bnma-package {bnma}R Documentation

bnma: A package for network meta analysis using Bayesian methods

Description

A package for running Bayesian network meta analysis

Details

Network meta-analysis or mixed treatment comparison (MTC) is a method that allows simultaneous comparison of more than two treatments. We use a Bayesian approach to combine both direct and indirect evidence as in Dias et al. 2013a. This package is a user friendly application that can run network meta analysis models without having to code a JAGS model. The program takes the input data and transforms it to a suitable format of analysis, generates a JAGS model and reasonable initial values and runs the model through the rjags package. The focus of this package was inclusion of multinomial response and various options for adding covariates and/or baseline risks effects. Also, while sampling, the package uses Gelman-Rubin convergence criteria to decide whether to continue sampling or not. Furthermore, package includes different models such as contrast based models and unrelated mean effects (UME) model and nodesplitting model to test for inconsistency.

References

A.J. Franchini, S. Dias, A.E. Ades, J.P. Jansen, N.J. Welton (2012), Accounting for correlation in network meta-analysis with multi-arm trials, Research Synthesis Methods 3(2):142-160. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1049

S. Dias, A.J. Sutton, A.E. Ades, and N.J. Welton (2013a), A Generalized Linear Modeling Framework for Pairwise and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Medical Decision Making 33(5):607-617. doi:10.1177/0272989X12458724

S. Dias, A.J. Sutton, A.E. Ades, and N.J. Welton (2013b), Heterogeneity-Subgroups, Meta-Regression, Bias, and Bias-Adjustment, Medical Decision Making 33(5):618-640. doi:10.1177/0272989X13485157

S. Dias, N.J. Welton, D.M. Caldwellb, A.E. Ades (2010), Checking consistency in mixed treatment, Statistics in Medicine 29(7-8, Sp. Iss. SI): 932-944. doi:10.1002/sim.3767

S. Dias, N.J. Welton, A.J. Sutton, D.M. Caldwell, G. Lu, and A.E. Ades (2013), Evidence synthesis for decision making 4: inconsistency in networks of evidence based on randomized controlled trials, Medical Decision Making 33(5):641-656. doi:10.1177/0272989X12455847

C.H. Schmid, T.A. Trikalinos, I. Olkin (2014), Bayesian network meta-analysis for unordered categorical outcomes with incomplete data, Research Synthesis Methods 5(2):162-185. doi:10.1002/jrsm.1103

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G. Salanti, A.E. Ades, J.P.A. Ioannidisa (2011), Graphical methods and numerical summaries for presenting results from multiple-treatment meta-analysis: an overview and tutorial, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 64(2):163-171. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.03.016

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See Also

network.data, network.run


[Package bnma version 1.6.0 Index]