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  • Evidence synthesis
  • Biostatistics

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  • Meta-analyses have advanced clinical research, but repetitive literature may cause research waste.
  • A need exists to identify when a meta-analysis conclusively answers a research question, termed an "exit" meta-analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a quantitative method for identifying "exit" meta-analyses.
  • To develop a tool that signals when further research on a topic is unnecessary.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of the Doi-Abdulmajeed Trial Stability (DAts) index and a convergence plot.
  • Evaluation of DAts performance through simulation studies.
  • Application of DAts to two real-world meta-analyses.

Main Results:

  • The DAts index and convergence plot showed high discriminative ability across various scenarios.
  • This is the first quantitative approach to defining an "exit" meta-analysis based on stability.
  • Real-world applications confirmed the utility of DAts in identifying conclusive meta-analyses.

Conclusions:

  • DAts and the convergence plot offer a promising tool for assessing meta-analysis conclusiveness.
  • Identifying "exit" meta-analyses can guide research decisions, prevent waste, and focus efforts on unresolved questions.