If a systematic review finds only small, poorly-done studies on a topic but they have mostly null results should it conclude #EpiTwitter
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I think this is a really interesting question. On the one hand, if there are no good studies then we may not have answered the question. On the other, if we ignore pilot/small studies, what's the point of doing them in the first place?
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And if we always call for more research, where does that end? Where is the cutoff between not an answer and an answer?
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Also, should note - I'm not saying that calling for no more studies means that we think the question is closed, just that it doesn't seem worth pursuing with more research
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