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SUMMARY:Introducing INSPECT-SR (INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials
  in Systematic Reviews): a tool for assessing the trustworthiness of ran
 domised controlled trials
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DESCRIPTION:Jack Wilkinson (Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trial Statistics 
 at UoM) will present at the next Centre for Biostatistics seminar.\n\n<b
 >Date:</b> 3rd February 2025\n<b>Time:</b> 14:00- 15:00 \n\n<b>This even
 t is hybrid-</b> In person in Jean McFarlane Building G.306\, and online
  [https://zoom.us/j/92622164346/ via Zoom] (Passcode: 703420)\n\n<b>Titl
 e:</b> Introducing INSPECT-SR (INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials
  in Systematic Reviews): a tool for assessing the trustworthiness of ran
 domised controlled trials.\n\n<b>Abstract:</b>\nProblematic studies pose
  a threat to the integrity of the medical literature. These are studies 
 which contain false data or results\, including studies which are produc
 ts of research fraud. Until now\, there have been no agreed methods for 
 identifying these studies. Consequently\, problematic studies have been 
 accidentally included in systematic reviews\, where they contribute to a
 uthoritative healthcare recommendations. A recent example is ivermectin 
 for the treatment of COVID-19. False trials were included in systematic 
 reviews\, and suggested an impressive protective effect of the drug. The
  NIHR-funded INSPECT-SR (INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials in Sy
 stematic Reviews) project has developed a tool to identify problematic s
 tudies in health systematic reviews.\nIn this talk\, I will introduce th
 e INSPECT-SR tool\, explaining the rationale and development process\, b
 efore presenting the tool by way of application to real examples.
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LOCATION:G.306\, Jean McFarlane Building \, Oxford Rd\, Manchester\, M139
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