Posted by Froeks Kamminga (Methods Liaison Officer) on 11 December 2020

Each year, all 17 Cochrane Methods Groups prepare an Annual Report to record their main developments and achievements. This year, we are putting the Methods Groups and their contributions in the spotlight. 

Today, it's PMA.  Prospective Meta-analysis is a meta-analysis of studies which were identified, evaluated and determined to be eligible for the meta-analysis before the results of any of those studies became known. The Prospective Meta-analysis Methods Group aims to develop guidance on how to perform this type of meta-analysis, provide a mechanism for evaluating protocols to ensure they are indeed PMA and develop appropriate methodological standards for PMA.

This year, the Group's highlight is: 

To find out more, click on the below, which will take you to the Group's summary report:

Interested in learning more about the PMA Methods Group, or any of the other Methods Groups? Join Cochrane!

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A full overview of the outputs in methods research and development, best practice and guidance, methods implementation, as well as publications and other achievements from each of our 17 Methods Groups can be found via the links in the box below.  

Lastly, you can read the full narrative report for a summary of the key methodological developments in Cochrane over the past year.