QUADAS-C| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studiesdiagnostic-test-accuracy-dta-studies |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | Comparative |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the QUADAS-C tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/quadas/quadas-c/ |
| Primary publication | Yang B, Mallett S, Takwoingi Y, Davenport CF, Hyde CJ, Whiting PF, et al. QUADAS-C: A Tool for Assessing Risk of Bias in Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Ann Intern Med 2021;174(11) |
| DOI | 10.7326/M21-2234 |
| Guidance document | Get the QUADAS-C guidance |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | |
| Record last updated | 16/08/2023 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 |
