Meta-Analysis Methods

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• Data analysis will use RevMan version 10.0.2 and Stata version 18.0. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Dichotomous outcomes will be expressed as risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Continuous outcomes will use mean differences when measurement units are consistent and standardized mean differences when scales differ. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Heterogeneity will be assessed using Cochran’s Q test and the I² statistic. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• A random-effects model will be used by default because clinical heterogeneity is expected across sound therapy types and protocols. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• Publication bias will be assessed with funnel plots when at least 10 studies are included in an analysis. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
• If quantitative meta-analysis is not possible due to insufficient extracted data, qualitative synthesis will be used. — Efficacy of sound therapy on tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol