Updating the PRISMA reporting guideline for network meta-analysis: a scoping review
Our findings support the urgent need to update the PRISMA-NMA guideline. Addressing persistent reporting gaps and incorporating recent methodological developments is critical to improving the transparency, reproducibility, and trustworthiness of NMAs.
Authors
- Maureen Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2885-7028)
- Dianna Wolfe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-6647)
- Sharon Elizabeth Straus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-832X)
- Sai Surabi Thirugnanasampanthar
- Juan Víctor Ariel Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-899X)
- Daniella Rangira
- Joanne E. McKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-1641)
- Adrienne Stevens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6257-4806)
- George Wells
- Ferrán Catalá-López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-9312)
- Brian Hutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5662-8647)
- Rachel Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-2975)
- David Tovey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8889-9246)
- Tianjing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5371-4558)
- Andrea C. Tricco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4114-8971)
- Vera Nincic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8593-9225)
- Jasmeen Dourka
- Areti Angeliki Veroniki
- M. Konstantinidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3559-5460)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Denver (US)
- East Sussex County Council (GB)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (US)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Monash Health (AU)
- National Research Council (LK)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111985
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.59