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Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 2.0 for Randomized Controlled Trials

RoB 2 is the Cochrane Collaboration's updated methodology for assessing the risk of bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Published in 2019, it replaced the original Cochrane RoB tool with a more structured, transparent approach using signalling questions and domain-based judgments to evaluate five critical sources of bias.

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  1. Sterne, J. A., Savović, J., Page, M. J., Elbers, R. G., Blencowe, N. S., Boutron, I., ... & Higgins, J. P. (2019). RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ, 366, l4898. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l4898

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ScholarGateCochrane RoB 2.0 (Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool Version 2.0). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/research-methodology/cochrane-risk-of-bias