Library of risk of bias tools

SYRCLE RoB tool

Study design(s) targeted by the tool Animal studiesanimal-studies
Additional details on designs Animal studies, RCT, observational
Tool area Animal
Link to the tool Access the paper reporting the SYRCLE tool

Details

Website https://norecopa.no/more-resources/literature-searches-and-systematic-reviews/
Primary publication Hooijmans CR, Rovers MM, de Vries RBM, Leenaars M, Ritskes-Hoitinga M, Langendam MW. SYRCLE’s risk of bias tool for animal studies. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2014;14(1):43.
DOI 10.1186/1471-2288-14-43
Guidance document
Training

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Language English
Translations

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Record last updated 15/08/2023

Related tools and Publications

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Cochrane RoB Tool

Evaluations

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Other publications

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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 Yes
Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias No
Tool development involving a range of stakeholders from different disciplines (e.g. methodologists, statisticians, clinicians) Yes
Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores Yes