of bias tool

Study design(s) targeted by the tool Non-randomised studies of interventionsnrsi Randomized controlled trials (RCT)randomized-controlled-trial-rct
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Primary publication Kennedy CE, Fonner VA, Armstrong KA, Denison JA, Yeh PT, O’Reilly KR, et al. The Evidence Project risk of bias tool: assessing study rigor for both randomized and non-randomized intervention studies. Systematic Reviews 2019;8(1)
DOI 10.1186/s13643-018-0925-0
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Language English
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Record last updated 10/08/2023

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Key Criteria

Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality No
Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias No
Used in at least one review that none of the tool authors were co-authors on or is an update to a previously recommended LATITUDES key tool Yes
Tool development involving a range of stakeholders from different disciplines (e.g. methodologists, statisticians, clinicians) No
Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores Yes