Table 1 Characteristics of included methods
Authors | Year | Method | Study Design | Sample | Control arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lutz, Martinovich & Howard13 | 1999 | Multilevel Modelling | Observational | Routine Care | No |
Anderson & Lambert14 | 2001 | Survival Analysis – Kaplan-Meier | Observational | Routine Care | No |
Imbens15 | 2000 | Propensity Score Matching | Observational | Not applicable | No |
Steenland & Deddens16 | 2004 | Smoothing Splines | Observational | Not applicable | No |
Flores17 | 2007 | Kernel Regression | Observational | Not applicable | No |
Maracy & Dunn18 | 2011 | Structural Mean Model + G-estimation | RCT | Clinical trial participants | Yes |
Maracy & Dunn18 | 2011 | 2 stage Instrumental Variables | RCT | Clinical trial participants | Yes |
Ginestet, Emsley & Landau19 | 2017 | Instrumental Variables – Stein like estimators | RCT | Clinical trial participants | Yes |