Table 1.
Functional responsibilities for the systematic review and meta-analysis.
| Project leader | Independent reviewer 1 | Independent reviewer 2 | Independent reviewer 3 | Independent statistician 1 | Independent statistician 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol development (Concept protocol, study procedure manual, each plan, etc.) | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Data searches/extraction (Cochran RCT extraction form in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Clin.gov.) | X | X | X | |||
| Quality assessment of each RCT (Cochrane bias assessment tool, modified Jadad scores) | X | X | X | |||
| Data management (database set up, validation, data entry, QC, unlocking/locking, transform to RevMan, CMA, R package) | Xa | X | X | X | X | |
| Statistical analysis (meta-analysis, sensitivity analysis, publication bias, Bayesian inference, QC) | X | Xb | Xc | Xd |
RCT randomized controlled trial, QC quality control, SA statistical analysis, RevMan Review Manager, CMA Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.
aConfirmed after data locking.
bPerformed Bayesian inference.
cPerformed meta-analysis, sensitivity analysis, publication bias, Bayesian inference, QC.
dPerformed meta-analysis, sensitivity analysis, publication bias, QC.