CHIMERAS showed better inter-rater reliability and inter-consensus reliability than GRADE in grading quality of evidence: a randomized controlled trial

ConclusionCHIMERAS outperformed GRADE in terms of inter-rater reliability and inter-consensus reliability. CHIMERAS and GRADE also showed substantial disagreement in grading QoE, indicating the possible impact on decision making attributable to varying rating approaches.Trial registrationProtocol of this trial has been registered prospectively in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Registration number: ChiCTR-IOR-16008898) on 13 July 2016.
Source: European Journal of Integrative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research