ターゲット試験を模倣した観察研究の透明な報告:TARGETステートメント
Aidan G Cashin1,2, Harrison J Hansford1,2, Miguel A Hernán3,4,5
1Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia.
まとめ
新しいTARGETガイドラインは,ターゲット試験を模倣する観察研究の報告を改善します. これは,ランダム化されていない研究からの因果関係評価の透明性と解釈を強化します.
科学分野:
- 流行病学
- バイオ統計学
- 健康研究方法論
背景:
- ランダム化試験が実行できない場合,観察研究は因果的推論に不可欠です.
- 現行の報告ガイドラインは,ターゲット試験を模倣する研究には不十分です.
- 標準化された報告の欠如は,調査結果の解釈と適用を妨げています.
研究 の 目的:
- ターゲット試験を模倣する観察研究のための合意に基づく報告ガイドラインを策定する.
- 健康研究における因果関係評価の透明性と質を高める.
主な方法:
- ターゲット試験を模倣した観察研究の透明な報告 (TARGET) のガイドラインは,EQUATORの枠組みを使用して開発されました.
- 方法としては,体系的なレビュー,専門家の調査,コンセンサス会議,そして利害関係者による試験を実施した.
- ガイドラインの作成には18人の専門家と108人のステークホルダーからのフィードバックが使われました.
主要な成果:
- 6つのセクションに分けられた21項目のTARGETチェックリストが作成されました.
- 主な推奨事項は,研究をターゲット試験のエミュレーションとして特定し,ターゲット試験プロトコルを指定することです.
- ガイドラインは,因果評価,仮定,データ分析,および感受性分析の報告をカバーしています.
結論:
- TARGETガイドラインは,ターゲット試験を模倣した観察研究の報告の透明性とピアレビューを改善することを目的としています.
- 研究者,臨床医,読者が研究結果を解釈し,適用するのに役立つでしょう.
- 改善された報告は,観察データからより信頼性の高い因果的推論を容易にする.
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