An umbrella review synthesizes multiple systematic reviews and meta-analysis on a specific topic with the goal of determining agreement across reviews.¹

• There are a lot of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on a topic
• You want to answer a research question that involves multiple interventions or outcomes

1. Aromataris E, Fernandez R, Godfrey C, Holly C, Khalil H, Tungpunkom P. Umbrella Reviews In: Aromataris E, Lockwood C, Porritt K, Pilla B, Jordan Z, editors. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI;2024. doi:10.46658/JBIMES-24-08