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  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Health Technology Assessment

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  • Bayesian statistical methods are increasingly favored for mixed treatment comparisons (MTCs) due to their flexibility and interpretability.
  • Randomized clinical trials often report multiple correlated outcomes, posing analytical challenges.
  • Existing MTC methods typically analyze single outcomes, necessitating separate analyses for multiple outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel Bayesian hierarchical models for simultaneously analyzing multiple outcomes in MTCs.
  • To address data sparsity and correlation structures inherent in MTC data.
  • To extend Bayesian MTC methods to generalized linear models for various outcome types.

Main Methods:

  • Developed Bayesian hierarchical models for simultaneous MTC analysis of multiple outcomes.
  • Incorporated partially observed data and outcome correlations using contrast-based and arm-based parameterizations.
  • Treated unobserved treatment arms as missing data for imputation.
  • Extended models to accommodate generalized linear models for count or continuous responses.

Main Results:

  • Simulation studies demonstrated that the proposed models outperform existing methods in reducing bias, mean squared error, and improving coverage probability across various missingness mechanisms.
  • The methods were illustrated using a real-world MTC dataset.

Conclusions:

  • Novel Bayesian approaches offer a robust framework for analyzing multiple correlated outcomes in MTCs simultaneously.
  • These methods provide improved statistical performance and handle complex data structures effectively.
  • The developed models advance the application of Bayesian statistics in MTC meta-analysis.