INTRODUCTION
Antioxidant micronutrients may help alleviate oxidative stress in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. To determine treatment effect, systematic reviews (SR) synthesize available evidence. Cochrane SRs are known for being methodologically rigourous, however, may have limited
generalizability.
OBJECTIVES
To assess effectiveness of antioxidant micronutrients in CF lung disease using Cochrane and non-Cochrane SR methodology; to determine whether Cochrane SRs trade relevance for rigour
METHODS
The first SR followed Cochrane-preferred methods, while the non-Cochrane SR employed a broader search strategy and nclusion criteria. Reviews were contrasted regarding yield of search, treatment effect (efficacy and safety) and risk of bias.
RESULTS
Neither SR had enough data to support or refute efficacy or safety of antioxidant supplementation in CF lung disease. Compared to the Cochrane SR, the non-Cochrane SR had four more included studies, more precise estimates of efficacy, additional harms data and a similar risk of bias.
CONCLUSION
Broader search strategies and inclusion criteria may improve relevance of Cochrane SRs without compromising rigour. / Clinical Epidemiology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:AEU.10048/1017 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Shamseer, Larissa |
| Contributors | Vohra, Sunita (Pediatrics), Vohra, Sunita (Pediatrics), Brown, Neil (Pulmonary Medicine), Johnson, Jeff (School of Public Health), Eurich, Dean (School of Public Health) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 801513 bytes, application/pdf |
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