Issue 1/2018
Content (250 Articles)
A systematic review: efficacy of botulinum toxin in walking and quality of life in post-stroke lower limb spasticity
Anupam Datta Gupta, Wing Hong Chu, Stuart Howell, Subhojit Chakraborty, Simon Koblar, Renuka Visvanathan, Ian Cameron, David Wilson
The association between mental health nursing and hospital admissions for people with serious mental illness: a protocol for a systematic review
Matthew J. Leach, Martin Jones, Dan Bressington, Fiona Nolan, Adrian Jones, Kuda Muyambi, Marianne Gillam, Richard Gray
Moving toward the automation of the systematic review process: a summary of discussions at the second meeting of International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR)
Annette M. O’Connor, Guy Tsafnat, Stephen B. Gilbert, Kristina A. Thayer, Mary S. Wolfe
Perioperative management of antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery following coronary stent placement: a systematic review
Christopher P. Childers, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, Jesus G. Ulloa, Ian T. MacQueen, Isomi M. Miake-Lye, Roberta Shanman, Selene Mak, Jessica M. Beroes, Paul G. Shekelle
Guideline-based quality indicators—a systematic comparison of German and international clinical practice guidelines: protocol for a systematic review
Monika Becker, Jessica Breuing, Monika Nothacker, Stefanie Deckert, Mirco Steudtner, Jochen Schmitt, Edmund Neugebauer, Dawid Pieper
Prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorders among people living with HIV residing in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Jean Joel Bigna, Lewis N. Um, Serra Lem Asangbeh, Aurelie T. Sibetcheu, Arnaud D. Kazé, Jobert Richie Nansseu
Data quality and feasibility of the Experience Sampling Method across the spectrum of severe psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hugo Vachon, Aki Rintala, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Inez Myin-Germeys
Index of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine industry clinical study programmes and non-industry funded studies: a necessary basis to address reporting bias in a systematic review
Lars Jørgensen, Peter C. Gøtzsche, Tom Jefferson
Physical activity and the prevention, reduction, and treatment of alcohol and/or substance use across the lifespan (The PHASE review): protocol for a systematic review
Tom P. Thompson, Adrian H. Taylor, Amanda Wanner, Kerryn Husk, Yinghui Wei, Siobhan Creanor, Rebecca Kandiyali, Jo Neale, Julia Sinclair, Mona Nasser, Gary Wallace
Psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors among adult patients with major psychiatric disorders: a protocol for a systematic review
Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Abubakar Manu, Nega Assefa, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Augustine Ankomah
Addition of platinum derivatives to neoadjuvant single-agent fluoropyrimidine chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage II/III rectal cancer: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD42017073064)
Felix J. Hüttner, Pascal Probst, Eva Kalkum, Matthes Hackbusch, Katrin Jensen, Alexis Ulrich, Markus W. Büchler, Markus K. Diener
Intra-amniotic inflammation and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review protocol
Laurence Soucy-Giguère, Cédric Gasse, Yves Giguère, Suzanne Demers, Emmanuel Bujold, Amélie Boutin
What are the barriers and facilitators for third sector organisations (non-profits) to evaluate their services? A systematic review
Anders Malthe Bach-Mortensen, Paul Montgomery
Anxiety and the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa: protocol for a systematic review
E. Caitlin Lloyd, Anne M. Haase, Bas Verplanken
Applying the ROBINS-I tool to natural experiments: an example from public health
Hilary Thomson, Peter Craig, Michele Hilton-Boon, Mhairi Campbell, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Treatment outcomes in patients with opioid use disorder initiated by prescription: a systematic review protocol
Nitika Sanger, Meha Bhatt, Laura Zielinski, Stephanie Sanger, Hamnah Shahid, Bianca Bantoto, M.Constantine Samaan, Russell de Souza, Zainab Samaan
Global avian influenza outbreaks 2010–2016: a systematic review of their distribution, avian species and virus subtype
Ioanna P. Chatziprodromidou, Malamatenia Arvanitidou, Javier Guitian, Thomas Apostolou, George Vantarakis, Apostolos Vantarakis
Response to ‘Increasing value and reducing waste in data extraction for systematic reviews: tracking data in data extraction forms’
Jens Jap, Ian J. Saldanha, Bryant T. Smith, Joseph Lau, Tianjing Li
A comparison of meta-analytic methods for synthesizing evidence from explanatory and pragmatic trials
Tolulope T. Sajobi, Guowei Li, Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga, Meng Wang, Bijoy K. Menon, Michael D. Hill, Lehana Thabane
Children’s, parents’ and other stakeholders’ perspectives on early dietary self-management to delay disease progression of chronic disease in children: a protocol for a mixed studies systematic review with a narrative synthesis
Pearl Pugh, Pippa Hemingway, Martin Christian, Gina Higginbottom
The impact of financial incentives on physical activity in adults: a systematic review protocol
My-Linh Nguyen Luong, Kim L. Bennell, Michelle Hall, Anthony Harris, Rana S. Hinman
Treatment of cervical cancer in HIV-seropositive women from developing countries: a protocol for a systematic review
Witness Mapanga, Tsungai Chipato, Shingairai A. Feresu
Safety and efficacy of hematopoietic and mesanchymal stem cell therapy for treatment of T1DM: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Sedigheh Madani, Bagher Larijani, Abbas Ali Keshtkar, Ali Tootee
Effects of dance on cognitive function among older adults: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
ASM Borhan, Patricia Hewston, Dafna Merom, Courtney Kennedy, George Ioannidis, Nancy Santesso, Pasqualina Santaguida, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou
Strategies for improving the lives of US women aged 40 and above living with HIV/AIDS: an evidence map
Gaelen P. Adam, Mengyang Di, Susan Cu-Uvin, Christopher Halladay, Bryant T. Smith, Suchitra Iyer, Thomas A. Trikalinos
What is the impact on health and wellbeing of interventions that foster respect and social inclusion in community-residing older adults? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies
S. Ronzi, L. Orton, D. Pope, N. K. Valtorta, N. G. Bruce
Information needs in people with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
Lisa Biernatzki, Silke Kuske, Jutta Genz, Michaela Ritschel, Astrid Stephan, Christina Bächle, Sigrid Droste, Sandra Grobosch, Nicole Ernstmann, Nadja Chernyak, Andrea Icks
Pharmacotherapies for fatigue in chronic liver disease (CLD): a systematic review and meta-analysis (protocol)
Andem Effiong, Prerna Kumari
Cholera diagnosis in human stool and detection in water: protocol for a systematic review of available technologies
Karin Diaconu, Jennifer Falconer, Fiona O’May, Miguel Jimenez, Joe Matragrano, Betty Njanpop-Lafourcade, Alastair Ager
A protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised evaluations of strategies to increase participant retention to randomised controlled trials
Adel El Feky, Katie Gillies, Heidi Gardner, Cynthia Fraser, Shaun Treweek
Effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving physical and psychological outcomes of fall-related injuries in people with dementia: a narrative systematic review
Shannon Robalino, Sarange B. Nyakang’o, Fiona R. Beyer, Chris Fox, Louise M. Allan
Registration of systematic reviews in PROSPERO: 30,000 records and counting
Matthew J. Page, Larissa Shamseer, Andrea C. Tricco
Strategies for successful trauma registry implementation in low- and middle-income countries—protocol for a systematic review
Tiffany Paradis, Etienne St-Louis, Tara Landry, Dan Poenaru
Drug discontinuation before contrast procedures and the effect on acute kidney injury and other clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol
Swapnil Hiremath, Jeanne Françoise Kayibanda, Benjamin J. W. Chow, Dean Fergusson, Greg A. Knoll, Wael Shabana, Brianna Lahey, Olivia McBride, Alexandra Davis, Ayub Akbari
Structured approaches to promote patient and family engagement in treatment in acute care hospital settings: protocol for a systematic scoping review
Donna Goodridge, Chrysanthus Henry, Erin Watson, Meghan McDonald, Lucia New, Elizabeth L. Harrison, Murray Scharf, Erika Penz, Steve Campbell, Thomas Rotter
Physical activity for people with young-onset dementia and carers: protocol for a scoping review
Chloe Rodgers, David Rogerson, Judy Stevenson, Davina Porock
Mobility and increased risk of HIV acquisition in South Africa: a mixed-method systematic review protocol
Armstrong Dzomba, Kaymarlin Govender, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson, Frank Tanser
The effects of interventions targeting multiple health behaviors on smoking cessation outcomes: a rapid realist review protocol
Nadia Minian, Wayne K. deRuiter, Mathangee Lingam, Tricia Corrin, Rosa Dragonetti, Heather Manson, Valerie H. Taylor, Laurie Zawertailo, Arezoo Ebnahmady, Osnat C. Melamed, Terri Rodak, Margaret Hahn, Peter Selby
An introduction to overviews of reviews: planning a relevant research question and objective for an overview
Harriet Hunt, Alex Pollock, Pauline Campbell, Lise Estcourt, Ginny Brunton
Barriers, supports, and effective interventions for uptake of human papillomavirus- and other vaccines within global and Canadian Indigenous peoples: a systematic review protocol
Kelly J. Mrklas, Shannon MacDonald, Melissa A. Shea-Budgell, Nancy Bedingfield, Heather Ganshorn, Sarah Glaze, Lea Bill, Bonnie Healy, Chyloe Healy, Juliet Guichon, Amy Colquhoun, Christopher Bell, Ruth Richardson, Rita Henderson, James Kellner, Cheryl Barnabe, Robert A. Bednarczyk, Angeline Letendre, Gregg S. Nelson
Digital storytelling as a method in health research: a systematic review protocol
Kendra L. Rieger, Christina H. West, Amanda Kenny, Rishma Chooniedass, Lisa Demczuk, Kim M. Mitchell, Joanne Chateau, Shannon D. Scott
Evaluating the effect of delayed activation of rapid response teams on patient outcomes: a systematic review protocol
Michael K. Xu, Kathleen G. Dobson, Lehana Thabane, Alison E. Fox-Robichaud
Evaluating characteristics of PROSPERO records as predictors of eventual publication of non-Cochrane systematic reviews: a meta-epidemiological study protocol
Juan Ruano, Francisco Gómez-García, Jesús Gay-Mimbrera, Macarena Aguilar-Luque, José Luis Fernández-Rueda, Jesús Fernández-Chaichio, Patricia Alcalde-Mellado, Pedro J. Carmona-Fernandez, Juan Luis Sanz-Cabanillas, Isabel Viguera-Guerra, Francisco Franco-García, Manuel Cárdenas-Aranzana, José Luis Hernández Romero, Marcelino Gonzalez-Padilla, Beatriz Isla-Tejera, Antonio Velez Garcia-Nieto
Evaluating optimal utilisation of technology in type 1 diabetes mellitus from a clinical and health economic perspective: protocol for a systematic review
Anthony Pease, Clement Lo, Arul Earnest, Danny Liew, Sophia Zoungas
Technology-assisted title and abstract screening for systematic reviews: a retrospective evaluation of the Abstrackr machine learning tool
Allison Gates, Cydney Johnson, Lisa Hartling
Global and gene-specific DNA methylation in adult type 2 diabetic individuals: a protocol for a systematic review
Tinashe Mutize, Zibusiso Mkandla, Bongani B. Nkambule
Economic evaluation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis strategies: protocol for a methodological systematic review and quantitative synthesis
Kednapa Thavorn, Howsikan Kugathasan, Darrell H. S. Tan, Nasheed Moqueet, Stefan D. Baral, Becky Skidmore, Derek MacFadden, Anna Simkin, Sharmistha Mishra
Correction to: Integrating multiple data sources (MUDS) for meta-analysis to improve patient-centered outcomes research: a protocol
Evan Mayo-Wilson, Susan Hutfless, Tianjing Li, Gillian Gresham, Nicole Fusco, Jeffrey Ehmsen, James Heyward, Swaroop Vedula, Diana Lock, Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Jennifer L. Payne, Theresa Cowley, Elizabeth Tolbert, Lori Rosman, Claire Twose, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Hwanhee Hong, Peter Doshi, Catalina Suarez-Cuervo, Sonal Singh, Kay Dickersin
Effects of oncological care pathways in primary and secondary care on patient, professional, and health systems outcomes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jolanda C. van Hoeve, Robin W. M. Vernooij, Adegboyega K. Lawal, Michelle Fiander, Peter Nieboer, Sabine Siesling, Thomas Rotter
Life course factors associated with metabolically healthy obesity: a protocol for the systematic review of longitudinal studies
E. M. Robson, S. Costa, M. Hamer, W. Johnson
How do we define and measure sarcopenia? Protocol for a systematic review
Paulo Roberto Carvalho do Nascimento, Stéphane Poitras, Martin Bilodeau
Epidemiology of heart failure in pediatric populations in low- and middle-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review
Aurélie T. Sibetcheu, Valirie Ndip Agbor, Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Jean Joël Bigna, Jean Jacques Noubiap
The use of standardized management protocols for critically ill patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shaurya Taran, Vatsal Trivedi, Jeffrey M. Singh, Shane W. English, Victoria A. McCredie
Protocol for a systematic review of methods and cost-effectiveness findings of economic evaluations of obesity prevention and/or treatment interventions in children and adolescents
Mandana Zanganeh, Peymane Adab, Bai Li, Emma Frew
Evidence of the factors that influence the utilisation of Kangaroo Mother Care by parents with low-birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a scoping review protocol
Christina T. Mathias, Solange Mianda, Themba G. Ginindza
Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of school-based smoking prevention interventions for children and young people: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies
Fiona Dobbie, Kathryn Angus, Hannah Littlecott, Karen Allum, Valerie Wells, Amanda Amos, Sally Haw, Linda Bauld
Prevalence of depression and anxiety among undergraduate university students in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
James January, Munyaradzi Madhombiro, Shalote Chipamaunga, Sunanda Ray, Alfred Chingono, Melanie Abas
Is heavy eccentric calf training superior to wait-and-see, sham rehabilitation, traditional physiotherapy and other exercise interventions for pain and function in mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy?
Myles Murphy, Mervyn Travers, William Gibson
Does information from ClinicalTrials.gov increase transparency and reduce bias? Results from a five-report case series
Gaelen P. Adam, Stacey Springs, Thomas Trikalinos, John W. Williams Jr, Jennifer L. Eaton, Megan Von Isenburg, Jennifer M. Gierisch, Lisa M. Wilson, Karen A. Robinson, Meera Viswanathan, Jennifer Cook Middleton, Valerie L. Forman-Hoffman, Elise Berliner, Robert M. Kaplan
Barriers to access and utilization of emergency obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa—a systematic review protocol
Ayele Geleto, Catherine Chojenta, Abdulbasit Mussa, Deborah Loxton
Protocol for a systematic review and thematic synthesis of patient experiences of central venous access devices in anti-cancer treatment
Caoimhe Ryan, Hannah Hesselgreaves, Olivia Wu, Jim Paul, Judith Dixon-Hughes, Jonathan G. Moss
General practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences of managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: protocol of a mixed methods systematic review and meta-ethnography
Aisling A. Jennings, Tony Foley, Kieran A. Walsh, Alice Coffey, John P. Browne, Colin P. Bradley
Quality ratings of reviews in overviews: a comparison of reviews with and without dual (co-)authorship
Dawid Pieper, Andreas Waltering, Jakob Holstiege, Roland Brian Büchter
Automated screening of research studies for systematic reviews using study characteristics
Guy Tsafnat, Paul Glasziou, George Karystianis, Enrico Coiera
Emergency transportation interventions for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
John Ehiri, Halimatou Alaofè, Ibitola Asaolu, Joy Chebet, Ekpereonne Esu, Martin Meremikwu
An updated protocol for a systematic review of implementation-related measures
Cara C. Lewis, Kayne D. Mettert, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Ruben G. Martinez, Bryan J. Weiner, Elspeth Nolen, Cameo Stanick, Heather Halko, Byron J. Powell
Systematic review of interventions to increase the provision of care for chronic disease risk behaviours in mental health settings: review protocol
Caitlin Fehily, Kate Bartlem, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Timothy Regan, Julia Dray, Jacqueline Bailey, Jenny Bowman
Educational interventions to improve people’s understanding of key concepts in assessing the effects of health interventions: a systematic review
Leila Cusack, Chris B. Del Mar, Iain Chalmers, Elizabeth Gibson, Tammy C. Hoffmann
Physical activity monitors to enhance the daily amount of physical activity in elderly—a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rasmus Tolstrup Larsen, Jan Christensen, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Henning Boje Andersen, Henning Langberg
Exposures associated with infection with Cryptosporidium in industrialised countries: a systematic review protocol
Caoimhe McKerr, Sarah J. O’Brien, Rachel M. Chalmers, Roberto Vivancos, Robert M. Christley
Interventions for improving pharmacist-led patient counselling in the community setting: a systematic review
Sinaa Al Aqeel, Norah Abanmy, Hiba AlShaya, Albatoul Almeshari
Organizational contextual features that influence the implementation of evidence-based practices across healthcare settings: a systematic integrative review
Shelly-Anne Li, Lianne Jeffs, Melanie Barwick, Bonnie Stevens
Prevention of exertional lower body musculoskeletal injury in tactical populations: protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis of prospective studies from 1955 to 2018
Shawn D. Flanagan, Aaron M. Sinnott, Kellen T. Krajewski, Caleb D. Johnson, Shawn R. Eagle, Alice D. LaGoy, Meaghan E. Beckner, Anne Z. Beethe, Rose Turner, Mita Lovalekar, Courtenay Dunn-Lewis, Chris Connaboy, Bradley C. Nindl
A protocol for a network meta-analysis of interventions to treat patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Nadera Ahmadzai, Shaun Kilty, Dianna Wolfe, Jamie Bonaparte, David Schramm, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Vincent Lin, Wei Cheng, Becky Skidmore, David Moher, Brian Hutton
Choice of outcomes and measurement instruments in randomised trials on eLearning in medical education: a systematic mapping review protocol
Gloria C. Law, Christian Apfelbacher, Pawel P. Posadzki, Sandra Kemp, Lorainne Tudor Car
Magnetic resonance imaging for detecting root avulsions in traumatic adult brachial plexus injuries: protocol for a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy
Ryckie G. Wade, Yemisi Takwoingi, Justin C. R. Wormald, John P. Ridgway, Steven Tanner, James J. Rankine, Grainne Bourke
Making progress with the automation of systematic reviews: principles of the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR)
Elaine Beller, Justin Clark, Guy Tsafnat, Clive Adams, Heinz Diehl, Hans Lund, Mourad Ouzzani, Kristina Thayer, James Thomas, Tari Turner, Jun Xia, Karen Robinson, Paul Glasziou, Clive Adams, Olga Ahtirschi, Elaine Beller, Justin Clark, Robin Christensen, Heinz Diehl, Julian Elliott, Paul Glasziou, Sergio Graziosi, Joel Kuiper, Hans Lund, Rasmus Moustgaard, Annette O’Connor, Mourad Ouzzani, Jacob Riis, Karen Robinson, Karla Soares-Weiser, Kris Thayer, James Thomas, Tari Turner, Guy Tsafnat, Camilo Vergara, Ida Wedel-Heinen, Jun Xia
Efficacy of the Buzzy® device for pain management of children during needle-related procedures: a systematic review protocol
Ariane Ballard, Christelle Khadra, Samara Adler, Evelyne Doyon-Trottier, Sylvie Le May
Health technology assessment of public health interventions: an analysis of characteristics and comparison of methods—study protocol
Tim Mathes, Gerald Willms, Stephanie Polus, Constance Stegbauer, Melanie Messer, Corinna Klingler, Heidi Ehrenreich, Dea Niebuhr, Georg Marckmann, Ansgar Gerhardus, Dawid Pieper
Prevalence of anemia among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Robel Tezera, Zekariyas Sahile, Delelegn Yilma, Equilnet Misganaw, Ermiyas Mulu
Older adult’s experience of chronic low back pain and its implications on their daily life: Study protocol of a systematic review of qualitative research
Arnold Y. L. Wong, Katarina Sjögren Forss, Jenny Jakobsson, Veronika Schoeb, Christine Kumlien, Gunilla Borglin
Predictors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in primary care among adults living in developed countries: a systematic review
Benhildah N. Rumbwere Dube, Tom P. Marshall, Ronan P. Ryan, Modupe Omonijo
mTOR-inhibiting pharmacotherapy for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis: a systematic review protocol
Joshua Blair, Robert Barry, Philip I. Murray, David J. Moore, Alastair K. Denniston
Effectiveness of self-management support interventions for people with comorbid diabetes and chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Edward Zimbudzi, Clement Lo, Marie L. Misso, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Peter G. Kerr, Helena J. Teede, Sophia Zoungas
Evaluation of the reliability, usability, and applicability of AMSTAR, AMSTAR 2, and ROBIS: protocol for a descriptive analytic study
Allison Gates, Michelle Gates, Gonçalo Duarte, Maria Cary, Monika Becker, Barbara Prediger, Ben Vandermeer, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Dawid Pieper, Lisa Hartling
A protocol for a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of Loop-mediated-isothermal AMPlification (LAMP) in diagnosis of invasive meningococcal disease in children
Thomas Waterfield, Derek Fairley, Fiona Lynn, Bronagh Blackwood, Michael D. Shields
Reflections and aspirations: the journal after 5 years
David Moher, Lesley A. Stewart, Paul Shekelle
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions to support healthy food choices: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Claire Kerins, Jennifer McSharry, Catherine Hayes, Ivan J. Perry, Fiona Geaney, Colette Kelly
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens in treatment of breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol
Mona Pathak, Sada Nand Dwivedi, S. V. S. Deo, Bhaskar Thakur, Vishnubhatla Sreenivas, G. K. Rath
Effects of neuromodulation on cognitive performance in individuals exhibiting addictive behaviour: a systematic review protocol
Katherine R. Naish, Lana Vedelago, James MacKillop, Michael Amlung
What happens for informal caregivers during transition to increased levels of care for the person with dementia? A systematic review protocol
Marianne Cranwell, Anna Gavine, Linda McSwiggan, Timothy B. Kelly
Quality of life of women who practice dance: a systematic review protocol
Janete Capel Hernandes, Viviane Cruvinel Di Castro, Mauro Elias Mendonça, Celmo Celeno Porto
Pain rewarded: hyperalgesic and allodynic effect of operant conditioning in healthy humans—protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wacław M. Adamczyk, Kerstin Luedtke, Ewa Buglewicz, Przemysław Bąbel
Gray literature in systematic reviews on population health in the Middle East and North Africa: protocol of an overview of systematic reviews and evidence mapping
Karima Chaabna, Sohaila Cheema, Amit Abraham, Hekmat Alrouh, Ravinder Mamtani, Javaid I. Sheikh
Cannabis for pediatric epilepsy: protocol for a living systematic review
Jesse Elliott, Deirdre DeJean, Tammy Clifford, Doug Coyle, Beth Potter, Becky Skidmore, Christine Alexander, Alexander E. Repetski, Bláthnaid McCoy, George A. Wells
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes mellitus in women of childbearing age in Middle East and North Africa, 2000–2017: protocol for two systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Rami H. Al-Rifai, Faisal Aziz
Relative frequency and risk factors for long-term opioid therapy following surgery and trauma among adults: a systematic review protocol
M. Gabrielle Pagé, Irina Kudrina, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, Daniela Ziegler, Pierre Beaulieu, Céline Charbonneau, Jennifer Cogan, Raoul Daoust, Marc O. Martel, Andrée Néron, Philippe Richebé, Hance Clarke
Dietary interventions for managing glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review protocol
Laura Birch, Fiona E. Lithander, Simon Langton Hewer, Katie Harriman, Julian Hamilton-Shield, Rachel Perry
Protocol for a systematic review of autologous fat grafting for wound healing
Joshua Luck, Oliver J. Smith, Dean Malik, Afshin Mosahebi
Dietary intakes of flavan-3-ols and cardiovascular health: a field synopsis using evidence mapping of randomized trials and prospective cohort studies
Gowri Raman, Marissa Shams-White, Esther E. Avendano, Fan Chen, Janet A. Novotny, Aedin Cassidy
Patient-Oriented Research Competencies in Health (PORCH) for patients, healthcare providers, decision-makers and researchers: protocol of a scoping review
Anastasia A. Mallidou, Noreen Frisch, Mary M. Doyle-Waters, Martha L. P. MacLeod, John Ward, Pat Atherton
Evidence of factors influencing self-medication with antibiotics in LMICs: a systematic scoping review protocol
Neusa Fernanda Torres, Buyisile Chibi, Lyn E. Middleton, Vernon P. Solomon, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson
Preoperative exercise therapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients: a systematic review
Sarah A. Vermillion, Alston James, Robert D. Dorrell, Peter Brubaker, Shannon L. Mihalko, Adrienne R. Hill, Clancy J. Clark
Challenges of pain management in neurologically injured patients: systematic review protocol of analgesia and sedation strategies for early recovery from neurointensive care
David Wyler, Michael Esterlis, Brittany Burns Dennis, Andrew Ng, Abhijit Lele
Genetic polymorphisms of organic cation transporters 1 (OCT1) and responses to metformin therapy in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol
Edith Pascale Mofo Mato, Magellan Guewo-Fokeng, M. Faadiel Essop, Peter Mark Oroma Owira
Brief interventions for cannabis use in emerging adults: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and evidence map
Jillian Halladay, Tashia Petker, Allan Fein, Catharine Munn, James MacKillop
Adherence to prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC): a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Mohammed Akibu, Tesfalidet Tekelab, Abdella Amano, Merga Besho, Stephanie Grutzmacher, Mesfin Tadese, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold
Prevalence of chloroquine resistance alleles among Plasmodium falciparum parasites in countries affected by malaria disease since change of treatment policy: a systematic review protocol
Moses Ocan, Dickens Akena, Sam Nsobya, Moses R. Kamya, Richard Senono, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Ekwaro A. Obuku
Realist-informed review of motivational interviewing for adolescent health behaviors
Christina Mutschler, Erica Naccarato, Jen Rouse, Caitlin Davey, Kelly McShane
Assessing imprecision in Cochrane systematic reviews: a comparison of GRADE and Trial Sequential Analysis
Greta Castellini, Matteo Bruschettini, Silvia Gianola, Christian Gluud, Lorenzo Moja
Single screen of citations with excluded terms: an approach to citation screening in systematic reviews
Brittany U. Carter
B-type natriuretic peptide-guided therapy for heart failure (HF): a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD) and aggregate data
Maria Pufulete, Rachel Maishman, Lucy Dabner, Julian P. T. Higgins, Chris A. Rogers, Mark Dayer, John MacLeod, Sarah Purdy, William Hollingworth, Morten Schou, Manuel Anguita-Sanchez, Patric Karlström, Michael Kleiner Shochat, Theresa McDonagh, Angus K. Nightingale, Barnaby C. Reeves
Sex/gender reporting and analysis in Campbell and Cochrane systematic reviews: a cross-sectional methods study
Jennifer Petkovic, Jessica Trawin, Omar Dewidar, Manosila Yoganathan, Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch
Behavioral and cognitive interventions to improve treatment adherence and access to HIV care among older adults in sub-Saharan Africa: an updated systematic review
Lucia Knight, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, Enid Schatz
What is the impact of sensory practices on the quality of life of long-term care residents? A mixed-methods systematic review protocol
Chantal Backman, Michelle Crick, Danielle Cho-Young, Megan Scharf, Beverley Shea
Quality and acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures used to assess fatigue in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): a systematic review (protocol)
Nathan A. Pearson, Jonathan C. Packham, Helen Parsons, Kirstie L. Haywood
The use of clinical study reports to enhance the quality of systematic reviews: a survey of systematic review authors
Alex Hodkinson, Kristina Charlotte Dietz, Carol Lefebvre, Su Golder, Mark Jones, Peter Doshi, Carl Heneghan, Tom Jefferson, Isabelle Boutron, Lesley Stewart
Evidence-based guidelines for physiotherapy management of patients with multiple myeloma: study protocol
Deepa Jeevanantham, Venkadesan Rajendran, Line Tremblay, Céline Larivière, Andrew Knight
(Update of a) systematic review on the impact of elective early term (< 39th gestational week) caesarean sections on maternal and neonatal health - a protocol
Barbara Prediger, Stephanie Polus, Tim Mathes, Stefanie Bühn, Frank Louwen, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Dawid Pieper
How do the experiences and beliefs of adults and children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia influence their adherence to treatment? A systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol
Fiona J. Kinnear, Rachel Perry, Aidan Searle, Julian P. Hamilton-Shield, Fiona E. Lithander
The prevalence of Lynch syndrome in women with endometrial cancer: a systematic review protocol
Neil A. J. Ryan, Dominic Blake, Marcus Cabrera-Dandy, Mark A. Glaire, D. Gareth Evans, Emma J. Crosbie
A methodological approach to identify the most reliable human milk collection method for compositional analysis: a systematic review protocol
Gabriela E. Leghi, Philippa F. Middleton, Beverly S. Muhlhausler
Indicators of deterioration in young adults with serious mental illness: a systematic review protocol
Lindsay H. Dewa, Elizabeth Cecil, Lynne Eastwood, Ara Darzi, Paul Aylin
The potential of computerised analysis of bowel sounds for diagnosis of gastrointestinal conditions: a systematic review
Andrisha-Jade Inderjeeth, K. Mary Webberley, Josephine Muir, Barry J. Marshall
Comparison of crystalloid resuscitation fluids for treatment of acute brain injury: a clinical and pre-clinical systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol
Mary Thompson, Lauralyn McIntyre, Brian Hutton, Alexandre Tran, Dianna Wolfe, Jamie Hutchison, Dean Fergusson, Alexis F. Turgeon, Shane W. English
Interprofessional collaboration and patient-reported outcomes in inpatient care: protocol for a systematic review
Laura Kaiser, Sina Bartz, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Barbara Pietsch, Dawid Pieper
Resilience to climate-induced disasters and its overall impact on well-being in Southern Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol
Joseph K. Kamara, Nidhi Wali, Kingsley Agho, Andre M. N. Renzaho
Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions and anti-hypertensive pharmacological interventions in reducing blood pressure in people with hypertension: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
C. Noone, C. P. Dwyer, J. Murphy, J. Newell, G. J. Molloy
The prevalence of and factors associated with inclusion of non-English language studies in Campbell systematic reviews: a survey and meta-epidemiological study
Lauge Neimann Rasmussen, Paul Montgomery
Unsafe abortion and associated factors among reproductive aged women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Merhawi Gebremedhin, Agumasie Semahegn, Tofik Usmael, Gezahegn Tesfaye
Blood pressure reduction and clinical outcomes with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers: protocol for a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Jonathan A. Batty, Mengyao Tang, Marlous Hall, Roberto Ferrari, Martin H. Strauss, Alistair S. Hall
Personal goal-setting among women living with breast cancer: protocol for a scoping review
Andrea Chow, Justin Presseau, Iris Perelman, Lindsey Sikora, Dean Fergusson
Effect of maternal mental health improvement programs on obesity in pediatric populations: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abdul Wajid, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, Deborah McNeil, Helen Lee Robertson, Dawn Kingston
A protocol for an updated and expanded systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer
Stuart Leske, Allan Ben Smith, Sylvie D. Lambert, Afaf Girgis
Adverse effects of psychotherapy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rahel Klatte, Bernhard Strauss, Christoph Flückiger, Jenny Rosendahl
Understanding variations in catastrophic health expenditure, its underlying determinants and impoverishment in Sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review
Purity Njagi, Jelena Arsenijevic, Wim Groot
The sustainability of Lean in pediatric healthcare: a realist review
Rachel Flynn, Amanda S. Newton, Thomas Rotter, Dawn Hartfield, Sarah Walton, Michelle Fiander, Shannon D. Scott
Antibiotic therapy for skin and soft tissue infections: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Jessica J. Bartoszko, Dominik Mertz, Lehana Thabane, Mark Loeb
Modifiable and emerging risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Ayuba Issaka, Yin Paradies, Christopher Stevenson
Sustaining knowledge translation interventions for chronic disease management in older adults: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Andrea C. Tricco, Julia E. Moore, Nicole Beben, Ross C. Brownson, David A. Chambers, Lisa R. Dolovich, Annemarie Edwards, Lee Fairclough, Paul P. Glasziou, Ian D. Graham, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Bev Holmes, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Chantelle C. Lachance, France Legare, Jessie McGowan, Sumit R. Majumdar, Justin Presseau, Janet E. Squires, Henry T. Stelfox, Lisa Strifler, Kristine Thompson, Trudy Van der Weijden, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Sharon E. Straus
Sensitivity and specificity of using trial-of-antibiotics versus sputum mycobacteriology for diagnosis of tuberculosis: protocol for a systematic literature review
Titus H. Divala, Katherine L. Fielding, Marriott Nliwasa, Derek J. Sloan, Ankur Gupta-Wright, Elizabeth L. Corbett
Survival estimates stratified by the Nottingham Prognostic Index for early breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Ewan Gray, Anna Donten, Katherine Payne, Peter S. Hall
Protocol for a systematic review to identify the barriers and facilitators to deliver bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in disadvantaged communities
Fiona Dobbie, Kathryn Angus, Isabelle Uny, Edward Duncan, Lisa MacInnes, Liz Hasseld, Gareth Clegg
A systematic review and network meta-analysis comparing azacitidine and decitabine for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome
Jehad Almasri, Hassan B. Alkhateeb, Belal Firwana, Mohamad Bassam Sonbol, Moussab Damlaj, Zhen Wang, M. Hassan Murad, Aref Al-Kali
Evaluating the current state of Mendelian randomization studies: a protocol for a systematic review on methodological and clinical aspects using neurodegenerative disorders as outcome
Sandeep Grover, Fabiola Del Greco M., Inke R. König
Global, regional, and national prevalence of hepatitis B infection in the general and key populations living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Steve Leumi, Jean Joel Bigna, Marie A. Amougou, Leopold N. Aminde, Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Jean Jacques Noubiap
A review of recent publication trends from top publishing countries
Paul Fontelo, Fang Liu
The HEART score in predicting major adverse cardiac events in patients presenting to the emergency department with possible acute coronary syndrome: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Christopher Byrne, Cristian Toarta, Barbra Backus, Tim Holt
Prediction of clinical outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis
Liliane Mendonça, Matilde Monteiro-Soares, Luís Filipe Azevedo
Prognostic value of microRNAs in head and neck cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Chellan Kumarasamy, Arikketh Devi, Rama Jayaraj
Survival of patients with chronic heart failure in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Nicholas R. Jones, Andrea K. Roalfe, Ibiye Adoki, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Clare J. Taylor
The role of saline irrigation prior to wound closure in the reduction of surgical site infection: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dawid Pieper, Tanja Rombey, Johannes Doerner, Julian-Dario Rembe, Hubert Zirngibl, Konstantinos Zarras, Peter C. Ambe
Just how plain are plain tobacco packs: re-analysis of a systematic review using multilevel meta-analysis suggests lessons about the comparative benefits of synthesis methods
G J Melendez-Torres, James Thomas, Theo Lorenc, Alison O’Mara-Eves, Mark Petticrew
Nanomedicine for drug delivery in South Africa: a protocol for systematic review
Trust Saidi, Jill Fortuin, Tania S Douglas
Experiences of aging in place in the United States: protocol for a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
Amy Rosenwohl-Mack, Karen Schumacher, Min-Lin Fang, Yoshimi Fukuoka
Prophylactic management of postpartum haemorrhage in the third stage of labour: an overview of systematic reviews
Yuko Masuzawa, Yaeko Kataoka, Kana Fujii, Satomi Inoue
Evidence of patients’ challenges and barriers related to usage of Implanon®: scoping review protocol
Shimona Prosad, Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson, Elizabeth Ojewole
A comprehensive regional neurochemical theory in depression: a protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis of 1H-MRS studies in major depressive disorder
Thomas Drago, Patrick W O’Regan, Ivan Welaratne, Shane Rooney, Aoife O’Callaghan, Marissa Malkit, Elena Roman, Kirk J Levins, Lauren Alexander, Denis Barry, Erik O’Hanlon, Veronica O’Keane, Darren William Roddy
Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 2—risk of bias assessment; synthesis, presentation and summary of the findings; and assessment of the certainty of the evidence
Carole Lunny, Sue E. Brennan, Steve McDonald, Joanne E. McKenzie
The effectiveness of attentional bias modification for substance use disorder symptoms in adults: a systematic review
Janika Heitmann, Elise C. Bennik, Madelon E. van Hemel-Ruiter, Peter J. de Jong
Association between diabetes mellitus and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Balewgizie Sileshi Tegegne, Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Andreas A. Teferra, Mamaru Ayenew Awoke, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold
Joint distraction for knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
En Lin Goh, Winston Choong Ngan Lou, Swathikan Chidambaram, Shaocheng Ma
The association between blood pressure variability (BPV) with dementia and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Phillip J. Tully, Deborah A. Turnbull, Kaarin J. Anstey, Nigel Beckett, Alexa S. Beiser, Jonathan Birns, Adam M. Brickman, Nicholas R. Burns, Suzanne Cosh, Peter W. de Leeuw, Diana Dorstyn, Merrill F. Elias, J. Wouter Jukema, Kazuomi Kario, Masahiro Kikuya, Abraham A. Kroon, Lenore J. Launer, Rajiv Mahajan, Emer R. McGrath, Simon P. Mooijaart, Eric P. Moll van Charante, Michiaki Nagai, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Tomoyuki Ohara, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Emi Oishi, Ruth Peters, Edo Richard, Michihiro Satoh, Sudha Seshadri, David J. Stott, Willem A. van Gool, Tessa van Middelaar, Stella Trompet, Kristy Giles, Phoebe Drioli-Phillips, Umama Aaimir, Frank Connolly, Christophe Tzourio
The impact of health literacy on diagnosis and outcomes of symptomatic cancer by ethnicity: a systematic review protocol
Bogdan Chiva Giurca, William Hamilton, Tanimola Martins
The use of probiotics for improving lipid profiles in dyslipidemic individuals: an overview protocol
Patricia M. Fortes, Solomar M. Marques, Karolline A. Viana, Luciane R. Costa, Alessandra V. Naghettini, Paulo Sucasas Costa
Effective study selection using text mining or a single-screening approach: a study protocol
Siw Waffenschmidt, Elke Hausner, Wiebke Sieben, Thomas Jaschinski, Marco Knelangen, Inga Overesch
T cell activation and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tawanda M. Nyambuya, Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, Bongani B. Nkambule
Rapid methods including network meta-analysis to produce evidence in clinical decision support: a decision analysis
Øystein Eiring, Kjetil Gundro Brurberg, Kari Nytrøen, Magne Nylenna
Prothrombin complex concentrate versus placebo, no intervention, or other interventions in critically bleeding patients associated with oral anticoagulant administration: a protocol for a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Christian Ovesen, Jan Purrucker, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Hanne Christensen, Thorsten Steiner
The effect of carbetocin compared to misoprostol in management of the third stage of labor and prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: a systematic review
Mohamed A. Abd El Aziz, Ahmed Iraqi, Parvin Abedi, Shayesteh Jahanfar
Effects of hypercapnia in sepsis: protocol for a systematic review of clinical and preclinical data
Thomas P. Clyde, Michael Coletta, Christopher Jones, Hope Kilgannon, Brian M. Fuller, Stephen Trzeciak, Brian W. Roberts
A study of the value of requesting information from drug manufacturers for systematic reviews; 9 years of experience from the drug effectiveness review project
Marian S. McDonagh, Sujata Thakurta, Kim Peterson
The impact of body mass index on mortality in patients with acute kidney injury: a systematic review protocol
Maria P Barrett, David Moore, Fang Gao Smith, Indranil Dasgupta
Protocol of a systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments
Fabian Marcel Rast, Rob Labruyère
Functional, motor, and sensory assessment instruments upon nerve repair in adult hands: systematic review of psychometric properties
Marisa de Cássia Registro Fonseca, Valéria Meireles Carril Elui, Emily Lalone, Natália Claro da Silva, Rafael Inácio Barbosa, Alexandre Márcio Marcolino, Flávia Pessoni Faleiros Macedo Ricci, Joy C. MacDermid
Partially systematic thoughts on the history of systematic reviews
Mike Clarke
Physical activity participation and the risk of chronic diseases among South Asian adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Susan Paudel, Alice J. Owen, Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Ben J. Smith
Does motivational interviewing improve the weight management process in adolescents? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Parisa Amiri, Elham Kazemian, Mohammad Masih Mansouri-Tehrani, Ahmad Khalili, Atieh Amouzegar
Parent-to-parent support interventions for parents of babies cared for in a neonatal unit—protocol of a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence
Harriet Hunt, Rebecca Whear, Kate Boddy, Leanna Wakely, Alison Bethel, Christopher Morris, Rebecca Abbott, Susan Prosser, Andrew Collinson, Jennifer Kurinczuk, Jo Thompson-Coon
Effects of perioperative fluid management on postoperative outcomes in liver transplantation: a systematic review protocol
François Martin Carrier, Michaël Chassé, Han Ting Wang, Pierre Aslanian, Marc Bilodeau, Alexis F. Turgeon
Measures assessing attributes of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) competence among nurses: a systematic review protocol
Emily Belita, Jennifer Yost, Janet E. Squires, Rebecca Ganann, Trish Burnett, Maureen Dobbins
Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of detection of any level of diabetic retinopathy using digital retinal imaging
Mapa Mudiyanselage Prabhath Nishantha Piyasena, Gudlavalleti Venkata S. Murthy, Jennifer L. Y. Yip, Clare Gilbert, Tunde Peto, Iris Gordon, Suwin Hewage, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan
Barriers to access and utilization of emergency obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of literature
Ayele Geleto, Catherine Chojenta, Abdulbasit Musa, Deborah Loxton
Body image dissatisfaction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review protocol
Sophie Elizabeth Beese, Isobel Marion Harris, David Moore, Janine Dretzke
Relationship between volume and outcome for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a systematic review protocol
Johannes Morche, Tim Mathes, Anja Jacobs, Barbara Pietsch, Lucas Wessel, Sabine Gruber, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Dawid Pieper
Protocol for a systematic review of venous coupler devices versus hand-sewn anastomosis for microsurgical free flap reconstruction
Timo Rodi, Alexander Geierlehner, Afshin Mosahebi, Grigorios Tanos, Justin Conrad Rosen Wormald
Systematic review of the surgical management of rotator cuff repair with an augmentative patch: a feasibility study protocol
Gemma Greenall, Andrew Carr, David Beard, Jonathan Rees, Amar Rangan, Naomi Merritt, Melina Dritsaki, Navraj S. Nagra, Mathew Baldwin, Sally Hopewell, Jonathan A. Cook
What influences women’s movement and the use of different positions during labour and birth: a systematic review protocol
Helen L. Watson, Alison Cooke
Healthcare provider knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices surrounding the prescription of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in North America: protocol for a mixed-method systematic review
Joshua A. Rash, Norman Buckley, Jason W. Busse, Tavis S. Campbell, Kim Corace, Lynn Cooper, David Flusk, Alfonso Iorio, Kim L. Lavoie, Patricia A. Poulin, B. Skidmore
A systematic review and synthesis of theories of change of school-based interventions integrating health and academic education as a novel means of preventing violence and substance use among students
Tara Tancred, Sara Paparini, G. J. Melendez-Torres, James Thomas, Adam Fletcher, Rona Campbell, Chris Bonell
Herceptin® (trastuzumab) in HER2-positive early breast cancer: a systematic review and cumulative network meta-analysis
Florence R. Wilson, Megan E. Coombes, Christine Brezden-Masley, Mariya Yurchenko, Quinlan Wylie, Reuben Douma, Abhishek Varu, Brian Hutton, Becky Skidmore, Chris Cameron
Safety and efficacy of Momordica charantia Linnaeus in pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Emanuel L. Peter, Serawit Deyno, Andrew Mtewa, Félicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Prakash B. Nagendrappa, Duncan Sesaazi, Casim Umba Tolo, Patrick Engeu Ogwang
The quality of clinical practice guidelines for management of pediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review using the AGREE II instrument
Meha Bhatt, Ahmed Nahari, Pei-Wen Wang, Emily Kearsley, Nicole Falzone, Sondra Chen, Erin Fu, Yaanu Jeyakumar, Justyna Zukowski, Laura Banfield, Lehana Thabane, M. Constantine Samaan
Can automated content analysis be used to assess and improve the use of evidence in mental health policy? A systematic review
Kristel Alla, Florin Oprescu, Wayne D. Hall, Harvey A. Whiteford, Brian W. Head, Carla S. Meurk
Time-to-update of systematic reviews relative to the availability of new evidence
Rabia Bashir, Didi Surian, Adam G. Dunn
Use of indices to measure socio-economic status (SES) in South-Asian urban health studies: a scoping review
K. M. Saif-Ur-Rahman, Iqbal Anwar, Md. Hasan, Shahed Hossain, Sohana Shafique, Fariha Haseen, Md. Khalequzzaman, Aminur Rahman, Shariful Islam
The effect of rehabilitation interventions on physical function and immobility-related complications in severe stroke—protocol for a systematic review
Mark P. McGlinchey, Jimmy James, Christopher McKevitt, Abdel Douiri, Sarah McLachlan, Catherine M. Sackley
Prevention of cervical cancer in HIV-seropositive women from developing countries through cervical cancer screening: a systematic review
Witness Mapanga, Brendan Girdler-Brown, Shingairai A. Feresu, Tsungai Chipato, Elvira Singh
K13-propeller gene polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum parasite population: a systematic review protocol of burden and associated factors
Moses Ocan, Dickens Akena, Sam Nsobya, Moses R. Kamya, Richard Senono, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Ekwaro Obuku
Searching Embase and MEDLINE by using only major descriptors or title and abstract fields: a prospective exploratory study
Wichor M. Bramer, Dean Giustini, Jos Kleijnen, Oscar H. Franco
Mapping evidence on decision-making on contraceptive use among adolescents: a scoping review protocol
Mumbi Chola, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Themba G. Ginindza
The impact of musculoskeletal injuries sustained in road traffic crashes on work-related outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review
Elise M. Gane, Charlotte L. Brakenridge, Esther J. Smits, Venerina Johnston
Integrated models of care for diabetes and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) : Protocol for a systematic review
Jeannine Uwimana Nicol, Anke Rohwer, Taryn Young, Charlotte M Bavuma, Joerg J Meerpohl
CYP genetic variants and toxicity related to anti-tubercular agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Marty Richardson, Jamie Kirkham, Kerry Dwan, Derek J. Sloan, Geraint Davies, Andrea L. Jorgensen
Internet-based interventions for adults with hearing loss, tinnitus and vestibular disorders: a protocol for a systematic review
Eldré W. Beukes, Vinaya Manchaiah, David M. Baguley, Peter M. Allen, Gerhard Andersson
The safety and efficacy of on-site paramedic and allied health treatment interventions targeting the reduction of emergency department visits by long-term care patients: systematic review protocol
Shannon Leduc, Peter Kelly, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, George Wells, Christian Vaillancourt
The relationship between a trusted adult and adolescent outcomes: a protocol of a scoping review
Jan Pringle, Ross Whitehead, Dona Milne, Eileen Scott, John McAteer
Stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews: a scoping review
Alex Pollock, Pauline Campbell, Caroline Struthers, Anneliese Synnot, Jack Nunn, Sophie Hill, Heather Goodare, Jacqui Morris, Chris Watts, Richard Morley
Is increased carer knowledge of the health care system associated with decreased preventable hospitalizations for people in the community diagnosed with dementia? A systematic review protocol
Jane V. Tehan, Anita Panayiotou, Helen Baxter, Paul Yates, Joanne Tropea, Frances Batchelor
Effectiveness of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation: protocol for umbrella review and quality assessment of systematic reviews
Alemu S. Melka, Catherine L. Chojenta, Elizabeth G. Holliday, Deborah J. Loxton
Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review
Edith K. Wakida, Zohray M. Talib, Dickens Akena, Elialilia S. Okello, Alison Kinengyere, Arnold Mindra, Celestino Obua
Factors associated with preoperative attrition in bariatric surgery: a protocol for a systematic review
Tamasin Taylor, Ofa Dewes, Nalei Taufa, Wendy Wrapson, Richard Siegert
Short-acting bronchodilators for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the hospital setting: systematic review
Zoe A. Kopsaftis, Nur S. Sulaiman, Oliver D. Mountain, Kristin V. Carson-Chahhoud, Paddy A. Phillips, Brian J. Smith
Quantified patient preferences for lifestyle intervention programs for diabetes prevention—a protocol for a systematic review
Charalabos-Markos Dintsios, Nadja Chernyak, Benjamin Grehl, Andrea Icks
The effectiveness of patient-centred medical home model versus standard primary care in chronic disease management: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials
James Rufus John, Shima Ghassempour, Federico Girosi, Evan Atlantis
The effectiveness of interventions to reduce peripheral blood culture contamination in acute care: a systematic review protocol
J. A. Hughes, C. J. Cabilan, Julian Williams, Mercedes Ray, Fiona Coyer
A review protocol on research partnerships: a Coordinated Multicenter Team approach
Femke Hoekstra, Kelly J. Mrklas, Kathryn M. Sibley, Tram Nguyen, Mathew Vis-Dunbar, Christine J. Neilson, Leah K. Crockett, Heather L. Gainforth, Ian D. Graham
Anesthesia interventions that alter perioperative mortality: a scoping review
Sylvain Boet, Cole Etherington, David Nicola, Andrew Beck, Susan Bragg, Ian D. Carrigan, Sarah Larrigan, Cassandra T. Mendonca, Isaac Miao, Tatyana Postonogova, Benjamin Walker, José De Wit, Karim Mohamed, Nadia Balaa, Manoj Mathew Lalu, Daniel I McIsaac, David Moher, Adrienne Stevens, Donald Miller
Screening for small for gestational age using third-trimester ultrasound markers: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of screening test accuracy
Cédric Gasse, Kim Paquette, Suzanne Demers, Stéphanie Roberge, Emmanuel Bujold, Amélie Boutin
HIV-related data among key populations to inform evidence-based responses: protocol of a systematic review
Amrita Rao, Sheree Schwartz, Keith Sabin, Tisha Wheeler, Jinkou Zhao, James Hargreaves, Stefan Baral
Diagnostic accuracy of molecular methods for detecting markers of antimalarial drug resistance in clinical samples of Plasmodium falciparum: protocol for an update to a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rebekah Burrow, Thomas R. Fanshawe, Georgina S. Humphreys
Altered pain processing in people with type I and II diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain threshold and pain modulation mechanisms
Eva Sierra-Silvestre, Leanne Bisset, Michel W. Coppieters
The effect of depression management on diabetes and hypertension outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Michael Udedi, Brian Pence, Felix Kauye, Adamson S. Muula
Professional learning and development of postdoctoral scholars: a scoping review protocol
Lorelli Nowell, K. Alix Hayden, Carol Berenson, Natasha Kenny, Nancy Chick, Carolyn Emery
Bioactive scaffolds in stem-cell-based therapies for cardiac repair: protocol for a meta-analysis of randomized controlled preclinical trials in animal myocardial infarction models
Kashif Khan, Karina Gasbarrino, Ibtisam Mahmoud, Georges Makhoul, Bin Yu, Line Dufresne, Stella S. Daskalopoulou, Adel Schwertani, Renzo Cecere
Defining and conceptualising data harmonisation: a scoping review protocol
Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Christopher J. Colvin, Ameer Hohlfeld, Natalie Leon
Interventions integrating health and academic interventions to prevent substance use and violence: a systematic review and synthesis of process evaluations
Tara Tancred, Sara Paparini, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Adam Fletcher, James Thomas, Rona Campbell, Chris Bonell
Angioplasty and stenting for below the knee ulcers in diabetic patients: protocol for a systematic review
Carolina Dutra Queiroz Flumignan, Fábio Cabral Freitas Amaral, Ronald Luiz Gomes Flumignan, Vladimir Tonello Vasconcelos, Gabriela Araújo Attie, Raul Muffato Daolio, Henrique Jorge Guedes-Neto, Jorge Eduardo de Amorim, José Carlos Costa Baptista-Silva, Luis Carlos Uta Nakano
Resting blood pressure reductions following handgrip exercise training and the impact of age and sex: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Danielle C. Bentley, Cindy H. Nguyen, Scott G. Thomas
A systematic review of the risk factors for suicidal ideation, suicidal attempt and completed suicide among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa between 1986 and 2018: protocol for a systematic review of observational studies
Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Moses Ocan, Wilson Adriko, Dickens Howard Akena
Interventions for behaviour change and self-management in stroke secondary prevention: protocol for an overview of reviews.
Olive Lennon, Catherine Blake, Jo Booth, Alex Pollock, Maggie Lawrence
Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on the associations between workplace bullying and sleep
Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Ståle Pallesen, Anette Harris, Ståle Valvatne Einarsen
Current state and future directions of technology-based ecological momentary assessments and interventions for major depressive disorder: protocol for a systematic review
Desirée Colombo, Azucena Garcia Palacios, Javier Fernandez Alvarez, Andrea Patané, Michelle Semonella, Pietro Cipresso, Marta Kwiatkowska, Giuseppe Riva, Cristina Botella
Evidence of promoting prevention and the early detection of breast cancer among women, a hospital-based education and screening interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol
Adwoa Bemah Bonsu, Busisiwe Purity Ncama
Health outcomes of maternal smoking during pregnancy and postpartum period for the mother and infant: protocol for an umbrella review
Tuba Saygın Avşar, Hugh McLeod, Louise Jackson
Teaching improvement science to paramedicine students: protocol for a systematic scoping review
Robin Pap, Louis Shabella, Alan J. Morrison, Paul M. Simpson, David M. Williams
CSF and blood biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Elmira Agah, Fatemeh Saleh, Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Amene Saghazadeh, Abbas Tafakhori, Nima Rezaei
Effectiveness and components of self-management interventions in adult cancer survivors: a protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis
Colleen Ann Cuthbert, Haider H. Samawi, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Winson Y. Cheung
Deworming in non-pregnant adolescent girls and adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu, Shalini Suresh, Pura Rayco-Solon, Alomgir Hossain, Jessie McGowan, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Vivian Welch
Quality appraisal of workers’ wellbeing measures: a systematic review protocol
Rebecca J. Jarden, Margaret Sandham, Richard J. Siegert, Jane Koziol-McLain
A systematic review of enteric dysbiosis in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
S. Du Preez, M. Corbitt, H. Cabanas, N. Eaton, D. Staines, S. Marshall-Gradisnik
The risk of bias in observational studies of exposures (ROBINS-E) tool: concerns arising from application to observational studies of exposures
Lisa Bero, Nicholas Chartres, Joanna Diong, Alice Fabbri, Davina Ghersi, Juleen Lam, Agnes Lau, Sally McDonald, Barbara Mintzes, Patrice Sutton, Jessica Louise Turton, Tracey J. Woodruff
Life satisfaction and positive and negative feelings of workers: a systematic review protocol
Viviane Cruvinel Di Castro, Janete Capel Hernandes, Mauro Elias Mendonça, Celmo Celeno Porto
Prediction of exertional lower extremity musculoskeletal injury in tactical populations: protocol for a systematic review and planned meta-analysis of prospective studies from 1955 to 2018
Shawn D. Flanagan, Kellen T. Krajewski, Aaron M. Sinnott, Caleb D. Johnson, Shawn R. Eagle, Alice D. LaGoy, Meaghan E. Beckner, Anne Z. Beethe, Rose Turner, Mita T. Lovalekar, Courtenay Dunn-Lewis, Chris Connaboy, Bradley C. Nindl
Barriers and facilitating factors in the prevention of diabetes type II and gestational diabetes in vulnerable groups: protocol for a scoping review
Jessica Breuing, Dawid Pieper, Annika Lena Neuhaus, Simone Heß, Lena Lütkemeier, Fabiola Haas, Mark Spiller, Christine Graf
Effect of the duration of antimicrobial exposure on the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for macrolide antibiotics: protocol for a systematic review with a network meta-analysis
Titus H. Divala, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Helen R. Stagg, Marriott Nliwasa, Derek J. Sloan, Neil French, Katherine L. Fielding
Protocol for treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures; a systematic review with network meta-analysis
Brad Meulenkamp, Dawn Stacey, Dean Fergusson, Brian Hutton, Risa Shorr MLIS, Ian D. Graham
Screening for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea in primary health care: protocol for systematic review
Jennifer Pillay, Ainsley Moore, Prinon Rahman, Gabriel Lewin, Donna Reynolds, John Riva, Guyléne Thériault, Brett Thombs, Brenda Wilson, Joan Robinson, Amanda Ramdyal, Geneviéve Cadieux, Robin Featherstone, Anne N. Burchell, Jo-Anne Dillon, Ameeta Singh, Tom Wong, Marion Doull, Greg Traversy, Susan Courage, Tara MacGregor, Cydney Johnson, Ben Vandermeer, Lisa Hartling
Using tocolysis in pregnant women with symptomatic placenta praevia does not significantly improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frederick Morfaw, Mercy Fundoh, Jessica Bartoszko, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Lehana Thabane
Outcomes after toxic alcohol poisoning: a systematic review protocol
Carol Wang, Daniel Samaha, Swapnil Hiremath, Lindsey Sikora, Manish M. Sood, Salmaan Kanji, Edward G. Clark