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Systematic Reviews

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (285 Artikel)

Open Access Protocol

Reducing meat consumption by appealing to animal welfare: protocol for a meta-analysis and theoretical review

Maya B. Mathur, Thomas N. Robinson, David B. Reichling, Christopher D. Gardner, Janice Nadler, Paul A. Bain, Jacob Peacock

Open Access Protocol

Mapping the evidence on health equity considerations in economic evaluations of health interventions: a scoping review protocol

Hafizah Besar Sa’aid, Sharon Mathew, Marina Richardson, Joanna M. Bielecki, Beate Sander

Open Access Protocol

Sexual dysfunction and satisfaction in obsessive compulsive disorder: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrea Pozza, David Veale, Donatella Marazziti, Jaime Delgadillo, Umberto Albert, Giacomo Grassi, Davide Prestia, Davide Dèttore

Open Access Protocol

Essential items for reporting of scaling studies of health interventions (SUCCEED): protocol for a systematic review and Delphi process

Amédé Gogovor, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, Ali Ben Charif, Robert K. D. McLean, David Moher, Andrew Milat, Luke Wolfenden, Karina Prévost, Emmanuelle Aubin, Paula Rochon, Giraud Ekanmian, Jasmine Sawadogo, Nathalie Rheault, France Légaré

Open Access Protocol

A systematic review protocol on small/kiddie cigarette packaging size and its impact on smoking

Halizah Mat Rifin, Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Miaw Yn Jane Ling, Tania Gayle Robert Lourdes, Thamil Arasu Saminathan, Nur Liana Ab Majid, Ahzairin Ahmad, Hasimah Ismail, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff

Open Access Research

Maternal and birth cohort studies in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rami H. Al-Rifai, Nasloon Ali, Esther T. Barigye, Amal H. I. Al Haddad, Fatima Al-Maskari, Tom Loney, Luai A. Ahmed

Open Access Research

Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Augustine Ankomah

Open Access Protocol

What factors affect patients’ access to healthcare? Protocol for an overview of systematic reviews

Bryony Dawkins, Charlotte Renwick, Tim Ensor, Bethany Shinkins, David Jayne, David Meads

Open Access Protocol

Association between anthraquinone laxatives and colorectal cancer: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Niccolò Lombardi, Alessandra Bettiol, Giada Crescioli, Valentina Maggini, Eugenia Gallo, Francesco Sivelli, Francesco Sofi, Gian Franco Gensini, Alfredo Vannacci, Fabio Firenzuoli

Open Access Research

Screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma and precancerous conditions (dysplasia and Barrett’s esophagus) in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease with or without other risk factors: two systematic reviews and one overview of reviews to inform a guideline of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Candyce Hamel, Nadera Ahmadzai, Andrew Beck, Micere Thuku, Becky Skidmore, Kusala Pussegoda, Lise Bjerre, Avijit Chatterjee, Kristopher Dennis, Lorenzo Ferri, Donna E. Maziak, Beverley J. Shea, Brian Hutton, Julian Little, David Moher, Adrienne Stevens

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for the development of guidance for stakeholder engagement in health and healthcare guideline development and implementation

Jennifer Petkovic, Alison Riddle, Elie A. Akl, Joanne Khabsa, Lyubov Lytvyn, Pearl Atwere, Pauline Campbell, Kalipso Chalkidou, Stephanie M. Chang, Sally Crowe, Leonila Dans, Fadi El Jardali, Davina Ghersi, Ian D. Graham, Sean Grant, Regina Greer-Smith, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Glen Hazlewood, Janet Jull, S. Vittal Katikireddi, Etienne V. Langlois, Anne Lyddiatt, Lara Maxwell, Richard Morley, Reem A. Mustafa, Francesco Nonino, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Alex Pollock, Kevin Pottie, John Riva, Holger Schünemann, Rosiane Simeon, Maureen Smith, Airton T. Stein, Anneliese Synnot, Janice Tufte, Howard White, Vivian Welch, Thomas W. Concannon, Peter Tugwell

Open Access Protocol

A systematic review protocol for crime trends facilitated by synthetic biology

Mariam Elgabry, Darren Nesbeth, Shane D. Johnson

Open Access Protocol

Prognostic-factors for neurodegeneration in chronic moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review protocol

Bhanu Sharma, Alana Changoor, Leanne Monteiro, Brenda Colella, Robin Green

Open Access Protocol

Social science research contributions to antimicrobial resistance: protocol for a scoping review

Abou Ali Vedadhir, Carla Rodrigues, Helen Lambert

Open Access Protocol

Implementation of evidence-based practice for alcohol and substance use disorders: protocol for systematic review

Eva Louie, Emma L. Barrett, Andrew Baillie, Paul Haber, Kirsten C. Morley

Open Access Protocol

Situation analysis of onchocerciasis in Cameroon: a protocol for systematic review of epidemiological studies and impact of disease control interventions

Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, André Domche, Yannick Niamsi-Emalio, Henri C. Moungui, Martin Walker, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Joseph Kamgno

Open Access Protocol

Health apps targeting children with overweight—a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of randomised clinical trials

Rajeeb Rashid, Paolo Perego, Laura Condon, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Jane Lindschou, Christian Gluud, Giuseppe Andreoni, Inge Lissau

Open Access Protocol

Prescription drug diversion, misuse, and abuse among people living with HIV: a scoping review protocol

Buyisile Chibi, Neusa Fernanda Torres, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson

Open Access Protocol

The effectiveness of solar disinfection water treatment method for reducing childhood diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Negasa Eshete Soboksa, Sirak Robele Gari, Abebe Beyene Hailu, Dereje Oljira Donacho, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu

Open Access Protocol

Inter-rater reliability and validity of risk of bias instrument for non-randomized studies of exposures: a study protocol

Maya M. Jeyaraman, Nameer Al-Yousif, Reid C. Robson, Leslie Copstein, Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kimberly Hofer, Mir S. Fazeli, Mohammed T. Ansari, Andrea C. Tricco, Rasheda Rabbani, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta

Open Access Research

Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on cognitive function: a systematic review and dose-response analysis of evidence published between 2007 and 2018

Sue E. Brennan, Steve McDonald, Matthew J. Page, Jane Reid, Stephanie Ward, Andrew B. Forbes, Joanne E. McKenzie

Open Access Protocol

Prehabilitation programs for cancer patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (protocol)

Jose F. Meneses-Echávez, Andrés F. Loaiza-Betancur, Víctor Díaz-López, Andrés M. Echavarría-Rodríguez

Open Access Research

The association between community mental health nursing and hospital admissions for people with serious mental illness: a systematic review

Matthew J. Leach, Martin Jones, Dan Bressington, Adrian Jones, Fiona Nolan, Kuda Muyambi, Marianne Gillam, Richard Gray

Open Access Protocol

Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review protocol

Unyime S. Jasper, Lalit Yadav, Agathe Daria Jadczak, Solomon Yu, Renuka Visvanathan, Joanne Dollard

Open Access Protocol

Oral nutritional supplements for preventing surgical site infections: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicholas Ralph, Lindsay Brown, Kristy L. McKillop, Jed Duff, Sonya Osborne, Victoria R. Terry, Karen-Leigh Edward, Rachel King, Edward Barui

Open Access Protocol

Hospital volume-outcome relationship in total knee arthroplasty: protocol for a systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis

Tanja Rombey, Käthe Goossen, Jessica Breuing, Tim Mathes, Simone Hess, Rene Burchard, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Protocol

Proposed pathway for patients undergoing enhanced recovery after spinal surgery: protocol for a systematic review

Ana Licina, Andrew Silvers, Harry Laughlin, Jeremy Russell, Crispin Wan

Open Access Protocol

Performance management methods and practices among nurses in primary health care settings: a systematic scoping review protocol

Cynthia Zandile Madlabana, Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson, Inge Petersen

Open Access Research

Association between subthreshold depression and self-care behaviors in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of observational studies

Monika Shrestha, Ashley Ng, Amal Al-Ghareeb, Fatimah Alenazi, Richard Gray

Open Access Protocol

Implementation strategies in emergency management of children: a scoping review protocol

Alex Aregbesola, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta, Maya M. Jeyaraman, George Okoli, Otto Lam, Kathryn M. Sibley, Terry P. Klassen

Open Access Protocol

Salvage therapy for progressive, treatment-refractory or recurrent pediatric medulloblastoma: a systematic review protocol

Ashley A. Adile, Michelle M. Kameda-Smith, David Bakhshinyan, Laura Banfield, Sabra K. Salim, Forough Farrokhyar, Adam J. Fleming

Open Access Protocol

Precarious employment and migrant workers’ mental health: a protocol for a systematic review of observational studies

Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek, Tobias Weinmann, Julia Waibel, Katja Radon

Open Access Protocol

Children’s and adolescents’ experiences of healthcare professionals: scoping review protocol

Gail Davison, Martina Ann Kelly, Andrew Thompson, Tim Dornan

Open Access Protocol

Mapping evidence on malnutrition screening tools for children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

Tlharihani Phisac Maphosa, Delarise Maud Mulqueeny, Ernest Osei, Desmond Kuupiel, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson

Open Access Research

Journal impact factor, trial effect size, and methodological quality appear scantly related: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael Saginur, Dean Fergusson, Tinghua Zhang, Karen Yeates, Tim Ramsay, George Wells, David Moher

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of pharmacological agents for the treatment of non-infectious scleritis: a systematic review protocol

Sathana Ingaralingam, Saaeha Rauz, Philip I. Murray, Robert J. Barry

Open Access Protocol

Rates of compliance and adherence to high-intensity interval training in insufficiently active adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Alexandre Santos, Chris Lonsdale, David Lubans, Diego Vasconcellos, Nathanial Kapsal, Mathew Vis-Dunbar, Mary E. Jung

Open Access Protocol

Cognitive interventions for adults with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a scoping review

Janine F. Farragher, Katherine E. Stewart, Tyrone G. Harrison, Lisa Engel, Samantha E. Seaton, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn

Open Access Protocol

Adverse drug reactions associated with amitriptyline — protocol for a systematic multiple-indication review and meta-analysis

Maria-Sophie Brueckle, Elizabeth T. Thomas, Svenja E. Seide, Maximilian Pilz, Ana Isabel Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Truc Sophia Nguyen, Sebastian Harder, Paul P. Glasziou, Ferdinand M. Gerlach, Christiane Muth

Open Access Protocol

Physical activity and exercise for older people living with HIV: a protocol for a scoping review

Levin Chetty, Saul Cobbing, Verusia Chetty

Open Access Protocol

Physical therapy interventions for cervicogenic dizziness in a military-aged population: protocol for a systematic review

Carrie W. Hoppes, Anthony J. Romanello, Kathryn E. Gaudette, William K. Herron, Anne E. McCarthy, Catherine J. McHale, Joan Bares, Rose Turner, Susan L. Whitney

Open Access Protocol

Technologies, strategies and approaches for testing populations at risk of sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review protocol to inform prevention and control in EU/EEA countries

Suzanna C. Francis, Arun Parajuli, Otilia Mardh, Jane Falconer, Aura Andreasen, Emma Harding-Esch, Aura Andreasen, Colin S. Brown, Tania Crucitti, Kevin Dunbar, Emma Harding-Esch, Jane Falconer, Suzanna C. Francis, Jorgen S. Jensen, Steen Hoffmann, Anthony Nardone, Arun Parajuli, Keith Perry, David Mabey, Rosanna Peeling, Otilia Mardh, Silvia de San Jose, Magnus Unemo

Open Access Protocol

Depression, anxiety, stress, and dysmenorrhea: a protocol for a systematic review

Amir H. Pakpour, Farideh Kazemi, Zainab Alimoradi, Mark D. Griffiths

Open Access Protocol

Prognosis of PD-L1 in human breast cancer: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Isnard Elman Litvin, Machline Paim Paganella, Eliana Marcia Wendland, Adriana Vial Roehe

Open Access Research

Exploring the prevalence of gaming disorder and Internet gaming disorder: a rapid scoping review

Nazia Darvesh, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Chantelle C. Lachance, Vera Nincic, Jane P. Sharpe, Marco Ghassemi, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Protocol

Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for occlusive atherosclerotic disease of the anterior cerebral circulation: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xuesong Bai, Yao Feng, Kun Yang, Tao Wang, Jichang Luo, Xue Wang, Feng Ling, Yan Ma, Liqun Jiao

Open Access Protocol

Air ambulance outcome measures using Institutes of Medicine and Donabedian quality frameworks: protocol for a systematic scoping review

Kristin H. Edwards, Gerard FitzGerald, Richard C. Franklin, Mark Terrell Edwards

Open Access Research

Machine learning for screening prioritization in systematic reviews: comparative performance of Abstrackr and EPPI-Reviewer

Amy Y. Tsou, Jonathan R. Treadwell, Eileen Erinoff, Karen Schoelles

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of autogenic training on psychological well-being and quality of life in adults living with chronic physical health problems: a protocol for a systematic review of RCT

Maria Pilar Ramirez-Garcia, Jérôme Leclerc-Loiselle, Christine Genest, Renaud Lussier, Golsa Dehghan

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuxi Li, Xiaobo Liu, Liuxue Guo, Juan Li, Dongling Zhong, Yonggang Zhang, Mike Clarke, Rongjiang Jin

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a scoping review of the current data practices in forensic medicine

Salona Prahladh, Jacqueline van Wyk

Open Access Research

Reporting of financial conflicts of interest in meta-analyses of drug trials published in high-impact medical journals: comparison of results from 2017 to 2018 and 2009

Carla Benea, Kimberly A. Turner, Michelle Roseman, Lisa A. Bero, Joel Lexchin, Erick H. Turner, Brett D. Thombs

Open Access Systematic review update

Treatment of pre- and confirmed cervical cancer in HIV-seropositive women from developing countries: a systematic review

Witness Mapanga, Elvira Singh, Shingairai A. Feresu, Brendan Girdler-Brown

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a systematic review of self-management interventions for older adults living with cancer

Kristen R. Haase, Martine Puts, Schroder Sattar, Mikaela Gray, Cindy Kenis, Valentina Donison, Steven Hall, Bianca McLean, Aria Wills, Doris Howell

Open Access Protocol

Epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Mickael Essouma, Jan René Nkeck, Francky Teddy Endomba, Jean Joel Bigna, Stéphane Ralandison

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telehealth in rural and remote emergency departments: a systematic review protocol

Christina Tsou, Suzanne Robinson, James Boyd, Andrew Jamieson, Robert Blakeman, Kylie Bosich, Justin Yeung, Stephanie Waters, Delia Hendrie

Open Access Protocol

Health and well-being literacy initiatives focusing on immigrant communities: an environmental scan protocol to identify "what works and what does not"

Tanvir C. Turin, Nashit Chowdhury, Mahzabin Ferdous, Marcus Vaska, Nahid Rumana, Rudra Dahal, Nafiza Rahman, Mohammad Z. I. Chowdhury

Open Access Research

Surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review of economic evidence

Mehdi Javanbakht, Eoin Moloney, Miriam Brazzelli, Sheila Wallace, Muhammad Imran Omar, Ash Monga, Lucky Saraswat, Phil Mackie, Mari Imamura, Jemma Hudson, Michal Shimonovich, Graeme MacLennan, Luke Vale, Dawn Craig

Open Access Protocol

The scope of tobacco cessation randomized controlled trials in low- to middle-income countries: protocol for a scoping review

Navin Kumar, Jessica Ainooson, Ameera Billings, Grace Chen, Lauren Cueto, Kamila Janmohamed, Jeannette Jiang, Raymond Niaura, Amy Zhang

Open Access Research

The interplay of HIV and human papillomavirus-related cancers in sub-Saharan Africa: scoping review

Kabelo Matjie Bridget Lekoane, Desmond Kuupiel, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson, Themba G. Ginindza

Open Access Protocol

Antibiotic prophylaxis in transurethral resection of bladder tumours: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kathrin Bausch, Soheila Aghlmandi, Sarah Ursula Sutter, Linda Maria Stamm, Hannah Ewald, Christian Appenzeller-Herzog, Jan Adam Roth, Andreas F. Widmer, Hans-Helge Seifert

Open Access Protocol

School-going transgender youths’ experiences at health care facilities: a systematic scoping review protocol

Delarise M. Mulqueeny, Senzelokuhle M. Nkabini, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson

Open Access Research

A systematic review and taxonomy of tools for evaluating evidence-based medicine teaching in medical education

Bharathy Kumaravel, Jasmine Heath Hearn, Leila Jahangiri, Rachel Pollard, Claire J. Stocker, David Nunan

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of epilepsy self-management programs: a systematic review using qualitative evidence synthesis methods

Allison A. Lewinski, Abigail Shapiro, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Karen M. Goldstein, Dan V. Blalock, Matthew W. Luedke, Adelaide M. Gordon, Hayden B. Bosworth, Connor Drake, Jeffrey D. Lewis, Saurabh R. Sinha, Aatif M. Husain, Tung T. Tran, Megan G. Van Noord, John W. Williams Jr

Open Access Protocol

HIV-1 integrase resistance associated mutations and the use of dolutegravir in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Maria Mercedes Santoro, Valantine Ngum Ndze, Beatrice Dambaya, Desiré Takou, Georges Teto, Alex Durand Nka, Lavinia Fabeni, Alison Wiyeh, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Vittorio Colizzi, Carlo-Federico Perno, Joseph Fokam

Open Access Research

The influence of contextual factors on healthcare quality improvement initiatives: a realist review

Emma Coles, Julie Anderson, Margaret Maxwell, Fiona M. Harris, Nicola M. Gray, Gill Milner, Stephen MacGillivray

Open Access Protocol

Noninvasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Bruno L. Ferreyro, Federico Angriman, Laveena Munshi, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Niall D. Ferguson, Bram Rochwerg, Michelle J. Ryu, Refik Saskin, Hannah Wunsch, Bruno R. da Costa, Damon C. Scales

Open Access Protocol

The role of exposure in the treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kathrin Schopf, Cornelia Mohr, Michael W. Lippert, Katharina Sommer, Andrea Hans Meyer, Silvia Schneider

Open Access Research

A scoping review of network meta-analyses assessing the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine interventions

Misty Pratt, Susan Wieland, Nadera Ahmadzai, Claire Butler, Dianna Wolfe, Kusala Pussagoda, Becky Skidmore, Argie Veroniki, Patricia Rios, Andrea C. Tricco, Brian Hutton

Open Access Protocol

Safety and efficiency of gasless laparoscopy: a systematic review protocol

Haitham Shoman, Simone Sandler, Alexander Peters, Ameer Farooq, Magdalen Gruendl, Shauna Trinh, James Little, Alex Woods, William Bolton, Abubakar Abioye, David Ljungman

Open Access Protocol

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in people with psychiatric disorders: an umbrella review protocol

N. Lindekilde, S. Scheuer, F. Rutters, J. E. Henriksen, K. H. Rubin, M. Lasgaard, G. S. Andersen, F. Pouwer

Open Access Protocol

Associations of loneliness and social isolation with cardiovascular and metabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Adriano Winterton, Linn Rødevand, Lars T. Westlye, Nils Eiel Steen, Ole A. Andreassen, Daniel S. Quintana

Open Access Protocol

Novel wearable and contactless monitoring devices to identify deteriorating patients in the clinical setting: a systematic review protocol

Peter Y. Chan, John McNeil, Tam Nguyen, Nicholas Ryan, Ingrid Hopper

Open Access Protocol

Determining optimal strategies for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review, cost-effectiveness review and network meta-analysis protocol

Olalekan A. Uthman, Lena Al-Khudairy, Chidozie U. Nduka, Rachel Court, Hema Mistry, G . J. Melendez-Torres, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Aileen Clarke

Open Access Research

Systematic review of patient-oriented interventions to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections

Sameh Mortazhejri, Patrick Jiho Hong, Ashley M. Yu, Brian Younho Hong, Dawn Stacey, R. Sacha Bhatia, Jeremy M. Grimshaw

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Interventions for treatment of COVID-19: a protocol for a living systematic review with network meta-analysis including individual patient data (The LIVING Project)

Sophie Juul, Niklas Nielsen, Peter Bentzer, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Lehana Thabane, Adam Linder, Sarah Klingenberg, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen

Open Access Research

Vitamin B—Can it prevent cognitive decline? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annika Behrens, Elmar Graessel, Anna Pendergrass, Carolin Donath

Open Access Protocol

Improving the usefulness of evidence concerning the effectiveness of implementation strategies for knowledge products in primary healthcare: protocol for a series of systematic reviews

Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, José Massougbodji, André Bussières, Aliki Thomas, Dahlia Kairy, Claude Bernard Uwizeye, Nathalie Rheault, Ali Ben Charif, Ella Diendéré, Léa Langlois, Sébastien Tchoubi, Serigne Abib Gaye, France Légaré

Open Access Research

Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: a scoping review

Santhani M Selveindran, Tamara Tango, Muhammad Mukhtar Khan, Daniel Martin Simadibrata, Peter J. A. Hutchinson, Carol Brayne, Christine Hill, Franco Servadei, Angelos G. Kolias, Andres M. Rubiano, Alexis J. Joannides, Hamisi K. Shabani

Open Access Research

Advancing mental health equality: a mapping review of interventions, economic evaluations and barriers and facilitators

Laura-Louise Arundell, Helen Greenwood, Helen Baldwin, Eleanor Kotas, Shubulade Smith, Kasia Trojanowska, Chris Cooper

Open Access Methodology

Locating unregistered and unreported data for use in a social science systematic review and meta-analysis

Joshua R. Polanin, Dorothy L. Espelage, Jennifer K. Grotpeter, Alberto Valido, Katherine M. Ingram, Cagil Torgal, America El Sheikh, Luz E. Robinson

Open Access Protocol

Efficacy of tubing technique with biomaterials compared to direct coaptation technique after peripheral neurotmesis in nerve healing and return to functionality in young adult rats: a systematic review protocol

Ana Camila Nobre de Lacerda Brito, Sara Emanuely Veríssimo Santos, Wilayane Alves Martins, Paulo César da Silva Queiroz, Wenddy Wyllie Damascena Sougey, Paula Ketilly Nascimento Alves, Kalline Lourenço Ribeiro, Maria Danielly Lima de Oliveira, Sílvia Regina Arruda de Moraes

Open Access Research

Interventions for the prevention and management of occupational stress injury in first responders: a rapid overview of reviews

Jesmin Antony, Raman Brar, Paul A. Khan, Marco Ghassemi, Vera Nincic, Jane P. Sharpe, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Protocol

Enablers and barriers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain for engaging in telehealth interventions: protocol for a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

Lívia G. Fernandes, Hemakumar Devan, Steven J. Kamper, Christopher M. Williams, Bruno T. Saragiotto

Open Access Research

Use and uptake of web-based therapeutic interventions amongst Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America and Canada: a scoping review

Rachel Reilly, Jacqueline Stephens, Jasmine Micklem, Catalin Tufanaru, Stephen Harfield, Ike Fisher, Odette Pearson, James Ward

Open Access Protocol

Integrated care pathways for Black persons with traumatic brain injury: a protocol for a critical transdisciplinary scoping review

Samira Omar, LLana James, Angela Colantonio, Stephanie A. Nixon

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions on psychological distress in women who have experienced perinatal loss: a systematic review protocol

Elyse M. Charrois, Katherine S. Bright, Abdul Wajid, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, K. Alix Hayden, Dawn Kingston

Open Access Research

Latinx bullying and depression in children and youth: a systematic review

Karen Lutrick, Robert Clark, Velia Leybas Nuño, Sheri Bauman, Scott Carvajal

Open Access Protocol

Measurement properties of smartphone approaches to assess key lifestyle behaviours: protocol of a systematic review

Louise Thornton, Bridie Osman, Annie B. Wescott, Matthew Sunderland, Katrina Champion, Olivia Green, Frances Kay-Lambkin, Tim Slade, Nickie Newton, Cath Chapman, Maree Teesson, Katherine Mills, Louise Birrell, David Lubans, Pepijn Van de Ven, John Torous, Belinda Parmenter, Lauren Gardner

Open Access Research

e-Health interventions for healthy aging: a systematic review

Ronald Buyl, Idrissa Beogo, Maaike Fobelets, Carole Deletroz, Philip Van Landuyt, Samantha Dequanter, Ellen Gorus, Anne Bourbonnais, Anik Giguère, Kathleen Lechasseur, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Open Access Protocol

Mapping evidence of young people’s experiences of sexual aggression in the United Kingdom: A systematic scoping review protocol

Delarise Maud Mulqueeny, Jennifer Roberts, Senzelokuhle Mpumelelo Nkabini

Open Access Protocol

Efficacy and acceptability of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for non-specific chronic low back pain: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Trevor Thompson, Sofia Dias, Damian Poulter, Sharon Weldon, Lucy Marsh, Claire Rossato, Jae Il Shin, Joseph Firth, Nicola Veronese, Elena Dragioti, Brendon Stubbs, Marco Solmi, Christopher G. Maher, Andrea Cipriani, John P. A. Ioannidis

Open Access Protocol

Parenteral thiamine for prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill adults: a systematic review protocol

Cathrine A. McKenzie, Valerie J. Page, W. David Strain, Bronagh Blackwood, Marlies Ostermann, David Taylor, Peter E. Spronk, Daniel F. McAuley

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: a systematic review

Mahmoud Werfalli, Peter J. Raubenheimer, Mark Engel, Alfred Musekiwa, Kirsten Bobrow, Nasheeta Peer, Cecilia Hoegfeldt, Sebastiana Kalula, Andre Pascal Kengne, Naomi S. Levitt

Open Access Protocol

Racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence and incidence of metabolic syndrome in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review

Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Florence Samkange-Zeeb, Mihiretu Kebede, Maham Saleem, Thomas L. Heise, Hajo Zeeb

Open Access Protocol

The effects of park-based interventions on health: a systematic review protocol

Deshira D. Wallace, Kathryn P. Derose, Bing Han, Deborah A. Cohen

Open Access Protocol

Predictive models of diabetes complications: protocol for a scoping review

Ruth Ndjaboue, Imen Farhat, Carol-Ann Ferlatte, Gérard Ngueta, Daniel Guay, Sasha Delorme, Noah Ivers, Baiju R. Shah, Sharon Straus, Catherine Yu, Holly O. Witteman

Open Access Protocol

Prevalence and determinants of alcohol use among adults living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review protocol

Birhanie Mekuriaw, Zelalem Belayneh, Alemayehu Molla, Tsegaye Mehare

Open Access Research

Leftover opioids following adult surgical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lori Schirle, Amanda L. Stone, Matthew C. Morris, Sarah S. Osmundson, Philip D. Walker, Mary S. Dietrich, Stephen Bruehl

Open Access Protocol

Predicting the treatment response of certolizumab for individual adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis

Yan Luo, Konstantina Chalkou, Ryo Yamada, Satoshi Funada, Georgia Salanti, Toshi A. Furukawa

Open Access Protocol

Continuous renal replacement therapy and transplant-free survival in acute liver failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrea M. Robinson, C. J. Karvellas, Joanna C. Dionne, Robin Featherstone, Meghan Sebastianski, Ben Vandermeer, Oleksa G. Rewa

Open Access Research

The impact of vitamin D food fortification and health outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-regression

Reem Al Khalifah, Rawan Alsheikh, Yossef Alnasser, Rana Alsheikh, Nora Alhelali, Ammar Naji, Nouf Al Backer

Open Access Research

Velamentous cord insertion: results from a rapid review of incidence, risk factors, adverse outcomes and screening

Amy Buchanan-Hughes, Anna Bobrowska, Cristina Visintin, George Attilakos, John Marshall

Open Access Protocol

Harms associated with gambling: abbreviated systematic review protocol

Caryl Beynon, Nicola Pearce-Smith, Rachel Clark

Open Access Protocol

The optimal management of Seymour fractures in children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol

Ailbhe L. Kiely, Grant S. Nolan, Lilli R. L. Cooper

Open Access Protocol

Country-level interventions for the prevention and management of hypertension through the modification of social determinants of health: a systematic review protocol

Fateme Arabi Basharic, Ali Janati, Mohammad Zakaria Pezeshki, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Fatemeh Sadeghi-Ghyassi, Masoumeh Gholizadeh

Open Access Protocol

Virtual follow-up and care for patients with cardiac electronic implantable devices: protocol for a systematic review

Shannon E. Kelly, Tammy J. Clifford, Doug Coyle, Janet Martin, Vivian Welch, Becky Skidmore, David Birnie, Ratika Parkash, Anthony S. L. Tang, George A. Wells

Open Access Systematic review update

The general movements assessment in term and late-preterm infants diagnosed with neonatal encephalopathy, as a predictive tool of cerebral palsy by 2 years of age: a scoping review protocol

Judy Seesahai, Maureen Luther, Carmen Cindy Rhoden, Paige Terrien Church, Elizabeth Asztalos, Rudaina Banihani

Open Access Commentary

Evidence Synthesis International (ESI): Position Statement

David Gough, Phil Davies, Gro Jamtvedt, Etienne Langlois, Julia Littell, Tamara Lotfi, Edoardo Masset, Tracy Merlin, Andrew S. Pullin, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, John-Arne Røttingen, Emily Sena, Ruth Stewart, David Tovey, Howard White, Jennifer Yost, Hans Lund, Jeremy Grimshaw

Open Access Protocol

Screening strategies for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol

Helen Mearns, Paul Kuodi Otiku, Mary Shelton, Tamara Kredo, Benjamin M. Kagina, Bey-Marrié Schmidt

Open Access Protocol

Local infiltration of tramadol as an effective strategy to reduce post-operative pain: a systematic review protocol and meta-analysis

Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Giacomo Piccinno, Aniello Alfieri, Sveva Di Franco, Pasquale Sansone, Giuseppe Mangoni, Vincenzo Pota, Caterina Aurilio, Maria Caterina Pace, Marco Fiore

Open Access Research

The quality of clinical practice guidelines for preoperative care using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review

Agustín Ciapponi, Elena Tapia-López, Sacha Virgilio, Ariel Bardach

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Maternal and perinatal outcomes and pharmacological management of Covid-19 infection in pregnancy: a systematic review protocol

Binny Thomas, Abdulrouf Pallivalapila, Wessam El Kassem, Asma Tarannum, Fatema Al Hail, Mohammed Rijims, Hussain Parappil, Arabo Ibrahim Bayo, Shamsa Ahmad, Zachariah Nazar, Derek Stewart, Moza Al Hail

Open Access Research

Combining abbreviated literature searches with single-reviewer screening: three case studies of rapid reviews

Lisa Affengruber, Gernot Wagner, Siw Waffenschmidt, Stefan K. Lhachimi, Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit, Kylie Thaler, Ursula Griebler, Irma Klerings, Gerald Gartlehner

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of exergames for improving mobility and balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T. B. F. Pacheco, C. S. P. de Medeiros, V. H. B. de Oliveira, E. R. Vieira, F. A. C. de Cavalcanti

Open Access Protocol

Standardising care in the ICU: a protocol for a scoping review of tools used to improve care delivery

Laura Allum, Chloe Apps, Nicholas Hart, Natalie Pattison, Bronwen Connolly, Louise Rose

Open Access Systematic review update

The experiences of family caregivers living with breast cancer patients in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Grace Kusi, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Felix Apiribu, Precious Adade Duodu, Bakinam Adamu, Pascal Agbadi, Kwadwo Osei Bonsu

Open Access Protocol

Professional identity formation within Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships: a scoping review protocol

Megan El Brown, Paul Whybrow, Gavin Kirwan, Gabrielle M. Finn

Open Access Research

Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

Babasola O. Okusanya, Ibitola O. Asaolu, John E. Ehiri, Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Abidemi Okechukwu, Cecilia Rosales

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Clinical practice guidelines and experts’ consensuses of traditional Chinese herbal medicine for novel coronavirus (COVID-19): protocol of a systematic review

Yuxi Li, Juan Li, Dongling Zhong, Yue Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Yan Guo, Mike Clarke, Rongjiang Jin

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of health technologies in adults with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Anthony Pease, Ella Zomer, Danny Liew, Clement Lo, Arul Earnest, Sophia Zoungas

Open Access Research

Indicators of home-based hospitalization model and strategies for its implementation: a systematic review of reviews

Christiane Pereira Martins Casteli, Gisèle Irène Claudine Mbemba, Serge Dumont, Clémence Dallaire, Lucille Juneau, Elisabeth Martin, Marie-Claude Laferrière, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Open Access Protocol

Associations of childhood exposure to malaria with cognition and behavior outcomes: a systematic review protocol

Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Jacquelline Ann Nakitende, Simon Kizito, Elizabeth C. Whipple, Paul Bangirana, Noeline Nakasujja, Chandy C. John, Megan S. McHenry

Open Access Protocol

Educational initiatives and implementation of electroencephalography into the acute care environment: a protocol of a systematic review

Shaurya Taran, Wael Ahmed, Esther Bui, Lara Prisco, Cecil D. Hahn, Victoria A. McCredie

Open Access Protocol

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on fasting glucose, dyslipidemia, blood pressure, and abdominal obesity among patients with metabolic syndrome: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Séphora Louyse Silva Aquino, Aline Tuane Oliveira Cunha, Josivan Gomes Lima, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista, Antonio Gouveia Oliveira, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Lucia Fatima Campos Pedrosa

Open Access Protocol

Indigenous perspectives on wellness and health in Canada: study protocol for a scoping review

K. Thiessen, M. Haworth-Brockman, R. Stout, P. Moffitt, J. Gelowitz, J. Schneider, L. Demczuk

Open Access Protocol

How we teach children with asthma to use their inhaler: a scoping review protocol

Patrick McCrossan, Orla Mallon, Michael D. Shields, Dara O’Donoghue

Open Access Research

Surgical or non-surgical treatment of traumatic skeletal fractures in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and harms

Søren T. Skou, Carsten B. Juhl, Kristoffer B. Hare, L. Stefan Lohmander, Ewa M. Roos

Open Access Protocol

Early childhood education and care-based healthy eating interventions for improving child diet: a systematic review protocol

Jacklyn Jackson, Luke Wolfenden, Alice Grady, Melanie Lum, Alecia Leonard, Sam McCrabb, Alix Hall, Nicole Pearson, Courtney Barnes, Sze Lin Yoong

Open Access Research

Effects of exercise therapy in patients with acute low back pain: a systematic review of systematic reviews

Marc Karlsson, Anna Bergenheim, Maria E. H. Larsson, Lena Nordeman, Maurits van Tulder, Susanne Bernhardsson

Open Access Protocol

Opioids and alpha-2-agonists for analgesia and sedation in newborn infants: protocol of a systematic review

Mari Kinoshita, Katarzyna Stempel, Israel Junior Borges do Nascimento, Dhashini Naidu Vejayaram, Elisabeth Norman, Matteo Bruschettini

Open Access Research

Methods for selecting the best evidence to inform a NICE technology appraisal on selective internal radiation therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

Ros Wade, Sahar Sharif-Hurst, Melissa Harden, Matthew Walton, Lindsay Claxton, Robert Hodgson, Alison Eastwood

Open Access Protocol

Animal models of disuse-induced bone loss: study protocol for a systematic review

Mikkel Bo Brent, Annemarie Brüel, Jesper Skovhus Thomsen

Open Access Research

The effects of recreational cannabis use on glycemic outcomes and self-management behaviours in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a rapid review

Caroline J. Porr, Patricia Rios, Harpreet S. Bajaj, Aoife M. Egan, Celine Huot, Ryan Batten, Lisa Bishop, Devonne Ryan, Erin Davis, Nazia Darvesh, Arifur Rahman, Shabnam Asghari, Lily Acheampong, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Protocol

Comparison of freshly cultured versus freshly thawed (cryopreserved) mesenchymal stem cells in preclinical in vivo models of inflammation: a protocol for a preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis

Chintan Dave, Andrea McRae, Emily Doxtator, Shirley H. J. Mei, Katrina Sullivan, Dianna Wolfe, Josee Champagne, Lauralyn McIntyre

Open Access Protocol

Genetic determinants of cannabis use: a systematic review protocol

Alannah Hillmer, Caroul Chawar, Stephanie Sanger, Alessia D’Elia, Mehreen Butt, Raveena Kapoor, Flavio Kapczinski, Guillaume Pare, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

Open Access Research

Association between pregnancy intention and late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tadesse Tolossa, Ebisa Turi, Getahun Fetensa, Ginenus Fekadu, Fassikaw Kebede

Open Access Research

Authorship diversity among systematic reviews in eyes and vision

Riaz Qureshi, Genie Han, Kolade Fapohunda, Samuel Abariga, Renee Wilson, Tianjing Li

Open Access Protocol

Effects of neurohormonal antagonists on blood pressure in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): a systematic review protocol

Rama Krishna Guggilla, Pawel Mateusz Sowa, Jacek Jamiolkowski, Siamala Sinnadurai, Adnan Amin, Karol Adam Kaminski

Open Access Systematic review update

Combining angiotensin receptor blockers with chlorthalidone or hydrochlorothiazide – which is the better alternative? A meta-analysis

Elena Filipova, Stela Dineva, Katya Uzunova, Velichka Pavlova, Krassimir Kalinov, Toni Vekov

Open Access Research

Understanding the mental health of doctoral researchers: a mixed methods systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-synthesis

Cassie M. Hazell, Laura Chapman, Sophie F. Valeix, Paul Roberts, Jeremy E. Niven, Clio Berry

Open Access Protocol

GWAS-identified genetic variants associated with medication-assisted treatment outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Caroul Chawar, Alannah Hillmer, Stephanie Sanger, Alessia D’Elia, Balpreet Panesar, Lucy Guan, Dave Xiaofei Xie, Nandini Bansal, Aamna Abdullah, Flavio Kapczinski, Guillaume Pare, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

Open Access Research

Prevalence of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and euthyroidism in thyroid eye disease: a systematic review of the literature

Juliana Muñoz-Ortiz, Maria Camila Sierra-Cote, Estefanía Zapata-Bravo, Laura Valenzuela-Vallejo, Maria Alejandra Marin-Noriega, Pilar Uribe-Reina, Juan Pablo Terreros-Dorado, Marcela Gómez-Suarez, Karla Arteaga-Rivera, Alejandra de-la-Torre

Open Access Protocol

The association between analgesic drug use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders: protocol for an umbrella review

Janell Kwok, Hildigunnur Anna Hall, Aja Louise Murray, Bonnie Auyeung

Open Access Protocol

Relationship between volume and outcome for gastroschisis: a systematic review protocol

Johannes Morche, Tim Mathes, Anja Jacobs, Lucas Wessel, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Protocol

Are antenatal interventions effective in improving multiple health behaviours among pregnant women? A systematic review protocol

Jenna L. Hollis, Emma Doherty, Julia Dray, Danika Tremain, Mandy Hunter, Karen Takats, Christopher M. Williams, Henry Murray, Craig E. Pennell, Belinda Tully, John Wiggers, Justine B. Daly, Melanie Kingsland

Open Access Research

Zolpidem reduces pain intensity postoperatively: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of hypnotic medicines on post-operative pain intensity

Edel T. O’Hagan, Markus Hübscher, Christopher B. Miller, Christopher J. Gordon, Sylvia Gustin, Nancy Briggs, James H. McAuley

Open Access Protocol

Cultural adaptation of Internet- and mobile-based interventions for mental disorders: a systematic review protocol

Kerstin Spanhel, Sumeyye Balci, Harald Baumeister, Juergen Bengel, Lasse B. Sander

Open Access Protocol

Weight maintenance interventions for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol

Sarah Sauchelli, Julia Bradley, Jennifer Cox, Clare England, Rachel Perry

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a systematic review of treatment adherence for HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis among homeless populations

Luke Johnson, Dan Lewer, Robert W. Aldridge, Andrew C. Hayward, Alistair Story

Open Access Protocol

Motor performance and back pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Matias Noll, Niels Wedderkopp, Carolina Rodrigues Mendonça, Per Kjaer

Open Access Protocol

Loneliness in pregnant and postpartum people and parents of children aged 5 years or younger: a scoping review protocol

Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Sara Simonsen, Ryoko Pentecost, Mary M. McFarland

Open Access Protocol

Adverse childhood experience and adult persistent pain and disability: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

André Bussières, Jan Hartvigsen, Manuela L. Ferreira, Paulo H. Ferreira, Mark J. Hancock, Laura S. Stone, Timothy H. Wideman, Jill Boruff, Ask Elklit

Open Access Protocol

The impact of eHealth group interventions on the mental, behavioral, and physical health of adults: a systematic review protocol

Cheryl L. Currie, Richard Larouche, M. Lauren Voss, Erin K. Higa, Rae Spiwak, David Scott, Treena Tallow

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Preventing the transmission of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses in older adults aged 60 years and above living in long-term care: a rapid review

Patricia Rios, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Chantal Williams, Naveeta Ramkissoon, Ba’ Pham, Gordon V. Cormack, Maura R. Grossman, Matthew P. Muller, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Protocol

Video-based interviewing in medicine: protocol for a scoping review

Rajajee Selvam, Richard Hu, Reilly Musselman, Isabelle Raiche, Husein Moloo

Open Access Protocol

Association of working conditions including digital technology use and systemic inflammation among employees: study protocol for a systematic review

Helena C. Kaltenegger, Linda Becker, Nicolas Rohleder, Dennis Nowak, Matthias Weigl

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness and adverse events of topical and allergen immunotherapy for atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol

Luis Guillermo Gómez-Escobar, Hansel Mora-Ochoa, Andrea Vargas Villanueva, Loukia Spineli, Gloria Sanclemente, Rachel Couban, Elizabeth García, Edgardo Chapman, Juan José Yepes-Nuñez

Open Access Protocol

Impact of racism and discrimination on the physical and mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Australia: a protocol for a scoping review

Camila A. Kairuz, Lisa M. Casanelia, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Julieann Coombes, Uday Narayan Yadav

Open Access Research

Non-randomised evaluations of strategies to increase participant retention in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

Adel Elfeky, Katie Gillies, Heidi Gardner, Cynthia Fraser, Timothy Ishaku, Shaun Treweek

Open Access Research

Elective removal vs. retaining of hardware after osteosynthesis in asymptomatic patients—a scoping review

Barbara Prediger, Tim Mathes, Christian Probst, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Protocol

Nature-based early childhood education for child health, wellbeing and development: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Avril Johnstone, Paul McCrorie, Rita Cordovil, Ingunn Fjørtoft, Susanna Iivonen, Boris Jidovtseff, Frederico Lopes, John J. Reilly, Hilary Thomson, Valerie Wells, Anne Martin

Open Access Research

A systematic review of patient prioritization tools in non-emergency healthcare services

Julien Déry, Angel Ruiz, François Routhier, Valérie Bélanger, André Côté, Daoud Ait-Kadi, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Simon Deslauriers, Ana Tereza Lopes Pecora, Eduardo Redondo, Anne-Sophie Allaire, Marie-Eve Lamontagne

Open Access Protocol

Systematic review of therapeutic outcomes of multidrug resistant tuberculosis and their predictors in adults receiving integrated treatment of tuberculosis and human immuno-deficiency virus in low- and middle-income countries: a study protocol

Benjamin Momo Kadia, Desmond Aroke, Kevin Pene Njefi, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Frank-Leonel Tianyi, Reine Suzanne Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala

Open Access Protocol

Systematic review of economic evaluations investigating education, exercise, and dietary weight management to manage hip and knee osteoarthritis: protocol

Darren R. Mazzei, Ayoola Ademola, J. Haxby Abbott, Tolulpe Sajobi, Kevin Hildebrand, Deborah A. Marshall

Open Access Protocol

Assessing the nature of asthma in African epidemiological studies: a scoping review protocol

Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Moses John Chimbari, Elopy Sibanda

Open Access Research

Outcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the arteries using the arterial switch technique: a scoping systematic review

Frederick Morfaw, Alvin Leenus, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Laura N. Anderson, Rejane Dillenburg, Lehana Thabane

Open Access Protocol

Prevalence of multimorbid degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

James J. Young, Jan Hartvigsen, Rikke K. Jensen, Ewa M. Roos, Carlo Ammendolia, Carsten Bogh Juhl

Open Access Protocol

A protocol for a scoping review of equity measurement in mental health care for children and youth

William Gardner, Stuart G. Nicholls, Graham J. Reid, Brian Hutton, Candyce Hamel, Lindsey Sikora, Mina Salamatmanesh, Laura Duncan, Katholiki Georgiades, Jason Gilliland

Open Access Protocol

The risk of cardiovascular disease in women after miscarriage, stillbirth, and therapeutic abortion: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Charlotte Muehlschlegel, Harry Kyriacou, Abdulrahman Al-Mohammad, Lowri A. Foster-Davies, Fiona Simmons-Jones, Clare Oliver-Williams

Open Access Protocol

Understanding surgical antimicrobial prescribing behaviour in the hospital setting: a systematic review and meta-ethnography protocol

Hazel Parker, Julia Frost, Nicky Britten, Sophie Robinson, Karen Mattick

Open Access Research

Negative pressure wound therapy in patients with wounds healing by secondary intention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Yvonne Zens, Michael Barth, Heiner C. Bucher, Katrin Dreck, Moritz Felsch, Wolfram Groß, Thomas Jaschinski, Heike Kölsch, Mandy Kromp, Inga Overesch, Stefan Sauerland, Sven Gregor

Open Access Protocol

Identifying, describing, and assessing interventions that support new graduate nurse transition into critical care nursing practice: a systematic review protocol

Brandi Vanderspank-Wright, Michelle Lalonde, Janet Squires, Ian D. Graham, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Robin Devey Burry, Emily Marcogliese, Becky Skidmore, Amanda Vandyk

Open Access Protocol

Environmental assessment of cytotoxic drugs in healthcare settings: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Laila Al Alawi, Elpidoforos S. Soteriades, Marilia Silva Paulo, Linda Östlundh, Michal Grivna, Fatima Al Maskari, Rami H. Al-Rifai

Open Access Research

Comparison of a traditional systematic review approach with review-of-reviews and semi-automation as strategies to update the evidence

Shivani M. Reddy, Sheila Patel, Meghan Weyrich, Joshua Fenton, Meera Viswanathan

Open Access Protocol

Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions for methamphetamine addiction: protocol for a scoping review of the literature

C. Hamel, K. Corace, M. Hersi, D. Rice, M. Willows, P. Macpherson, B. Sproule, J. Flores-Aranda, G. Garber, L. Esmaeilisaraji, B. Skidmore, A. Porath, R. Ortiz Nunez, B. Hutton

Open Access Research

Effects of oncological care pathways in primary and secondary care on patient, professional and health systems outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jolanda C. van Hoeve, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Michelle Fiander, Peter Nieboer, Sabine Siesling, Thomas Rotter

Open Access Research

PRISMA extension for moxibustion 2020: recommendations, explanation, and elaboration

Xuan Zhang, Ran Tan, Wai Ching Lam, Chung Wah Cheng, Liang Yao, Xiao-Qin Wang, Si-Yao Li, Qi-Ying Aixinjueluo, Ke-Hu Yang, Hong-Cai Shang, Tai-Xiang Wu, Ai-Ping Lyu, Zhao-Xiang Bian

Open Access Research

Effect of vitamin A, calcium and vitamin D fortification and supplementation on nutritional status of women: an overview of systematic reviews

Eti Rajwar, Shradha S. Parsekar, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, Zinnia Sharma

Open Access Research

Assessing risk of bias in human environmental epidemiology studies using three tools: different conclusions from different tools

Stephanie M. Eick, Dana E. Goin, Nicholas Chartres, Juleen Lam, Tracey J. Woodruff

Open Access Research

Screening for sickle cell disease in newborns: a systematic review

Britta Runkel, Birgit Klüppelholz, Anne Rummer, Wiebke Sieben, Ulrike Lampert, Claudia Bollig, Martina Markes, Ulrike Paschen, Konstanze Angelescu

Open Access Systematic review update

Open defecation-free slippage and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review

Thomas Ayalew Abebe, Gudina Terefe Tucho

Open Access Protocol

The awareness of women on prostate cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Ebenezer Wiafe, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Varsha Bangalee, Frasia Oosthuizen

Open Access Research

Guidance for overviews of reviews continues to accumulate, but important challenges remain: a scoping review

Michelle Gates, Allison Gates, Samantha Guitard, Michelle Pollock, Lisa Hartling

Open Access Protocol

Analgesic medicines for adults with low back pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Michael A. Wewege, Matthew K. Bagg, Matthew D. Jones, James H. McAuley, Aidan G. Cashin, Richard O. Day, Michael C. Ferraro, Thiago Folly, Sylvia M. Gustin, Amanda D. Hagstrom, Hayley B. Leake, Colleen K. Loo, Andrew J. McLachlan, Edel T. O’Hagan, Rodrigo R. N. Rizzo, Siobhan M. Schabrun

Open Access COVID-19 Methodology

A QuESt for speed: rapid qualitative evidence syntheses as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Linda Biesty, Pauline Meskell, Claire Glenton, Hannah Delaney, Mike Smalle, Andrew Booth, Xin Hui S. Chan, Declan Devane, Catherine Houghton

Open Access Protocol

Elevating the uses of storytelling approaches within Indigenous health research: a critical and participatory scoping review protocol involving Indigenous people and settlers

Kendra L. Rieger, Sarah Gazan, Marlyn Bennett, Mandy Buss, Anna M. Chudyk, Lillian Cook, Sherry Copenace, Cindy Garson, Thomas F. Hack, Bobbie Hornan, Tara Horrill, Mabel Horton, Sandra Howard, Janice Linton, Donna Martin, Kim McPherson, Jennifer Moore Rattray, Wanda Phillips-Beck, Rebecca Sinclair, Annette S. H. Schultz

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Prevalence of delirium, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder among COVID-19 patients: protocol for a living systematic review

Jiyuan Shi, Ya Gao, Liang Zhao, Yuanyuan Li, Meili Yan, Ming Ming Niu, Yamin Chen, Ziwei Song, Ruixing Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jinhui Tian

Open Access Protocol

Advanced analytical methods to assess physical activity behaviour using accelerometer raw time series data: a protocol for a scoping review

Tripti Rastogi, Anne Backes, Susanne Schmitz, Guy Fagherazzi, Vincent van Hees, Laurent Malisoux

Open Access Protocol

Evidence of integrated primary-secondary health care in low-and middle-income countries: protocol for a scoping review

Md Zabir Hasan, Shalini Singh, Dinesh Arora, Nishant Jain, Shivam Gupta

Open Access Protocol

Preoperative prognostic factors associated with postoperative delirium in older people undergoing surgery: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

Tayler A. Buchan, Behnam Sadeghirad, Nayeli Schmutz, Nicolai Goettel, Farid Foroutan, Rachel Couban, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Benjamin T. Dodsworth

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Vaccines to prevent COVID-19: a protocol for a living systematic review with network meta-analysis including individual patient data (The LIVING VACCINE Project)

Steven Kwasi Korang, Sophie Juul, Emil Eik Nielsen, Joshua Feinberg, Faiza Siddiqui, Giok Ong, Sarah Klingenberg, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Fanlong Bu, Lehana Thabane, Allan Randrup Thomsen, Janus C. Jakobsen, Christian Gluud

Open Access Protocol

Research on simulation in radiography education: a scoping review protocol

Mona Vestbøstad, Klas Karlgren, Nina Rydland Olsen

Open Access Protocol

Meal replacement in dietary management of type-2 diabetes mellitus: a scoping review protocol

Lew Leong Chen, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Suzana Shahar, Zahara Abdul Manaf, Noorlaili Mohd Tohit

Open Access Protocol

Mapping evidence on HIV status awareness among key and vulnerable populations in sub-Sahara Africa: a scoping review protocol

Clement Avoka, Patience Adzordor, Vitalis Bawontuo, Diana A. Akila, Desmond Kuupiel

Open Access Protocol

Do descriptive norms messaging interventions backfire? Protocol for a systematic review of the boomerang effect

Jinyi Kuang, Maryann G. Delea, Erik Thulin, Cristina Bicchieri

Open Access Research

Respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis for prevention of recurrent childhood wheeze and asthma: a systematic review

Lauren Alexandra Quinn, Michael D. Shields, Ian Sinha, Helen E. Groves

Open Access Protocol

Informant-based screening tools for diagnosis of dementia, an overview of systematic reviews of test accuracy studies protocol

Martin Taylor-Rowan, Sara Nafisi, Amit Patel, Jennifer K. Burton, Terry J. Quinn

Open Access Research

Decoding semi-automated title-abstract screening: findings from a convenience sample of reviews

Allison Gates, Michelle Gates, Daniel DaRosa, Sarah A. Elliott, Jennifer Pillay, Sholeh Rahman, Ben Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling

Open Access Methodology

Statistical stopping criteria for automated screening in systematic reviews

Max W Callaghan, Finn Müller-Hansen

Open Access Research

Potato consumption and risk of cardio-metabolic diseases: evidence mapping of observational studies

Jisun So, Esther E. Avendano, Gowri Raman, Elizabeth J. Johnson

Open Access Research

Detection of Fusobacterium nucleatum in feces and colorectal mucosa as a risk factor for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amal Idrissi Janati, Igor Karp, Claudie Laprise, Hisham Sabri, Elham Emami

Open Access Protocol

Mapping evidence on adolescents’ HIV-positive status disclosure in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a scoping review

Patience Adzordor, Clement Avoka, Vitalis Bawontuo, Silas Agbesi, Desmond Kuupiel

Open Access Protocol

The effect of preoperative chemotherapy on liver regeneration after portal vein embolization/ligation or liver resection in patients with colorectal liver metastasis: a systematic review protocol

Mihai-Calin Pavel, Raquel Casanova, Laia Estalella, Robert Memba, Erik Llàcer-Millán, Mar Achalandabaso, Elisabet Julià, Justin Geoghegan, Rosa Jorba

Open Access Protocol

Models of care for frail older persons who present to the emergency department: a scoping review protocol

Ya-Ling Huang, Megan McGonagle, Rebecca Shaw, Julie Eastham, Nemat Alsaba, Julia Crilly

Open Access Protocol

Teaching professionalism in medical residency programs: a scoping review protocol

Saeideh Ghaffarifar, Azam Asghari-Khatooni, Amirhossein Akbarzadeh, Ahmad Pourabbas, Mehran Seif Farshad, Rasoul Masoomi, Fariborz Akbarzadeh

Open Access Protocol

The effect of carnosine or β-alanine supplementation on markers of glycaemic control and insulin resistance in human and animal studies: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Joseph J. Matthews, Eimear Dolan, Paul A. Swinton, Livia Santos, Guilherme G. Artioli, Mark D. Turner, Kirsty J. Elliott-Sale, Craig Sale

Open Access Research

Pornography use and sexting amongst children and young people: a systematic overview of reviews

Gary Raine, Claire Khouja, Rachel Scott, Kath Wright, Amanda J. Sowden

Open Access Protocol

Experiences of loneliness: a study protocol for a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature

Phoebe E. McKenna-Plumley, Jenny M. Groarke, Rhiannon N. Turner, Keming Yang

Open Access Protocol

Mindfulness-based interventions for children and adolescents across all settings: a scoping review protocol

Marie-France Perrier, Nalia Gurgel-Juarez, Heather Leslie Flowers, Anna McCormick, Sarah J. Short

Open Access Protocol

The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: a scoping review protocol

Ema Swingwood, Willemke Stilma, Lyvonne Tume, Fiona Cramp, Frederique Paulus, Marcus Schultz, Wilma Scholte op Reimer, Louise Rose

Open Access Commentary

Challenges in synthesising cost-effectiveness estimates

Gemma E. Shields, Jamie Elvidge

Open Access Systematic review update

Men’s willingness to pay for prostate cancer screening: a systematic review

Hiro Farabi, Aziz Rezapour, Najmeh Moradi, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Jalil Koohpayehzadeh

Open Access Protocol

The influence of acute exercise on bone biomarkers: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis

E. Dolan, A. Dumas, K. M. Keane, G. Bestetti, L. H. M. Freitas, B. Gualano, W. Kohrt, G. A. Kelley, R. M. R. Pereira, C. Sale, P. Swinton