# Run `netmeta` R package `netmeta` provides frequenstist methods for network meta-analysis based on Rücker (2012) and Rücker (2014). This function is used to run netmeta on a specified network included in the database of network meta-analyses, which can be downloaded using function `getNMADB`. ```r runnetmeta(recid, model = "random", measure = "notset") ``` ## Arguments - `recid`: ID of network in database - `model`: "fixed" or "random"; specifies if fixed or random effects network meta-analysis should be conducted. - `measure`: * "notset" (default) is the type of effect measure in the original publication * "OR" odds ratio for binary data * "RR" risk ratio for binary data * "RD" risk difference for binary data * "MD" mean difference for continuous data * "SMD" standardized mean difference for continuous data * "HR" hazard ratio for survival data * "IRR" incidence rate ratio for rate data If the measure entered is not compatible with network's type you get an error ## Returns An object of class netmeta; for the descirption of the components included in the object, see the help file of `netmeta`. ## Examples ```r ## Not run: Conduct random effects network meta-analysis in a random network with continuous outcome ## End(Not run) cid <- 501427 netc <- readByID(cid) ## Not run: get type and effect netc$type netc$effect ## Not run: In order to run netmeta but get "SMD" summary effects instead runnetmeta(recid=cid, measure="SMD") ## Not run: If we the following example choosing OR we get an error runnetmeta(recid=cid, measure="OR") ## End(Not run) ## Not run: As before for a network with binary outcome bid <- 481216 netb <- readByID(bid) ## Not run: get type and effect netb$type netb$effect runnetmeta(recid=bid, measure="OR") ## Not run: Survival outcome sid <- 479888 nets <- readByID(sid) ## Not run: get type and effect nets$type nets$effect runnetmeta(recid=sid) ## Not run: Rate outcome rid <- 479999 netr <- readByID(rid) ## Not run: get type and effect netr$type netr$effect runnetmeta(recid=rid) ``` ## References Rücker G (2012) . Rücker G, Schwarzer G (2014) . ## See Also `netmeta` ,`getNMADB` ,`readByID`

runnetmeta function