Nicky J. Welton

Checking consistency in mixed treatment comparison meta‐analysis

Abstract Pooling of direct and indirect evidence from randomized trials, known as mixed treatment comparisons (MTC), is becoming increasingly common in the clinical literature. ...

Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making 2

We set out a generalized linear model framework for the synthesis of data from randomized controlled trials. A common model is described, taking the form of a linear regression ...

Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making 4

Inconsistency can be thought of as a conflict between “direct” evidence on a comparison between treatments B and C and “indirect” evidence gained from AC and AB trials. Like het...

Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making 3

In meta-analysis, between-study heterogeneity indicates the presence of effect-modifiers and has implications for the interpretation of results in cost-effectiveness analysis an...

Network Meta-Analysis with Competing Risk Outcomes