Multiarm studies and how to handle them in a meta‐analysis: A tutorial

Emma Axon; Kerry Dwan; Rachel Richardson

doi:10.1002/cesm.12033

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Multiarm studies and how to handle them in a meta‐analysis: A tutorial

Emma Axon

Kerry Dwan

Rachel Richardson

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods Vol. 1 No. 10 · Wiley

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Abstract

Abstract
This tutorial focuses on multiarm studies. We will explain what multiarm studies are and how to include data from them in a meta‐analysis.

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Published: Dec 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 1(10)
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Emma Axon

Cochrane Methods Support Unit, Evidence Production and Methods Department Cochrane London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Kerry Dwan

Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Liverpool United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Rachel Richardson

Cochrane Methods Support Unit, Evidence Production and Methods Department Cochrane London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Emma Axon, Kerry Dwan, Rachel Richardson (2023). Multiarm studies and how to handle them in a meta‐analysis: A tutorial. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, 1(10). https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.12033

Multiarm studies and how to handle them in a meta‐analysis: A tutorial

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