ERIC Number: EJ1405520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1759-2879
EISSN: EISSN-1759-2887
How to Plan and Manage an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. An Illustrative Toolkit
Research Synthesis Methods, v15 n1 p166-174 2024
Individual participant data meta-analyses (IPD-MAs) have several benefits over standard aggregate data meta-analyses, including the consideration of additional participants, follow-up time, and the joint consideration of study- and participant-level heterogeneity for improved diagnostic and prognostic model development and evaluation. However, IPD-MAs are resource-intensive and require careful budgeting of time from data contributing groups, a dedicated management team, diversity of expertise, clearly documented data sharing and authorship agreements, and consistent and clear communication. We present a toolkit to facilitate the implementation and management of IPD-MAs, from study recruitment to retrospective harmonization. The toolkit was developed and refined over our work on multiple multinational IPD-MA projects over the last 13 years. The toolkit's budget and email templates, agreements, project management spreadsheets, and standard operating procedures are meant to facilitate routine IPD-MA tasks to expedite implementing and managing future IPD-MA projects.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Authors, Guides, Budgets, Electronic Mail, Expertise, Meta Analysis, Medical Research, Data Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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