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Editorial
. 2020 Dec 15;173(12):1015-1017.
doi: 10.7326/M20-5261. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

The COVID-NMA Project: Building an Evidence Ecosystem for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Isabelle Boutron  1 , Anna Chaimani  1 , Joerg J Meerpohl  2 , Asbjørn Hróbjartsson  3 , Declan Devane  4 , Gabriel Rada  5 , David Tovey  6 , Giacomo Grasselli  7 , Philippe Ravaud  1 ; COVID-NMA Consortium
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Editorial

The COVID-NMA Project: Building an Evidence Ecosystem for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Isabelle Boutron et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

These authors propose an “evidence ecosystem” for COVID-19–related studies that minimizes multiple low-quality reviews and helps connect evidence generation, synthesis, and decision making.

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Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M20-5261.

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Figure.
Figure.. Process of the COVID-NMA project.
The project aims to provide an up-to-date mapping of trials; a comprehensive, critical, up-to-date synthesis of all available trial-based evidence about the efficacy and safety of interventions for the prevention or treatment of coronavirus disease 2019; and a living monitoring on trial planning, conduct, and reporting. ICTRP = International Clinical Trials Registry Platform; RCT = randomized controlled trial.
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