Ausgabe 1/2016
Inhalt (215 Artikel)
Erratum to: Describe the outcomes of dysvascular partial foot amputation and how these compare to transtibial amputation: a systematic review protocol for the development of shared decision making resources
Michael P. Dillon, Stefania Fatone, Matthew Quigley
Cinacalcet versus standard treatment for chronic kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nigar Sekercioglu, Jason W. Busse, Reem A. Mustafa, Gordon H. Guyatt, Lehana Thabane
A systematic review of adolescent physiological development and its relationship with health-related behaviour: a protocol
Jan Pringle, Kate Mills, John McAteer, Ruth Jepson, Emma Hogg, Neil Anand, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Evidence map of studies evaluating methods for conducting, interpreting and reporting overviews of systematic reviews of interventions: rationale and design
Carole Lunny, Sue E. Brennan, Steve McDonald, Joanne E. McKenzie
Managing diabetes in people with dementia: protocol for a realist review
Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Jo Rycroft Malone, Peter Reece Jones, Chris Burton, Greta Rait, Daksha Trivedi, Antony Bayer, Alan Sinclair
The quality of reporting methods and results of cost-effectiveness analyses in Spain: a methodological systematic review
Ferrán Catalá-López, Manuel Ridao, Adolfo Alonso-Arroyo, Anna García-Altés, Chris Cameron, Diana González-Bermejo, Rafael Aleixandre-Benavent, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Salvador Peiró, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos, Brian Hutton
Dietary sodium intake and overweight and obesity in children and adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Carley A. Grimes, Dieuwerke P. Bolhuis, Feng J. He, Caryl A. Nowson
Use of network meta-analysis in systematic reviews: a survey of authors
Andrew W. Lee
Herbal medicine Shaofu Zhuyu decoction for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review protocol
Hoyoung Lee, Tae-Young Choi, Chang-Seon Myung, Myeong Soo Lee
The prognostic value of magnetic resonance imaging in moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Hourmazd Haghbayan, Amélie Boutin, Mathieu Laflamme, François Lauzier, Michèle Shemilt, Lynne Moore, Ryan Zarychanski, Dean Fergusson, Alexis F. Turgeon
Interventions in sports settings to reduce risky alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm: a systematic review
Melanie Kingsland, John H. Wiggers, Khanrin P. Vashum, Rebecca K. Hodder, Luke Wolfenden
Relationship between socioeconomic status and gastrointestinal infections in developed countries: a systematic review protocol
Tanith C. Rose, Natalie Adams, David C. Taylor-Robinson, Benjamin Barr, Jeremy Hawker, Sarah O’Brien, Mara Violato, Margaret Whitehead
The effectiveness and safety of treatments used for acute diarrhea and acute gastroenteritis in children: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Ivan D. Florez, Reem Al-Khalifah, Javier M. Sierra, Claudia M. Granados, Juan J. Yepes-Nuñez, Carlos Cuello-Garcia, Giordano Perez-Gaxiola, Adriana M. Zea, Gilma N. Hernandez, Areti-Angeliki Veroniki, Gordon H. Guyatt, Lehana Thabane
Implementing PRISMA-P: recommendations for prospective authors
David Moher, Lesley Stewart, Paul Shekelle
Local anesthetic injections with or without steroid for chronic non-cancer pain: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Harsha Shanthanna, Jason W. Busse, Lehana Thabane, James Paul, Rachel Couban, Harman Choudhary, Alka Kaushal, Erica Suzumura, Isabel Kim, Prathiba Harsha
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with periodontal disease and the effectiveness of interventions in decreasing this risk: protocol for systematic overview of systematic reviews
Sizzle F. Vanterpool, Kathleen Tomsin, Leticia Reyes, Luc J. Zimmermann, Boris W. Kramer, Jasper V. Been
Equity impact of interventions to promote physical activity in older adults: protocol for a systematic review
Gesa Lehne, Gabriele Bolte
The choice between hip prosthetic bearing surfaces in total hip replacement: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Elsa M. R. Marques, Rachel Humphriss, Nicky J. Welton, Julian P. T. Higgins, William Hollingworth, Jose A. Lopez-Lopez, Howard Thom, Linda P. Hunt, Ashley W. Blom, Andrew D. Beswick
The effectiveness of workplace dietary interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sarah A. Smith, Amelia A. Lake, Carolyn Summerbell, Vera Araujo-Soares, Frances Hillier-Brown
Effects of prenatal childbirth education for partners of pregnant women on paternal postnatal mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Maiko Suto, Kenji Takehara, Yumina Yamane, Erika Ota
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of orthodontic mini-implants in clinical practice: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Reint Meursinge Reynders, Laura Ronchi, Luisa Ladu, Nicola Di Girolamo, Jan de Lange, Nia Roberts, Sharon Mickan
Systematic review of depression in mild traumatic brain injury: study protocol
Chris Lepage, Tina Yuan, Stephanie Leon, Shawn Marshall, Patrick Labelle, Mark Ferland
The effect of early postnatal discharge from hospital for women and infants: a systematic review protocol
Eleanor Jones, Beck Taylor, Christine MacArthur, Ruth Pritchett, Carole Cummins
Measurement properties of quality of life measurement instruments for infants, children and adolescents with eczema: protocol for a systematic review
Daniel Heinl, Cecilia A. C. Prinsen, Aaron M. Drucker, Robert Ofenloch, Rosemary Humphreys, Tracey Sach, Carsten Flohr, Christian Apfelbacher
Thoracic dysfunction in whiplash-associated disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Nicola R Heneghan, Richard Smith, Alison Rushton
A comparison of the performance of seven key bibliographic databases in identifying all relevant systematic reviews of interventions for hypertension
John Rathbone, Matt Carter, Tammy Hoffmann, Paul Glasziou
What is an evidence map? A systematic review of published evidence maps and their definitions, methods, and products
Isomi M. Miake-Lye, Susanne Hempel, Roberta Shanman, Paul G. Shekelle
The effectiveness of pharmacological agents for the treatment of uveitic macular oedema (UMO): a systematic review protocol
Mohammad O. Tallouzi, David J. Moore, Melanie Calvert, Philip I. Murray, Nicholas Bucknall, Alastair K. Denniston
Effectiveness of Internet- and mobile-based psychological interventions for the prevention of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Lasse Sander, Leonie Rausch, Harald Baumeister
Effective communication in eliciting and responding to suicidal thoughts: a systematic review protocol
Rose McCabe, Ruth Garside, Amy Backhouse, Penny Xanthopoulou
Association between physical performance and cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease: protocol for a meta-analysis
Shuhei Yamamoto, Takayoshi Yamaga, Yasunari Sakai, Takaaki Ishida, Saki Nakasone, Masayoshi Ohira, Erika Ota, Rintaro Mori
Using built-in functions of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to help the selection process in systematic reviews of randomised trials
Selin Nur, Clive E. Adams, David F. Brailsford
Memory effects of sedative drugs in children and adolescents—protocol for a systematic review
Karolline A. Viana, Anelise Daher, Lucianne C. Maia, Paulo S. Costa, Carolina C. Martins, Saul M. Paiva, Luciane R. Costa
Barriers and opportunities for return-to-work of cancer survivors: time for action—rapid review and expert consultation
Régine Kiasuwa Mbengi, Renée Otter, Katrien Mortelmans, Marc Arbyn, Herman Van Oyen, Catherine Bouland, Christophe de Brouwer
Thanks to all those who reviewed for Systematic Reviews in 2015
David Moher, Paul Shekelle, Lesley A. Stewart
Educational interventions to improve people’s understanding of key concepts in assessing the effects of health interventions: a systematic review protocol
Leila Cusack, Chris B. Del Mar, Iain Chalmers, Tammy C. Hoffmann
The impact of perioperative red blood cell transfusions in patients undergoing liver resection: a systematic review protocol
Sean Bennett, Laura Baker, Risa Shorr, Guillaume Martel, Dean Fergusson
Comparing the coverage, recall, and precision of searches for 120 systematic reviews in Embase, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar: a prospective study
Wichor M. Bramer, Dean Giustini, Bianca M. R. Kramer
Do Cochrane summaries help student midwives understand the findings of Cochrane systematic reviews: the BRIEF randomised trial
Fiona Alderdice, Jenny McNeill, Toby Lasserson, Elaine Beller, Margaret Carroll, Vanora Hundley, Judith Sunderland, Declan Devane, Jane Noyes, Susan Key, Sarah Norris, Janine Wyn-Davies, Mike Clarke
Health service provider education and/or training in infant male circumcision to improve short- and long-term morbidity outcomes: protocol for systematic review
Thomas Gyan, Natalie Strobel, Kimberley McAuley, Caitlin Shannon, Sam Newton, Charlotte Tawiah-Agyemang, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Seth Owusu-Agyei, David Forbes, Karen Edmond
An evaluation of psychometric properties of caregiver burden outcome measures used in caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review protocol
Jermaine M. Dambi, Jennifer Jelsma, Tecla Mlambo, Matthew Chiwaridzo, Nyaradzai Dangarembizi-Munambah, Lieselotte Corten
Physical activity in advanced cancer patients: a systematic review protocol
Sonya S. Lowe, Maria Tan, Joan Faily, Sharon M. Watanabe, Kerry S. Courneya
Why, when and how to update a meta-ethnography qualitative synthesis
Emma F. France, Mary Wells, Heidi Lang, Brian Williams
Is caffeine intake a risk factor leading to infertility? A protocol of an epidemiological systematic review of controlled clinical studies
Huijuan Cao, Jun Ren, Xue Feng, Guoyan Yang, Jianping Liu
Discharge interventions for older patients leaving hospital: protocol for a systematic meta-review
Elaine O’Connell Francischetto, Sarah Damery, Sarah Davies, Gill Combes
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review protocol
Saskia Muellmann, Sarah Forberger, Tobias Möllers, Hajo Zeeb, Claudia R Pischke
Blinding in randomized controlled trials in general and abdominal surgery: protocol for a systematic review and empirical study
Pascal Probst, Kathrin Grummich, Patrick Heger, Steffen Zaschke, Phillip Knebel, Alexis Ulrich, Markus W. Büchler, Markus K. Diener
The relationship between central and peripheral oxytocin concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Mathias Valstad, Gail A. Alvares, Ole A. Andreassen, Lars T. Westlye, Daniel S. Quintana
Insertion torque recordings for the diagnosis of contact between orthodontic mini-implants and dental roots: a systematic review
Reint Meursinge Reynders, Luisa Ladu, Laura Ronchi, Nicola Di Girolamo, Jan de Lange, Nia Roberts, Annette Plüddemann
Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction for adults with sleep disturbance: a protocol for an update of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Seong Min Kim, Jeong Min Park, Hyun-Ju Seo
The effects of HIV self-testing on the uptake of HIV testing and linkage to antiretroviral treatment among adults in Africa: a systematic review protocol
Bernard Njau, Damian J. Damian, Leila Abdullahi, Andrew Boulle, Catherine Mathews
Barriers and facilitators in providing oral health care to nursing home residents, from the perspective of care aides—a systematic review protocol
Matthias Hoben, Huimin Hu, Tianyuan Xiong, Angelle Kent, Nadia Kobagi, Minn N. Yoon
Supporting successful implementation of public health interventions: protocol for a realist synthesis
Marjorie MacDonald, Bernadette Pauly, Geoff Wong, Kara Schick-Makaroff, Thea van Roode, Heather Wilson Strosher, Anita Kothari, Ruta Valaitis, Heather Manson, Warren O’Briain, Simon Carroll, Victoria Lee, Samantha Tong, Karen Dickenson Smith, Megan Ward
Disparities in a provision of in-hospital post-arrest interventions for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the elderly population—protocol for a systematic review
Joanna M. Bielecki, Josephine Wong, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Prakesh S. Shah, Murray D. Krahn, Valeria E. Rac
Nonpharmacologic, nonherbal management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms: an umbrella systematic review (protocol)
Karen M. Goldstein, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Deanna Befus, Remy R. Coeytaux, Megan G. Van Noord, Adam P. Goode, Varsha Masilamani, Soheir Adam, Avishek Nagi, John W. Williams Jr
The effects of public health policies on population health and health inequalities in European welfare states: protocol for an umbrella review
Katie Thomson, Clare Bambra, Courtney McNamara, Tim Huijts, Adam Todd
Limitations of A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and suggestions for improvement
Brittany U. Burda, Haley K. Holmer, Susan L. Norris
The effect of tailored Web-based interventions on pain in adults: a systematic review protocol
Géraldine Martorella, C. Gélinas, M. Bérubé, M. Boitor, S. Fredericks, S. LeMay
Monoclonal antibody therapy for Kawasaki disease: a protocol for systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Osamu Nomura, Sayaka Fukuda, Erika Ota, Hiroshi Ono, Akira Ishiguro, Tohru Kobayashi
What factors affect evidence-informed policymaking in public health? Protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence using thematic synthesis
Ben Verboom, Paul Montgomery, Sara Bennett
Anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments in people with low back pain: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Michael F. Knox, Lucy S. Chipchase, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Paul W. M. Marshall
Delivery of health care for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in African countries: a systematic review protocol
David A. Watkins, Nathaniel L. Tulloch, Molly E. Anderson, Scott Barnhart, Krisela Steyn, Naomi S. Levitt
International law’s effects on health and its social determinants: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis
Steven J. Hoffman, Matthew Hughsam, Harkanwal Randhawa, Lathika Sritharan, Gordon Guyatt, John N. Lavis, John-Arne Røttingen
Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: a systematic review protocol
Taofikat Agbabiaka, Barbara Wider, Leala Kay Watson, Claire Goodman
Regional versus general anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing surgery for hip fracture: protocol for a systematic review
Joyce Yeung, Vanisha Patel, Rita Champaneria, Janine Dretzke
Increasing the uptake of exercise programs in the dialysis unit: a protocol for a realist synthesis
Stephanie Thompson, Alex Clark, Anita Molzahn, Scott Klarenbach, Marcello Tonelli
The effectiveness of peer mentoring in promoting a positive transition to higher education for first-year undergraduate students: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Jean Carragher, Jennifer McGaughey
Erratum to: Nonpharmacologic, nonherbal management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms: an umbrella systematic review (protocol)
Karen M. Goldstein, Jennifer R. McDuffie, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Deanna Befus, Remy R. Coeytaux, Megan G. Van Noord, Adam P. Goode, Varsha Masilamani, Soheir Adam, Avishek Nagi, John W. Williams Jr
To what extent do site-based training, mentoring, and operational research improve district health system management and leadership in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Zakaria Belrhiti, Andrew Booth, Bruno Marchal, Roosmarijn Verstraeten
The range of peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer and optic disc parameters in children aged up to but not including 18 years of age, as measured by optical coherence tomography: protocol for a systematic review
Alexandra L. Creavin, Cathy Williams, Kate Tilling, Nicholas Timpson, Julian P. T. Higgins
Pain and disability following first-time lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative disorders: a systematic review protocol
Niek Koenders, Alison Rushton, Nicola Heneghan, Martin L. Verra, Paul Willems, Thomas Hoogeboom, J Bart Staal
Efficacy and safety of pharmacological agents in the treatment of erythema migrans in early Lyme borreliosis—systematic review protocol
Gabriel Torbahn, Heidelore Hofmann, Roman Allert, Michael H. Freitag, Rick Dersch, Volker Fingerle, Harriet Sommer, Edith Motschall, Jörg J. Meerpohl, Christine Schmucker
Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review
Andrew Booth
Impact of non-pharmacological interventions on prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: protocol for a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research
Leona Bannon, Jennifer McGaughey, Mike Clarke, Daniel Francis McAuley, Bronagh Blackwood
Acupuncture for chronic neck pain: a protocol for an updated systematic review
Qinhong Zhang, Jinhuan Yue, Xiangxin Zeng, Zhongren Sun, Brenda Golianu
Identifying effective behavioural components of Intervention and Comparison group support provided in SMOKing cEssation (IC-SMOKE) interventions: a systematic review protocol
Marijn de Bruin, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Maarten C. Eisma, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Robert West, Eleanor Bull, Susan Michie, Marie Johnston
Sodium restriction in patients with cirrhotic ascites: a protocol for a systematic review
Benjamin Walbaum, María Laura Valda, Gabriel Rada
Quality of conduct and reporting in rapid reviews: an exploration of compliance with PRISMA and AMSTAR guidelines
Shannon E Kelly, David Moher, Tammy J Clifford
Evaluation of the Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized clinical trials: overview of published comments and analysis of user practice in Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews
Lars Jørgensen, Asger S. Paludan-Müller, David R. T. Laursen, Jelena Savović, Isabelle Boutron, Jonathan A. C. Sterne, Julian P. T. Higgins, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
Community-onset sepsis and its public health burden: a systematic review
Alexander Tsertsvadze, Pam Royle, Farah Seedat, Jennifer Cooper, Rebecca Crosby, Noel McCarthy
Using qualitative comparative analysis in a systematic review of a complex intervention
Leila Kahwati, Sara Jacobs, Heather Kane, Megan Lewis, Meera Viswanathan, Carol E. Golin
Identifying configurations of behavior change techniques in effective medication adherence interventions: a qualitative comparative analysis
Leila Kahwati, Meera Viswanathan, Carol E. Golin, Heather Kane, Megan Lewis, Sara Jacobs
The magnitude and mechanisms of the weekend effect in hospital admissions: A protocol for a mixed methods review incorporating a systematic review and framework synthesis
Yen-Fu Chen, Amunpreet Boyal, Elizabeth Sutton, Xavier Armoiry, Samuel Watson, Julian Bion, Carolyn Tarrant
Clearing the air: protocol for a systematic meta-narrative review on the harms and benefits of e-cigarettes and vapour devices
Marjorie MacDonald, Renee O’Leary, Tim Stockwell, Dan Reist
Brazilian oral herbal medication for osteoarthritis: a systematic review protocol
Mariana Del Grossi Moura, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Maique Weber Biavatti, Jason W. Busse, Li Wang, Sean Alexander Kennedy, Neera Bhatnaga, Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi
SWIFT-Review: a text-mining workbench for systematic review
Brian E. Howard, Jason Phillips, Kyle Miller, Arpit Tandon, Deepak Mav, Mihir R. Shah, Stephanie Holmgren, Katherine E. Pelch, Vickie Walker, Andrew A. Rooney, Malcolm Macleod, Ruchir R. Shah, Kristina Thayer
Pre-admission interventions to improve outcome after elective surgery—protocol for a systematic review
Rachel Perry, Lauren J. Scott, Alison Richards, Anne M. Haase, Jelena Savović, Andrew R. Ness, Charlotte Atkinson, Jessica Harris, Lucy Culliford, Sanjoy Shah, Maria Pufulete
Efficacy and safety of regenerative cell therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension in animal models: a preclinical systematic review protocol
Colin M. Suen, Alex Zhai, Manoj M. Lalu, Christopher Welsh, Brendan M. Levac, Dean Fergusson, Lauralyn McIntyre, Duncan J. Stewart
Economic evidence for the prevention and treatment of atopic eczema: a protocol for a systematic review
Tracey Helen Sach, Emma McManus, Christopher Mcmonagle, Nick Levell
Correlates of mobile screen media use among children aged 0–8: protocol for a systematic review
Susan Paudel, Justine Leavy, Jonine Jancey
Protocol for a systematic review of the efficacy of epidermal grafting for wound healing
Muholan Kanapathy, Oliver J Smith, Nadine Hachach-Haram, Nicola Bystrzonowski, Afshin Mosahebi, Toby Richards
What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A protocol for a realist review
Kerryn Husk, Kelly Blockley, Rebecca Lovell, Alison Bethel, Dan Bloomfield, Sara Warber, Mark Pearson, Iain Lang, Richard Byng, Ruth Garside
Factors contributing to chronic ankle instability: a protocol for a systematic review of systematic reviews
Cassandra Thompson, Siobhan Schabrun, Rick Romero, Andrea Bialocerkowski, Paul Marshall
Domains of quality for clinical ethics case consultation: a mixed-method systematic review
Louis Leslie, Rebecca Frances Cherry, Abbas Mulla, Jean Abbott, Kristin Furfari, Jacqueline J. Glover, Benjamin Harnke, Matthew K. Wynia
Effectiveness and content analysis of interventions to enhance medication adherence in hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Eimear C. Morrissey, Hannah Durand, Robby Nieuwlaat, Tamara Navarro, R. Brian Haynes, Jane C. Walsh, Gerard J. Molloy
The application of health literacy measurement tools (collective or individual domains) in assessing chronic disease management: a systematic review protocol
Jessica Shum, Iraj Poureslami, Mary M. Doyle-Waters, J. Mark FitzGerald
Adverse effects of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) for acute respiratory failure: a systematic review protocol
Zulian Liu, Rui V. Duarte, Sue Bayliss, George Bramley, Carole Cummins
Quality metrics in solid organ transplantation: protocol for a systematic scoping review
Kendra E. Brett, Alexandria Bennett, Nicholas Fergusson, Greg A. Knoll
Clinical effectiveness of cell therapies in patients with chronic liver disease and acute-on-chronic liver failure: a systematic review protocol
Nwe Ni Than, Claire L. Tomlinson, Debashis Haldar, Andrew L. King, David Moore, Philip N. Newsome
The effectiveness of interventions to treat obesity in survivors of childhood brain tumors: a systematic review protocol
Kuan-Wen Wang, Marlie Valencia, Laura Banfield, Ruth Chau, Adam Fleming, Sheila K. Singh, Sarah Burrow, Russell J. de Souza, Lehana Thabane, M. Constantine Samaan
How lay health workers tailor in effective health behaviour change interventions: a protocol for a systematic review
Faith Hodgins, Wendy Gnich, Alastair J. Ross, Andrea Sherriff, Heather Worlledge-Andrew
Erratum to: A protocol for a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of blood markers, synovial fluid, and tissue testing in periprosthetic joint infections (PJI)
Paul E. Beaule, Beverley Shea, Hesham Abdelbary, Nadera Ahmadzai, Becky Skidmore, Ranjeeta Mallick, Brian Hutton, Alexandra C. Bunting, Julian Moran, Roxanne Ward, David Moher
Publication of reviews synthesizing child health evidence (PORSCHE): a survey of authors to identify factors associated with publication in Cochrane and non-Cochrane sources
Lisa Hartling, Kassi Shave, Denise Thomson, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Aireen Wingert, Katrina Williams
Effect of CYP2C9, VKORC1, and CYP4F2 polymorphisms on warfarin maintenance dose in children aged less than 18 years: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Masanobu Takeuchi, Tohru Kobayashi, Leonardo R. Brandão, Shinya Ito
Study protocol for a systematic review of evidence for lifestyle interventions targeting smoking, sleep, alcohol/other drug use, physical activity, and healthy diet in people with bipolar disorder
Frances J. Kay-Lambkin, Louise Thornton, Julia M. Lappin, Tanya Hanstock, Louisa Sylvia, Felice Jacka, Amanda L. Baker, Michal Berk, Phillip B. Mitchell, Robin Callister, Naomi Rogers, Stephanie Webster, Simon Dennis, Christopher Oldmeadow, Andrew MacKinnon, Christopher Doran, Alyna Turner, Sally Hunt
Clinical and surgical risk factors in the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy following retinal detachment surgery: a systematic review protocol
Rishika Chaudhary, Janine Dretzke, Robert Scott, Ann Logan, Richard Blanch
Rethinking the assessment of risk of bias due to selective reporting: a cross-sectional study
Matthew J. Page, Julian P. T. Higgins
Family experiences of infant and young child feeding in lower-income countries: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies
Alessandra N. Bazzano, Aiko Kaji, Erica Felker-Kantor, Lisa Saldanha, John Mason
The HCV care continuum among people who use drugs: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jennifer R. Reed, Ashly E. Jordan, David C. Perlman, Daniel J. Smith, Holly Hagan
Appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for management of paediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review protocol
Dena Zeraatkar, Ahmed Nahari, Pei-Wen Wang, Emily Kearsley, Nicole Falzone, Michael Xu, Laura Banfield, Lehana Thabane, M. Constantine Samaan
A critical evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions for improving the well-being of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review protocol
Jermaine M. Dambi, Jennifer Jelsma, Tecla Mlambo, Matthew Chiwaridzo, Cathrine Tadyanemhandu, Mildred T. Chikwanha, Lieselotte Corten
Drug-based pain management in people with dementia after hip or pelvic fractures: a systematic review protocol
S. Kuske, K. Moschinski, S. Andrich, A. Stephan, I. Gnass, E. Sirsch, A. Icks
The impact of cash transfers on social determinants of health and health inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol
Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Andre M.N. Renzaho, Ajay S. Mahal, Ben J. Smith
Cochrane: the unfinished symphony of research synthesis
Ian Roberts, Katharine Ker
Previously unidentified duplicate registrations of clinical trials: an exploratory analysis of registry data worldwide
Gert van Valkenhoef, Russell F. Loane, Deborah A. Zarin
Risk factors for unplanned and crash dialysis starts: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amber O. Molnar, Swapnil Hiremath, Pierre A. Brown, Ayub Akbari
The impact of intervention strategies that target arterial stiffness in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review protocol
Rosendo A. Rodriguez, Beverley Shea, Richard Hae, Kevin D. Burns
Understanding the theoretical underpinning of the exercise component in a fall prevention programme for older adults with mild dementia: a realist review protocol
Vicky Booth, Rowan Harwood, Victoria Hood, Tahir Masud, Philippa Logan
What change in body mass index is needed to improve metabolic health status in childhood obesity: protocol for a systematic review
Laura Birch, Rachel Perry, Chris Penfold, Rhona Beynon, Julian Hamilton-Shield
Progesterone vs. synthetic progestins and the risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Noor Asi, Khaled Mohammed, Qusay Haydour, Michael R. Gionfriddo, Oscar L. Morey Vargas, Larry J. Prokop, Stephanie S. Faubion, Mohammad Hassan Murad
A systematic review protocol investigating tests for physical or physiological qualities and game-specific skills commonly used in rugby and related sports and their psychometric properties
Matthew Chiwaridzo, Gillian D. Ferguson, Bouwien C. M. Smits-Engelsman
The effectiveness of mental health courts in reducing recidivism and police contact: a systematic review protocol
Desmond Loong, Sarah Bonato, Carolyn S. Dewa
The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children with malignant central nervous system (CNS) tumours: protocol for a systematic review
Caroline Main, Madhumita Dandapani, Mark Pritchard, Rachel Dodds, Simon P. Stevens, Nicky Thorp, Roger E. Taylor, Keith Wheatley, Barry Pizer, Matthew Morrall, Robert Phillips, Martin English, Pamela R. Kearns, Sophie Wilne, Jayne S. Wilson
Food groups and risk of chronic disease: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of cohort studies
Lukas Schwingshackl, Anna Chaimani, Angela Bechthold, Khalid Iqbal, Marta Stelmach-Mardas, Georg Hoffmann, Carolina Schwedhelm, Sabrina Schlesinger, Heiner Boeing
An evidence map of the effect of Tai Chi on health outcomes
Michele R. Solloway, Stephanie L. Taylor, Paul G. Shekelle, Isomi M. Miake-Lye, Jessica M. Beroes, Roberta M. Shanman, Susanne Hempel
Impact of cytomegalovirus reactivation on clinical outcomes in immunocompetent critically ill patients: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Philippe Lachance, Justin Chen, Robin Featherstone, Wendy Sligl
Musculoskeletal care pathways for adults with hip and knee pain at the interface between primary and secondary care: protocol for a systematic review
Kate Button, Fiona Morgan, Helen Hodgson, Alison L. Weightman, Steve Jones
Checklist to operationalize measurement characteristics of patient-reported outcome measures
David O. Francis, Melissa L. McPheeters, Meaghan Noud, David F. Penson, Irene D. Feurer
The effect of door-to-balloon delay in primary percutaneous coronary intervention on clinical outcomes of STEMI: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Chee Yoong Foo, Daniel D. Reidpath, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk
A protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised evaluations of strategies to improve participant recruitment to randomised controlled trials
Heidi R. Gardner, Cynthia Fraser, Graeme MacLennan, Shaun Treweek
User survey finds rapid evidence reviews increased uptake of evidence by Veterans Health Administration leadership to inform fast-paced health-system decision-making
Kim Peterson, Nicole Floyd, Lauren Ferguson, Vivian Christensen, Mark Helfand
Association between mesothelin expression and survival outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer: a protocol for a systematic review
Mei Wang, Aihua Li, Guangwen Sun, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Susan Reid, Peter J. Lovrics, Lehana Thabane
Barriers and enablers to diabetic retinopathy screening attendance: Protocol for a systematic review
Ella Graham-Rowe, Fabiana Lorencatto, John G. Lawrenson, Jennifer Burr, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Noah M. Ivers, Tunde Peto, Catey Bunce, Jill J. Francis
Effects of clinical pathways for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on patient, professional and systems outcomes: protocol for a systematic review
Christopher Plishka, Thomas Rotter, Leigh Kinsman, Mohammed Rashaad Hansia, Adegboyega Lawal, Donna Goodridge, Erika Penz, Darcy D. Marciniuk
Eliciting women’s cervical screening preferences: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Brianne Wood, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Ziad El-Khatib, Susan McFaul, Monica Taljaard, Erica Wright, Ian D. Graham, Julian Little
Effective non-drug interventions for improving outcomes and quality of maternal health care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Frederick M. Wekesah, Chidozie E. Mbada, Adamson S. Muula, Caroline W. Kabiru, Stella K. Muthuri, Chimaraoke O. Izugbara
Examining the use of process evaluations of randomised controlled trials of complex interventions addressing chronic disease in primary health care—a systematic review protocol
Hueiming Liu, Janini Muhunthan, Adina Hayek, Maree Hackett, Tracey-Lea Laba, David Peiris, Stephen Jan
Association between cannabis use and treatment outcomes in patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment: a systematic review protocol
Laura Zielinski, Meha Bhatt, Rebecca B. Eisen, Stefan Perera, Neera Bhatnagar, James MacKillop, Meir Steiner, Stephanie McDermid Vaz, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan
Use of cost-effectiveness analysis to compare the efficiency of study identification methods in systematic reviews
Ian Shemilt, Nada Khan, Sophie Park, James Thomas
The relationship between childcare and adiposity, body mass and obesity-related risk factors: protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies
Silvia Costa, Jean Adams, Veronica Phillips, Sara E Benjamin Neelon
Smokeless tobacco and oral potentially malignant disorders in South Asia: a protocol for a systematic review
Zohaib Khan, Sheraz Khan, Lara Christianson, Sara Rehman, Obinna Ekwunife, Florence Samkange-Zeeb
The impact of routine surveillance screening with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect tumour recurrence in children with central nervous system (CNS) tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Caroline Main, Simon P. Stevens, Simon Bailey, Robert Phillips, Barry Pizer, Keith Wheatley, Pamela R. Kearns, Martin English, Sophie Wilne, Jayne S. Wilson
The range of peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer and optic disc parameters, in children aged up to but not including 18 years of age who were born prematurely: protocol for a systematic review
Alexandra L. Creavin, Cathy E. M. Williams, Kate Tilling, Karen Luyt, Nicholas Timpson, Julian P. T. Higgins
The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on phantom limb pain and disability in upper and lower limb amputees: a systematic review protocol
Katleho Limakatso, Lieselotte Corten, Romy Parker
Health coaching interventions for persons with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Kasey R. Boehmer, Suzette Barakat, Sangwoo Ahn, Larry J. Prokop, Patricia J. Erwin, M. Hassan Murad
Relative efficacy of different types of exercise for treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis: protocol for network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Siew-Li Goh, Monica S. M. Persson, Archan Bhattacharya, Michelle Hall, Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang
A systematic review of St. John’s wort for major depressive disorder
Eric A. Apaydin, Alicia R. Maher, Roberta Shanman, Marika S. Booth, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Melony E. Sorbero, Susanne Hempel
The timing of complementary feeding in preterm infants and the effect on overweight: study protocol for a systematic review
Karin M. Vissers, Edith J. M. Feskens, Johannes B. van Goudoever, Arieke J. Janse
Self-management interventions to improve skin care for pressure ulcer prevention in people with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review protocol
Justine Baron, Jillian Swaine, J. Presseau, Arlene Aspinall, Susan Jaglal, Barry White, Dalton Wolfe, Jeremy Grimshaw
Viscoelastic testing for hepatic surgery: a systematic review with meta-analysis—a protocol
Kate Elizabeth McCrossin, David Edmund Piers Bramley, Elizabeth Hessian, Evelyn Hutcheon, Georgina Imberger
Prevalence and incidence of chronic wounds and related complications: a protocol for a systematic review
Krister Järbrink, Gao Ni, Henrik Sönnergren, Artur Schmidtchen, Caroline Pang, Ram Bajpai, Josip Car
Comparison of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent delirium in critically ill patients: a protocol for a systematic review incorporating network meta-analyses
L.D. Burry, B. Hutton, M. Guenette, D. Williamson, S. Mehta, I. Egerod, S. Kanji, N.K. Adhikari, D. Moher, C.M. Martin, L. Rose
Alpha-2 agonists for sedation in mechanically ventilated neurocritical care patients: a systematic review protocol
Alexandre Tran, Henrietta Blinder, Brian Hutton, Shane English
Comparative effectiveness of immunosuppressive drugs and corticosteroids for lupus nephritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Jasvinder A. Singh, Alomgir Hossain, Ahmed Kotb, George A. Wells
Erratum to: Effectiveness of Internet- and mobile-based psychological interventions for the prevention of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Lasse Sander, Leonie Rausch, Harald Baumeister
Comparison of sedation strategies for critically ill patients: a protocol for a systematic review incorporating network meta-analyses
Brian Hutton, Lisa D. Burry, Salmaan Kanji, Sangeeta Mehta, Melanie Guenette, Claudio M. Martin, Dean A. Fergusson, Neill K. Adhikari, Ingrid Egerod, David Williamson, Sharon Straus, David Moher, E. Wesley Ely, Louise Rose
Predictors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in primary care: a systematic review protocol
Benhildah N. Rumbwere Dube, Tom P. Marshall, Ronan P. Ryan
Clinical research data sharing: what an open science world means for researchers involved in evidence synthesis
Joseph S. Ross
Impact of oncologist payment method on health care outcomes, costs, quality: a rapid review
Emily McPherson, Lindsay Hedden, Dean A Regier
Acupuncture for osteoporosis: a systematic review protocol
Taipin Guo, Xiao Chen, Xiangnong Wu, Exian Shan, Yaju Jin, Xiantao Tai, Zili Liu, Bowen Zhu, Kai Yuan, Zukun Chen
Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settings
Philippa May, Asha Bowen, Steven Tong, Andrew Steer, Sam Prince, Ross Andrews, Bart Currie, Jonathan Carapetis
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of orthodontic mini implants in clinical practice: a systematic review
Reint Meursinge Reynders, Laura Ronchi, Luisa Ladu, Nicola Di Girolamo, Jan de Lange, Nia Roberts, Sharon Mickan
Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies
Jean Adams, Frances C. Hillier-Brown, Helen J. Moore, Amelia A. Lake, Vera Araujo-Soares, Martin White, Carolyn Summerbell
Relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and topical capsaicin in osteoarthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis
Monica S. M. Persson, Yu Fu, Archan Bhattacharya, Siew-Li Goh, Marienke van Middelkoop, Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, David Walsh, Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang
Assessing the level of evidence on transfer and transition in young people with chronic conditions: protocol of a scoping review
Mariela Acuña Mora, Philip Moons, Carina Sparud-Lundin, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Eva Goossens
An evidence synthesis of the international knowledge base for new care models to inform and mobilise knowledge for multispecialty community providers (MCPs)
Alison Turner, Abeda Mulla, Andrew Booth, Shiona Aldridge, Sharon Stevens, Fraser Battye, Peter Spilsbury
Utilization of screening mammography in older women according to comorbidity and age: protocol for a systematic review
Joshua Demb, Isabel Allen, Dejana Braithwaite
Accuracy of p57KIP2 compared with genotyping for the diagnosis of complete hydatidiform mole: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jose Mauro Madi, Antonio Rodrigues Braga, Machline Paim Paganella, Isnard Elman Litvin, Eliana Márcia Da Ros Wendland
How best to structure interdisciplinary primary care teams: the study protocol for a systematic review with narrative framework synthesis
W. Dominika Wranik, Jill A. Hayden, Sheri Price, Robin M.N. Parker, Susan M. Haydt, Jeanette M. Edwards, Esther Suter, Alan Katz, Liesl L. Gambold, Adrian R. Levy
Use of existing systematic reviews for evidence assessments in infectious disease prevention: a comparative case study
Thomas Harder, Cornelius Remschmidt, Sebastian Haller, Tim Eckmanns, Ole Wichmann
Reviewing the research methods literature: principles and strategies illustrated by a systematic overview of sampling in qualitative research
Stephen J. Gentles, Cathy Charles, David B. Nicholas, Jenny Ploeg, K. Ann McKibbon
Interventions for sustained healthcare professional behaviour change: a protocol for an overview of reviews
Stephan U. Dombrowski, Pauline Campbell, Helen Frost, Alex Pollock, Julie McLellan, Steve MacGillivray, Anna Gavine, Margaret Maxwell, Ronan O’Carroll, Helen Cheyne, Justin Presseau, Brian Williams
A comparison of quality of abstracts of systematic reviews including meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in high-impact general medicine journals before and after the publication of PRISMA extension for abstracts: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jean Joel R. Bigna, Lewis N. Um, Jobert Richie N. Nansseu
The effectiveness of information and communication technology-based psychological interventions for paediatric chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis and intervention content analysis
Angeline Traynor, Eimear Morrissey, Jonathan Egan, Brian E. McGuire
Telemedicine with clinical decision support for critical care: a systematic review
Nicola Mackintosh, Marius Terblanche, Ritesh Maharaj, Andreas Xyrichis, Karen Franklin, Jamie Keddie, Emily Larkins, Anna Maslen, James Skinner, Samuel Newman, Joana Hiew De Sousa Magalhaes, Jane Sandall
Comparison of registered and published intervention fidelity assessment in cluster randomised trials of public health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review protocol
Myriam Cielo Pérez, Nanor Minoyan, Valéry Ridde, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Mira Johri
Factors influencing the implementation, adoption, use, sustainability and scalability of mLearning for medical and nursing education: a systematic review protocol
Charmaine Krishnasamy, Sik Yin Ong, Yvonne Yock, Issac Lim, Rebecca Rees, Josip Car
Factors influencing the implementation, adoption, use, sustainability and scalability of eLearning for family medicine specialty training: a systematic review protocol
Živa Cotič, Rebecca Rees, Petra A. Wark, Josip Car
Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of primary hypertension: a methodology overview of systematic reviews
Zhao Xinke, Li Yingdong, Feng Mingxia, Liu Kai, Chen Kaibing, Lu Yuqing, Sun Shaobo, Song Peng, Liu Bin
Erratum to: Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of orthodontic mini implants in clinical practice: a systematic review
Reint Meursinge Reynders, Laura Ronchi, Luisa Ladu, Nicola Di Girolamo, Jan de Lange, Nia Roberts, Sharon Mickan
The effect of the 2-week wait referral system on the detection of and mortality from colorectal cancer: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ella Mozdiak, Alexander Tsertsvadze, Michael McFarlane, Monika Widlak, Maria Tabuso, Amber Dunlop, Ramesh Arasaradnam
Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis
Yu Fu, Monica S. M. Persson, Archan Bhattacharya, Siew-Li Goh, Joanne Stocks, Marienke van Middelkoop, Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra, David Walsh, Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang
Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methods Group to play a leading role in guiding the production of informed high-quality, timely research evidence syntheses
Chantelle Garritty, Adrienne Stevens, Gerald Gartlehner, Valerie King, Chris Kamel
Time to consider sharing data extracted from trials included in systematic reviews
Luke Wolfenden, Jeremy Grimshaw, Christopher M. Williams, Sze Lin Yoong
Hyaluronic acid injection therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: concordant efficacy and conflicting serious adverse events in two systematic reviews
Claire E. O’Hanlon, Sydne J. Newberry, Marika Booth, Sean Grant, Aneesa Motala, Margaret A. Maglione, John D. FitzGerald, Paul G. Shekelle
Methods for estimating the burden of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic literature review protocol
Nichola R. Naylor, Sachin Silva, Kavian Kulasabanathan, Rifat Atun, Nina Zhu, Gwenan M. Knight, Julie Robotham
Incidence, prevalence and genetic determinants of neonatal diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Jobert Richie N. Nansseu, Suzanne S. Ngo-Um, Eric V. Balti
Efficacy and safety of psychostimulants for amphetamine and methamphetamine use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meha Bhatt, Laura Zielinski, Lola Baker-Beal, Neera Bhatnagar, Natalia Mouravska, Phillip Laplante, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan
What guidance is available for researchers conducting overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions? A scoping review and qualitative metasummary
Michelle Pollock, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Lorne A. Becker, Robin Featherstone, Lisa Hartling
Exploring issues in the conduct of website searching and other online sources for systematic reviews: how can we be systematic?
Claire Stansfield, Kelly Dickson, Mukdarut Bangpan
Meta-analysis, complexity, and heterogeneity: a qualitative interview study of researchers’ methodological values and practices
Theo Lorenc, Lambert Felix, Mark Petticrew, G J Melendez-Torres, James Thomas, Sian Thomas, Alison O’Mara-Eves, Michelle Richardson
Pharmacological interventions for agitation in patients with traumatic brain injury: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
David R. Williamson, Anne Julie Frenette, Lisa Burry, Marc M. Perreault, Emmanuel Charbonney, François Lamontagne, Marie-Julie Potvin, Jean-François Giguère, Sangeeta Mehta, Francis Bernard
A mixed-methods systematic review protocol to examine the use of physical restraint with critically ill adults and strategies for minimizing their use
Louise Rose, Craig Dale, Orla M. Smith, Lisa Burry, Glenn Enright, Dean Fergusson, Samir Sinha, Lesley Wiesenfeld, Tasnim Sinuff, Sangeeta Mehta
The prevalence of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in non-clinical populations: a systematic review protocol
Salma M. Khaled, Elizabeth Hughes, Dan Bressington, Monica Zolezzi, Ahmed Radwan, Ashish Badnapurkar, Richard Gray
Evaluating Data Abstraction Assistant, a novel software application for data abstraction during systematic reviews: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Ian J. Saldanha, Christopher H. Schmid, Joseph Lau, Kay Dickersin, Jesse A. Berlin, Jens Jap, Bryant T. Smith, Simona Carini, Wiley Chan, Berry De Bruijn, Byron C. Wallace, Susan M. Hutfless, Ida Sim, M. Hassan Murad, Sandra A. Walsh, Elizabeth J. Whamond, Tianjing Li
Assessing the validity of abbreviated literature searches for rapid reviews: protocol of a non-inferiority and meta-epidemiologic study
Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, Viktoria Titscher, Gerald Gartlehner
Network meta-analyses performed by contracting companies and commissioned by industry
Ewoud Schuit, John PA Ioannidis
Melatonin and melatonin agonists to prevent and treat delirium in critical illness: a systematic review protocol
Jennifer Foster, Lisa D. Burry, Lehana Thabane, Karen Choong, Kusum Menon, Mark Duffett, Alexandra Cheung, Melanie Guenette, Timothy Chimunda, Louise Rose
The impact of mHealth interventions on health systems: a systematic review protocol
Jill Fortuin, Faatiema Salie, Leila H. Abdullahi, Tania S. Douglas
Mental contrasting as a behaviour change technique: a systematic review protocol paper of effects, mediators and moderators on health
Ainslea Cross, David Sheffield
Consideration of health inequalities in systematic reviews: a mapping review of guidance
Michelle Maden
A systematic review of patient safety in mental health: a protocol based on the inpatient setting
Danielle D’Lima, Stephanie Archer, Bethan Ines Thibaut, Sonny Christian Ramtale, Lindsay H. Dewa, Ara Darzi
Relationship between surgeon volume and outcomes: a systematic review of systematic reviews
Johannes Morche, Tim Mathes, Dawid Pieper
The impact of oxytocin administration on brain activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Daniel S. Quintana, Tim Outhred, Lars T. Westlye, Gin S. Malhi, Ole A. Andreassen
Prognostic biomarkers to identify patients destined to develop severe Crohn’s disease who may benefit from early biological therapy: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis and external validation
Steve Halligan, Darren Boone, Gauraang Bhatnagar, Tariq Ahmad, Stuart Bloom, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Stuart A. Taylor, Susan Mallett
Are digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy effective? A systematic review protocol
Sarah Ellen Griffiths, Katherine E. Brown, Emily Anne Fulton, Ildiko Tombor, Felix Naughton
Carotid artery stenting versus no stenting assisting thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke: protocol for a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses
Henrik Steglich-Arnholm, Markus Holtmannspötter, Christian Gluud, Derk Wolfgang Krieger
Incidence, causes, and consequences of preventable adverse drug events: protocol for an overview of reviews
Brian Hutton, Salmaan Kanji, Erika McDonald, Fatemeh Yazdi, Dianna Wolfe, Kednapa Thavorn, Sally Pepper, Laurie Chapman, Becky Skidmore, David Moher
Rayyan—a web and mobile app for systematic reviews
Mourad Ouzzani, Hossam Hammady, Zbys Fedorowicz, Ahmed Elmagarmid
Pharmacological interventions for delirium in intensive care patients: a protocol for an overview of reviews
Marija Barbateskovic, Laura Krone Larsen, Marie Oxenbøll-Collet, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Anders Perner, Jørn Wetterslev
Data extraction for complex meta-analysis (DECiMAL) guide
Hugo Pedder, Grammati Sarri, Edna Keeney, Vanessa Nunes, Sofia Dias
Colonic thickening on computed tomography—does it correlate with endoscopic findings? A protocol for systematic review
Subashini Chandrapalan, Faraz Tahir, Rakesh Sinha, Ramesh Arasaradnam
Post-trial follow-up methodology in large randomized controlled trials: a systematic review protocol
Rebecca Llewellyn-Bennett, Louise Bowman, Richard Bulbulia
Interventions and assessment tools addressing key concepts people need to know to appraise claims about treatment effects: a systematic mapping review
Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula