“Target Trial Emulation” for Observational Studies — Potential and Pitfalls
Rebecca A. Hubbard, Constantine Gatsonis, Joseph W. Hogan, David J. Hunter, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, Andrea B. Troxel
Abstract
To improve the quality of observational studies, target trial emulation requires careful specification of design elements, analytic methods for addressing confounding, and reporting of sensitivity analyses.
Topics & Concepts
Observational studyEmulationConfoundingComputer scienceMedical physicsRisk analysis (engineering)Data scienceMedicinePsychologyInternal medicineSocial psychologyAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials