TABLE 2.
Interventional studies selected for evaluations.
| CDA guidelines sections (items) | Infliximab in IBD a | Vedolizumab in IBD a | Mepolizumab in asthma | Brodalumab in PsA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Scores | NR | NA | NR | NA | NR | NA | NR | NA |
| 1. Study design and research questions [11] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2. Setting and content [4] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Data specifications, access, cleaning methods and linkage [10] | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1# | 2 | 8 |
| 4. Data Sources, data dictionary and variables [12] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0# | 5 | 2 |
| 5. Participants [3] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. Exposure definitions and comparators [8] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7. Outcomes [7] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Bias, confounding, and effect modifiers or subgroup effects [11] | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 9. Statistical Methods [5] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. Study findings [8] | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11. Interpretation and generalizability [7] | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12. Limitations [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 10# | 38 | 19 |
NR, Not Reported; NA, Not Applicable.
With Supplementary Data published. # Sections 3 and 4 applied to this study as multiple data sources and vendor databases were used.