| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Systematic reviewssystematic-review Network meta-analysis (NMA)network-meta-analysis-nma |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | Evidence syntheses for treatment efficacy used in decision making based on either efficacy or cost-effectivenes |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the NICE TSD7 tool |
Details | |
| Website | http://www.nicedsu.org.uk/ |
| Primary publication | Ades, A.E., Caldwell, D.M., Reken, S., Welton, N.J., Sutton, A.J., Dias, S. NICE DSU Technical Support Document 7: Evidence synthesis of treatment efficacy in decision making: a reviewer’s checklist. 2012; available from http://www.nicedsu.org.uk |
| DOI | |
| Guidance document | Guidance for NICE TSD7 |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 19/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Other publications | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any publications that should be listed here. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | Yes |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | No |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
