IDEAL Projects

DECIDE-AI

By Baptiste Vasey

“Developing new reporting guidelines for the early-stage clinical evaluation of decision support systems driven by artificial intelligence.”

Advisory service for designing studies in surgery or therapeutic devices

This free service is for clinicians and scientists doing research as part of a grant-funded research project, or as an unfunded service improvement.

Find out how you can benefit from this service.

The IDEAL Colloquium on Surgical Robots

We propose a multi-disciplinary group of stakeholders to develop guidelines for evaluating surgical robots which will be of value internationally.

Research waste in surgery

A comprehensive literature survey to examine the extent to which surgical studies adhered to the IDEAL framework.

Case control systematic review on the impact of collaborative IDEAL Stage 2b studies

By Mudathir Ibrahim

The effects of preceding prospective collaborative studies on the quality and impact of subsequent randomized controlled trials.

When are randomised trials unnecessary for new devices, and what should we do instead?

What kind of evidence is most appropriate for new medical devices entering the market?

IDEAL Policy Initiative

There are abundant opportunities for using IDEAL in device regulation, clinical research, coverage and purchasing policy and health technology assessment.