TACIT is currently under development by a working group of clinical research methodologists, content experts, trialists, medical journal editors and researchers with industry experience. TACIT is developed under the auspices of the Cochrane Bias Methods Group.
TACIT development is informed by TACIT research projects and a preliminary version of the tool has been user tested in 2022-3 (see below for additional details). A public version of the tool is expected to be released in summer 2024.
The TACIT website will feature updates about TACIT development and relevant publications.
TACIT Steering group members
Andreas Lundh
Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
Isabelle Boutron
Lesley Stewart
TACIT Working group members
Alastair Matheson
Angela Webster
An-Wen Chan
Brett Thombs
Elie Akl
Erick Turner
Holger Schünemann
Jesse Berlin
Jonathan Sterne
Julian Higgins
Kerry Dwan
Lisa Bero
Matthew Page
Rachel Richardson
Tom Jefferson
Wim Weber
TACIT development history and expected timeline
Autumn 2015 | TACIT Steering Group established |
Spring 2016 | TACIT Working Group established |
Summer 2016 | Framework document drafted |
Spring 2017 | Final framework document approved |
Summer 2017 | Protocol for TACIT1 research project developed |
Autumn 2017 | Protocol for TACIT2 research project developed |
Autumn 2018 | Pilottesting of preliminary version of TACIT |
Spring 2019 | Prototype version of TACIT developed |
Summer 2019-20 | Revision of TACIT |
Winter 2020 | Protocol for TACIT3 research project developed |
Winter 2021 to Spring 2023 | User testing of TACIT prototype (TACIT4 research project) |
Summer 2023 to Spring 2024 | Revision of TACIT based on user testing and working group feedback |
Spring 2024 | TACIT Working Group online meeting and final revision of tool |
Summer 2024 | Public release of TACIT 1.0 |