Systematic reviewMeta-AnalysisPRISMA statementProtocol registrationOutcome reporting biasThe PROSPERO registryObjectives: To describe the registration of systematic review (SR) protocols and examine whether or not registration reduced the outcome reporting bias in high-impact journals.Tsujimoto, YasushiTsujimoto,...
The journal publishes high quality systematic review products including systematic review protocols, systematic reviews related to a very broad definition of human health, (animal studies relevant for human health), rapid reviews, updates of already completed systematic reviews, and methods research related...
Identifying otolaryngology systematic review research gaps: comparing global burden of disease 2010 results with cochrane database of systematic review content Importance: Burden of disease should inform research prioritization. Objective: To determine whether systematic reviews and protocols published in the ...
Publishing systematic review protocols is a fundamental part of systematic reviews to ensure transparency and reproducibility. In this scoping review, we aimed to evaluate reporting of Cochrane systematic review protocols with network meta‐analyses (NMA). We searched all Cochrane NMA protocols published ...
Protocol development is considered a core component of systematic reviews [125,126,132]. Review protocols may allow researchers to plan and anticipate potential issues, assess validity of methods, prevent arbitrary decision-making, and minimize bias that can be introduced by the conduct of the review...
In this systematic review, which forms part of our series on the state of reporting of primary biomedical, we aimed to survey the existing evidence of inconsistencies between protocols or registrations (i.e.,what was planned to be doneand/orwhat was actually done) and full reports (i.e.,...
The application of mobile computing and communication technology is rapidly expanding in the fields of health care and public health. This systematic review will summarise the evidence for the effectiveness of mobile technology interventions for improvin
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a pro... D Moher,L Shamseer,M Clarke,... ...
The review protocol was prepared following the PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews protocols [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/] and published on figshare [44]. Eligibility criteria Articles were eligible if they reported a quantitative empirical study (natural experiment...
Authors interested in preparing a Cochrane Rapid Review can find out more information about this process on the Cochrane COVID Rapid Reviews website. All Cochrane Reviews and Protocols are published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. ...