Issue 1/2015
Content (187 Articles)
Nutritional vitamin D supplementation and health-related outcomes in hemodialysis patients: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Anita Mehrotra, Wai-Yin Leung, Tannia Joson
Thanks to all those who reviewed for Systematic Reviews in 2014
David Moher, Paul Shekelle, Lesley A Stewart
Health state utility values for diabetic retinopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Christopher J Sampson, Jonathan C Tosh, Christopher P Cheyne, Deborah Broadbent, Marilyn James
Mentorship in nursing academia: a systematic review protocol
Lorelli Nowell, Deborah E White, Kelly Mrklas, Jill M Norris
Impact of interventions to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake in children and adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Elisa J Vargas-Garcia, Charlotte EL Evans, Janet E Cade
Correlates, determinants, and effectiveness of childcare educators’ practices and behaviours on preschoolers’ physical activity and eating behaviours: a systematic review protocol
Stéphanie Ward, Mathieu Bélanger, Denise Donovan, Amanda Horsman, Natalie Carrier
The pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ferrán Catalá-López, Brian Hutton, Amparo Núñez-Beltrán, Alain D Mayhew, Matthew J Page, Manuel Ridao, Aurelio Tobías, Miguel A Catalá, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos, David Moher
The effect of antenatal education in small classes on obstetric and psycho-social outcomes - a systematic review
Carina Sjöberg Brixval, Solveig Forberg Axelsen, Stine Glenstrup Lauemøller, Stig Krøger Andersen, Pernille Due, Vibeke Koushede
The safety and efficacy of vortioxetine for acute treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amanda S Meeker, Megan C Herink, Dean G Haxby, Daniel M Hartung
Effectiveness of interventions to reduce indoor air pollution and/or improve health in homes using solid fuel in lower and middle income countries: protocol for a systematic review
Reginald Quansah, Caroline A Ochieng, Sean Semple, Sanjar Juvekar, Jacques Emina, Frederick Ato Armah, Isaac Luginaah
Should we search Chinese biomedical databases when performing systematic reviews?
Jérémie F Cohen, Daniël A Korevaar, Junfeng Wang, René Spijker, Patrick M Bossuyt
Developing a rapid-response program for health system decision-makers in Canada: findings from an issue brief and stakeholder dialogue
Michael G Wilson, John N Lavis, Francois-Pierre Gauvin
Rapid review programs to support health care and policy decision making: a descriptive analysis of processes and methods
Julie Polisena, Chantelle Garritty, Chris Kamel, Adrienne Stevens, Ahmed M Abou-Setta
The knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of carers (parents, guardians, healthcare practitioners, crèche workers) around fever and febrile illness in children aged 5 years and under: protocol for a qualitative systematic review
Maria Kelly, Laura J Sahm, Frances Shiely, Ronan O’Sullivan, Maria Brenner, Philip Larkin, Suzanne McCarthy
Patient navigators for people with chronic disease: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Elizabeth Kelly, Noah Ivers, Rami Zawi, Lianne Barnieh, Braden Manns, Diane L Lorenzetti, David Nicholas, Marcello Tonelli, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Richard Lewanczuk, Alun Edwards, Ted Braun, Kerry A McBrien
Role of preoperative intravenous iron therapy to correct anemia before major surgery: study protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Abdelsalam M Elhenawy, Steven R Meyer, Sean M Bagshaw, Roderick G MacArthur, Linda J Carroll
Effectiveness and economic evaluation of chiropractic care for the treatment of low back pain: a systematic review protocol
Marc-André Blanchette, André Bussières, Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Jill Boruff, Pamela Harrison
Treatment of vaginal candidiasis for the prevention of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Christine L Roberts, Charles S Algert, Kristen L Rickard, Jonathan M Morris
Research protocol: a realist synthesis of contestability in community-based mental health markets
Jo Durham, Amara Bains
Panic disorder and incident coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Phillip J Tully, Gary A Wittert, Deborah A Turnbull, John F Beltrame, John D Horowitz, Suzanne Cosh, Harald Baumeister
Dietary supplements and risk of cause-specific death, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of primary prevention trials
Lukas Schwingshackl, Georg Hoffmann, Brian Buijsse, Tamara Mittag, Marta Stelmach-Mardas, Heiner Boeing, Marion Gottschald, Stefan Dietrich, Maria Arregui, Sofia Dias
Systematic review of the health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking: protocol
Susanna Mills, Martin White, Shannon Robalino, Wendy Wrieden, Heather Brown, Jean Adams
Time to rethink the systematic review catechism? Moving from ‘what works’ to ‘what happens’
Mark Petticrew
Factors that influence the recognition, reporting and resolution of incidents related to medical devices and other healthcare technologies: a systematic review
Julie Polisena, Anna Gagliardi, David Urbach, Tammy Clifford, Michelle Fiander
A systematic review of the cost of data collection for performance monitoring in hospitals
Cheryl Jones, Brenda Gannon, Abel Wakai, Ronan O’Sullivan
Insertion torque recordings for the diagnosis of contact between orthodontic mini-implants and dental roots: protocol for a systematic review
Reint Meursinge Reynders, Luisa Ladu, Laura Ronchi, Nicola Di Girolamo, Jan de Lange, Nia Roberts, Annette Plüddemann
Exercise for patients with major depression: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Jesper Krogh, Helene Speyer, Christian Gluud, Merete Nordentoft
Red blood cell transfusion and mortality effect in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Shane W English, Michaël Chassé, Alexis F Turgeon, Alan Tinmouth, Amélie Boutin, Giuseppe Pagliarello, Dean Fergusson, Lauralyn McIntyre
Technology-adaptable interventions for treating depression in adults with cognitive impairments: protocol for a systematic review
Jane Topolovec-Vranic, Yasmeen Mansoor, Naomi Ennis, David Lightfoot
Measures of upper limb function for people with neck pain: a systematic review of measurement and practical properties (protocol)
Ahmad Salah Eldin Alreni, Deborah Harrop, Anil Gumber, Sionnadh McLean
The effect of hormone therapy on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in women with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sharanya Ramesh, Michelle C Mann, Jayna M Holroyd-Leduc, Stephen B Wilton, Matthew T James, Ellen W Seely, Sofia B Ahmed
A realist review of brief interventions for alcohol misuse delivered in emergency departments
Caitlin J Davey, Meredith SH Landy, Amanda Pecora, David Quintero, Kelly E McShane
The Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein-1 (LMP1) 30-bp deletion and XhoI-polymorphism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies
Vivaldo G da Costa, Ariany C Marques-Silva, Marcos L Moreli
Bed rest for preventing complications after transfemoral cardiac catheterisation: a protocol of systematic review and network meta-analysis
Alberto Dal Molin, Fabrizio Faggiano, Fabio Bertoncini, Giulia Buratti, Erica Busca, Roberta Casarotto, Samanta Gaboardi, Elias Allara
Measurement properties of adult quality-of-life measurement instruments for eczema: protocol for a systematic review
Christian J Apfelbacher, Daniel Heinl, Cecilia A C Prinsen, Stefanie Deckert, Joanne Chalmers, Robert Ofenloch, Rosemary Humphreys, Tracey Sach, Sarah Chamlin, Jochen Schmitt
The impact of chronic pain on opioid addiction treatment: a systematic review protocol
Brittany B Dennis, Monica Bawor, James Paul, Michael Varenbut, Jeff Daiter, Carolyn Plater, Guillaume Pare, David C Marsh, Andrew Worster, Dipika Desai, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan
Advancing knowledge of rapid reviews: an analysis of results, conclusions and recommendations from published review articles examining rapid reviews
Robin M Featherstone, Donna M Dryden, Michelle Foisy, Jeanne-Marie Guise, Matthew D Mitchell, Robin A Paynter, Karen A Robinson, Craig A Umscheid, Lisa Hartling
A systematic review of the efficacy of self-management programs for increasing physical activity in community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI)
Taryn M Jones, Catherine M Dean, Julia M Hush, Blake F Dear, Nickolai Titov
Association between body mass index and suicidal behaviors: a systematic review protocol
Stefan Perera, Rebecca Eisen, Monica Bawor, Brittany Dennis, Russell de Souza, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan
Closed cannulation of subclavian vein vs open cut-down of cephalic vein for totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) implantation: protocol for a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis of perioperative and postoperative complications
Ulla Klaiber, Kathrin Grummich, Katrin Jensen, Daniel Saure, Pietro Contin, Felix J Hüttner, Markus K Diener, Phillip Knebel
Barriers to obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa - a systematic review protocol
Minerva Kyei-Nimakoh, Mary Carolan-Olah, Terence V McCann
User involvement in a Cochrane systematic review: using structured methods to enhance the clinical relevance, usefulness and usability of a systematic review update
Alex Pollock, Pauline Campbell, Gillian Baer, Pei Ling Choo, Jacqui Morris, Anne Forster
Association between BDNF levels and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review protocol
Rebecca Eisen, Stefan Perera, Monica Bawor, Laura Banfield, Rebecca Anglin, Luciano Minuzzi, Zainab Samaan
Meta-analyses triggered by previous (false-)significant findings: problems and solutions
Ewoud Schuit, Kit CB Roes, Ben WJ Mol, Anneke Kwee, Karel GM Moons, Rolf HH Groenwold
Re-infection outcomes following one- and two-stage surgical revision of infected hip prosthesis in unselected patients: protocol for a systematic review and an individual participant data meta-analysis
Setor K Kunutsor, Michael R Whitehouse, Jason Webb, Andrew Toms, Ian Stockley, Adrian Taylor, Stephen Jones, Matthew Wilson, Ben Burston, Tim Board, John-Paul Whittaker, Ashley W Blom, Andrew D Beswick
Erratum to: Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approaches
Alison O’Mara-Eves, James Thomas, John McNaught, Makoto Miwa, Sophia Ananiadou
Low-level laser therapy and exercise for patients with shoulder disorders in physiotherapy practice (a systematic review protocol)
Adedapo W Awotidebe, Gakeemah Inglis-Jassiem, Taryn Young
Interventions targeted at primary care practitioners to improve the identification and referral of patients with co-morbid obesity: a realist review protocol
David N Blane, Sara Macdonald, David Morrison, Catherine A O’Donnell
The burden of pertussis in low- and middle-income countries since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974: a systematic review protocol
Rudzani Muloiwa, Benjamin M Kagina, Mark E Engel, Gregory D Hussey
Contributory factors to patient safety incidents in primary care: protocol for a systematic review
Sally Giles, Maria Panagioti, Andrea Hernan, Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi, Rebecca Lawton
The effectiveness of interventions to achieve co-ordinated multidisciplinary care and reduce hospital use for people with chronic diseases: study protocol for a systematic review of reviews
Sarah Damery, Sarah Flanagan, Gill Combes
A BEME (Best Evidence in Medical Education) systematic review of the use of workplace-based assessment in identifying and remediating poor performance among postgraduate medical trainees
Aileen Barrett, Rose Galvin, Yvonne Steinert, Albert Scherpbier, Ann O’Shaughnessy, Mary Horgan, Tanya Horsley
Small-study effects and time trends in diagnostic test accuracy meta-analyses: a meta-epidemiological study
Wynanda Annefloor van Enst, Christiana A Naaktgeboren, Eleanor A Ochodo, Joris AH de Groot, Mariska M Leeflang, Johannes B Reitsma, Rob JPM Scholten, Karel GM Moons, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Lotty Hooft
Outcomes in the offspring of mothers with pre-diabetes during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review
Rukia Swaleh, Ling Zeng, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Katherine M Morrison
Assessing cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccines with decision analytic models: what are the distinct challenges of low- and middle-income countries? A protocol for a systematic review
Obinna I. Ekwunife, Andreas Gerber Grote, Christoph Mosch, James F. O’Mahony, Stefan K. Lhachimi
A systematic review investigating the cumulative incidence of chronic kidney disease in young adults with impaired glucose tolerance
Ferozkhan Jadhakhan, Tom Marshall, Paramjit Gill
Depth of anaesthesia monitoring during procedural sedation and analgesia: a systematic review protocol
Aaron Conway, Joanna Sutherland
Predicting developmental outcomes in premature infants by term equivalent MRI: systematic review and meta-analysis
Janneke van’t Hooft, Johanna H. van der Lee, Brent C. Opmeer, Cornelieke S. H. Aarnoudse-Moens, Arnold G. E. Leenders, Ben Willem J. Mol, Timo R. de Haan
Colorectal cancer among persons with HIV: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Joseph Djiometio Nguemo, Tyler J O’Neill, Nancy Kou, Anne-Marie Tynan, Ayda Agha, Ann N Burchell, Tony Antoniou
Towards core outcome set (COS) development: a follow-up descriptive survey of outcomes in Cochrane reviews
Francesca Wuytack, Valerie Smith, Mike Clarke, Paula Williamson, Elizabeth Gargon
Incidence of lower extremity amputation in the diabetic compared to the non-diabetic population: a systematic review protocol
Tatjana Kvitkina, Maria Narres, Heiner Claessen, Sigrid Droste, Stephan Morbach, Oliver Kuss, Andrea Icks
Impacts of information and communication technologies on nursing care: an overview of systematic reviews (protocol)
Geneviève Rouleau, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, José Côté
Prevalence and clinical impact of magnesium disorders in end-stage renal disease: a protocol for a systematic review
John Floridis, Asanga Abeyaratne, Sandawana William Majoni
Cholecystectomy vs. percutaneous cholecystostomy for the management of critically ill patients with acute cholecystitis: a protocol for a systematic review
Peter C. Ambe, Sarantos Kaptanis, Marios Papadakis, Sebastian A. Weber, Hubert Zirngibl
Automating data extraction in systematic reviews: a systematic review
Siddhartha R. Jonnalagadda, Pawan Goyal, Mark D. Huffman
Early years interventions to improve child health and wellbeing: what works, for whom and in what circumstances? Protocol for a realist review
Emma Coles, Helen Cheyne, Brigid Daniel
Faster title and abstract screening? Evaluating Abstrackr, a semi-automated online screening program for systematic reviewers
John Rathbone, Tammy Hoffmann, Paul Glasziou
Effectiveness of management models for facilitating self-management and patient outcomes in adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease
Edward Zimbudzi, Clement Lo, Marie Misso, Sanjeeva Ranasinha, Sophia Zoungas
Improving search efficiency for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy: an exploratory study to assess the viability of limiting to MEDLINE, EMBASE and reference checking
Louise Preston, Christopher Carroll, Paolo Gardois, Suzy Paisley, Eva Kaltenthaler
The effect of non-invasive positive airway pressure therapy following thoracic surgical procedures: protocol for a systematic review
Elinaldo da Conceição dos Santos, Adriana Claudia Lunardi
N-acetylcysteine for non-paracetamol drug-induced liver injury: a systematic review protocol
Mohamed Farouk Chughlay, Nicole Kramer, Mahmoud Werfalli, Wendy Spearman, Mark Emmanuel Engel, Karen Cohen
Managing the incidence of selective reporting bias: a survey of Cochrane review groups
Emma K Reid, Aaron M Tejani, Lawrence N Huan, Gregory Egan, Cait O’Sullivan, Alain D Mayhew, Monisha Kabir
A systematic review protocol to evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of function within adult neuro-rehabilitation
Shannon Pike, Natasha Anne Lannin, Anne Cusick, Kylie Wales, Lynne Turner-Stokes, Stephen Ashford
N-of-1 randomized trials for psychological and health behavior outcomes: a systematic review protocol
Jonathan A. Shaffer, Louis Falzon, Ken Cheung, Karina W. Davidson
Investigating the effectiveness of different aspirin dosing regimens and the timing of aspirin intake in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: protocol for a systematic review
Danai Bem, Janine Dretzke, Simon Stevens, Marie Lordkipanidzé, James Hodgkinson, Sue Bayliss, David Moore, David Fitzmaurice
Identification of behaviour change components in swallowing interventions for head and neck cancer patients: protocol for a systematic review
Roganie Govender, Christina H Smith, Stuart A Taylor, Daphne Grey, Jane Wardle, Benjamin Gardner
Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis
Etienne V. Langlois, Michael K. Ranson, Till Bärnighausen, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Karen Daniels, Fadi El-Jardali, Abdul Ghaffar, Jeremy Grimshaw, Andy Haines, John N. Lavis, Simon Lewin, Qingyue Meng, Sandy Oliver, Tomás Pantoja, Sharon Straus, Ian Shemilt, David Tovey, Peter Tugwell, Hugh Waddington, Mark Wilson, Beibei Yuan, John-Arne Røttingen
Risk factors for hospital re-presentation among older adults following fragility fractures: protocol for a systematic review
Saira A. Mathew, Kristiann C. Heesch, Elise Gane, Steven M. McPhail
Capnography monitoring during procedural sedation and analgesia: a systematic review protocol
Aaron Conway, Clint Douglas, Joanna Sutherland
Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care, in-hospital mortality and intensive care readmission rates: a systematic review protocol
Sarah A. Vollam, Susan J. Dutton, Duncan Young, Peter J. Watkinson
Complications of low compared to standard pneumoperitoneum pressures in laparoscopic surgery for benign gynecologic pathology: a systematic review protocol
Esther B. Kyle, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Amélie Boutin, Madeleine Lemyre
Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic review
Michelle Beattie, Douglas J. Murphy, Iain Atherton, William Lauder
Handling trial participants with missing outcome data when conducting a meta-analysis: a systematic survey of proposed approaches
Elie A. Akl, Lara A. Kahale, Thomas Agoritsas, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Jason W. Busse, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Shanil Ebrahim, Bradley C. Johnston, Ignacio Neumann, Ivan Sola, Xin Sun, Per Vandvik, Yuqing Zhang, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gordon Guyatt
Indicators and measurement tools for health system integration: a knowledge synthesis protocol
Nelly D. Oelke, Esther Suter, Maria Alice Dias da Silva Lima, Cheryl Van Vliet-Brown
Erratum to: Thanks to all those who reviewed for systematic reviews in 2014
David Moher, Paul Shekelle, Lesley A. Stewart
Erratum to: Study protocol: differential effects of diet and physical activity based interventions in pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes: individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis and health economic evaluation
Anneloes E. Ruifrok, Ewelina Rogozinska, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Girish Rayanagoudar, Sally Kerry, Christianne J. M. de Groot, SeonAe Yeo, Emma Molyneaux, Ruben Barakat Carballo, Maria Perales, Annick Bogaerts, Jose G. Cecatti, Fernanda Surita, Jodie Dodd, Julie Owens, Nermeen El Beltagy, Roland Devlieger, Helena Teede, Cheryce Harrison, Lene Haakstad, Garry X. Shen, Alexis Shub, Narges Motahari, Janette Khoury, Serena Tonstad, Riitta Luoto, Tarja I. Kinnunen, Kym Guelfi, Fabio Facchinetti, Elisabetta Petrella, Suzanne Phelan, Tânia T. Scudeller, Kathrin Rauh, Hans Hauner, Kristina Renault, Linda Reme Sagedal, Ingvild Vistad, Signe Nilssen Stafne, Siv Mørkved, Kjell Åsmund Salvesen, Christina Vinter, Marcia Vitolo, Arne Astrup, Nina Rica Wium Geiker, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Lucilla Poston, Tracy Roberts, Richard D. Riley, Arri Coomarasamy, Khalid S. Khan, Ben Willem Mol, Shakila Thangaratinam
Quality indicators in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) care in critically ill patients: protocol for a systematic review
Oleksa Rewa, Pierre-Marc Villeneuve, Dean T. Eurich, Henry T Stelfox, RT Noel Gibney, Lisa Hartling, Robin Featherstone, Sean M Bagshaw
Cognitive biases in response to visual body-related stimuli in eating disorders: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kathrin Schuck, Simone Munsch, Silvia Schneider
What value is the CINAHL database when searching for systematic reviews of qualitative studies?
Kath Wright, Su Golder, Kate Lewis-Light
Percutaneous versus surgical strategy for tracheostomy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative and postoperative complications
Rosa Klotz, Ulla Klaiber, Kathrin Grummich, Pascal Probst, Markus K. Diener, Markus W. Büchler, Phillip Knebel
Erratum to: Nutritional vitamin D supplementation and health-related outcomes in hemodialysis patients: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Anita Mehrotra, Wai-Yin Leung, Tannia Joson
Determining the number of stimuli required to reliably assess corticomotor excitability and primary motor cortical representations using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rocco Cavaleri, Siobhan M. Schabrun, Lucy S. Chipchase
Carers’ experiences, needs and preferences during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies
Julie A. Luker, Susanne Bernhardsson, Elizabeth Lynch, Carolyn Murray, Olivia P. Hill, Julie Bernhardt
Systematic review of school-based interventions to prevent smoking for girls
Miriam J.J. de Kleijn, Melissa M. Farmer, Marika Booth, Aneesa Motala, Alexandria Smith, Scott Sherman, Willem J.J. Assendelft, Paul Shekelle
Characteristics and determinants of knowledge transfer policies at universities and public institutions in medical research—protocol for a systematic review of the qualitative research literature
Rosa Jahn, Olaf Müller, Kayvan Bozorgmehr
Protocol for a systematic review: understanding the motivations and barriers to uptake and use of female-initiated, primary biomedical HIV prevention technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Robyn Eakle, Caitlin Jarrett, Adam Bourne, Jonathan Stadler, Heidi Larson
Metacognition and evidence analysis instruction: an educational framework and practical experience
J. Scott Parrott, Matthew L. Rubinstein
Effectiveness of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies on health care professionals’ behaviour and patient outcomes in the cancer care context: a systematic review protocol
Jennifer R. Tomasone, Rushil Chaudhary, Melissa C. Brouwers
Comparison of physical interventions, behavioral interventions, natural health products, and pharmacologics to manage hot flashes in patients with breast or prostate cancer: protocol for a systematic review incorporating network meta-analyses
Brian Hutton, Fatemeh Yazdi, Louise Bordeleau, Scott Morgan, Chris Cameron, Salmaan Kanji, Dean Fergusson, Andrea Tricco, Sharon Straus, Becky Skidmore, Mona Hersi, Misty Pratt, Sasha Mazzarello, Melissa Brouwers, David Moher, Mark Clemons
Systematic review protocol of interventions to improve the psychological well-being of general practitioners
Marylou Murray, Lois Murray, Michael Donnelly
Cochrane systematic reviews and co-publication: dissemination of evidence on interventions for ophthalmic conditions
Xue Wang, Barbara S. Hawkins, Kay Dickersin
Community-onset sepsis and its public health burden: protocol of a systematic review
Alexander Tsertsvadze, Pam Royle, Noel McCarthy
Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration biopsy for detection of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sarah W. Lai, Derek J. Roberts, Doreen M. Rabi, Karin Y. Winston
Rapid Review Summit: an overview and initiation of a research agenda
Julie Polisena, Chantelle Garritty, Craig A. Umscheid, Chris Kamel, Kevin Samra, Jeannette Smith, Ann Vosilla
Effect of non-surgical, non-pharmacological weight loss interventions in patients who are obese prior to hip and knee arthroplasty surgery: a rapid review
Michelle Lui, C. Allyson Jones, Marie D. Westby
Do evidence summaries increase policy-makers’ use of evidence from systematic reviews: A systematic review protocol
Jennifer Petkovic, Vivian Welch, Peter Tugwell
Specialist palliative care services for adults with advanced, incurable illness in hospital, hospice, or community settings—protocol for a systematic review
Jan Gaertner, Waldemar Siemens, Gerd Antes, Joerg J Meerpohl, Carola Xander, Guido Schwarzer, Stephanie Stock, Gerhild Becker
Protocol for a systematic review on the effect of demand generation interventions on uptake and use of modern contraceptives in LMIC
Loubna Belaid, Alexandre Dumont, Nils Chaillet, Vincent De Brouwere, Amel Zertal, Sennen Hounton, Valéry Ridde
The effectiveness and safety of treatments used for polycystic ovarian syndrome management in adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol
Reem A. Al Khalifah, Iván D. Flórez, Brittany Dennis, Binod Neupane, Lehana Thabane, Ereny Bassilious
The effects of iodine blocking following nuclear accidents on thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, and benign thyroid nodules: design of a systematic review
Steffen Dreger, Manuela Pfinder, Lara Christianson, Stefan K Lhachimi, Hajo Zeeb
Use of inhaled corticosteroids for the prevention and/or treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants: a systematic review protocol
Eric S. Shinwell, Igor Portnov, Joerg Meerpohl, Tanja Karen, Dirk Bassler
Interventions for preventing, delaying the onset, or decreasing the burden of frailty: an overview of systematic reviews
Michael G. Wilson, François Béland, Dominic Julien, Lise Gauvin, G. Emmanuel Guindon, Denis Roy, Kaitryn Campbell, Donna G. Comeau, Heather Davidson, Parminder Raina, Deborah Sattler, Brenda Vrkljan
Epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in Africa among persons aged 1–10 years: a systematic review protocol
Tiwonge J. Kanyenda, Leila H. Abdullahi, Gregory D. Hussey, Benjamin M. Kagina
Physical rehabilitation interventions for adult patients with critical illness across the continuum of recovery: an overview of systematic reviews protocol
Bronwen Connolly, Brenda O’Neill, Lisa Salisbury, Kathryn McDowell, Bronagh Blackwood
Interventions for preventing or treating malnutrition in problem drinkers who are homeless or vulnerably housed: protocol for a systematic review
Helen Thorley, Katie Porter, Clare Fleming, Tim Jones, Joanna Kesten, Elsa Marques, Alison Richards, Jelena Savović
Effects of education to facilitate knowledge about chronic pain for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Louise J. Geneen, Denis J. Martin, Nicola Adams, Clare Clarke, Martin Dunbar, Derek Jones, Paul McNamee, Pat Schofield, Blair H. Smith
NatHER: protocol for systematic evaluation of trends in survival among patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer
Eli J. Korner, Anne Morris, Isabel Elaine Allen, Sara Hurvitz, Mary S. Beattie, Bindu Kalesan
Telemedicine for general practice: a systematic review protocol
Martin J. Downes, Merehau C. Mervin, Joshua M. Byrnes, Paul A. Scuffham
Protocol for a systematic review of the impact of resuscitation fluids on the microcirculation after haemorrhagic shock in animal models
David N. Naumann, Janine Dretzke, Sam Hutchings, Mark J. Midwinter
Considerations from the risk of bias perspective for updating Cochrane reviews
Alain D. Mayhew, Monisha Kabir, Mohammed T. Ansari
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada
Katelyn Godin, Jackie Stapleton, Sharon I. Kirkpatrick, Rhona M. Hanning, Scott T. Leatherdale
The risks and benefits of patients temporarily discontinuing medications in the event of an intercurrent illness: a systematic review protocol
Andrew Morden, Jeremy Horwood, Penny Whiting, Jelena Savovic, Laurie Tomlinson, Thomas Blakeman, Charles Tomson, Alison Richards, Tracey Stone, Fergus Caskey
Intervention Component Analysis (ICA): a pragmatic approach for identifying the critical features of complex interventions
Katy Sutcliffe, James Thomas, Gillian Stokes, Kate Hinds, Mukdarut Bangpan
Hard-to-reach populations of men who have sex with men and sex workers: a systematic review on sampling methods
Ana B. Barros, Sonia F. Dias, Maria Rosario O. Martins
Effect of stigma reduction intervention strategies on HIV test uptake in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol
Subash Thapa, Karin Hannes, Margaret Cargo, Anne Buve, Catharina Mathei
Integrating multiple data sources (MUDS) for meta-analysis to improve patient-centered outcomes research: a protocol for a systematic review
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
The effectiveness of interventions to improve uptake and retention of HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in prevention of mother-to-child transmission care programs in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lisa M. Puchalski Ritchie, Monique van Lettow, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Nora E. Rosenberg, Sam Phiri, Megan Landes, Fabian Cataldo, Sharon E. Straus
The effects of culture on guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review protocol
Taru Manyanga, Danilo F. da Silva, Zachary M. Ferraro, Alysha L. J. Harvey, Shanna Wilson, Holly N. Ockenden, Kristi B. Adamo
Involving people with diabetes and the wider community in diabetes research: a realist review protocol
Janet Harris, Marit Graue, Trisha Dunning, Johannes Haltbakk, Gunhild Austrheim, Nina Skille, Berit Rokne, Marit Kirkevold
Network meta-analysis incorporating randomized controlled trials and non-randomized comparative cohort studies for assessing the safety and effectiveness of medical treatments: challenges and opportunities
Chris Cameron, Bruce Fireman, Brian Hutton, Tammy Clifford, Doug Coyle, George Wells, Colin R. Dormuth, Robert Platt, Sengwee Toh
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 Abedlbary, Nadera Ahmadzai, Becky Skidmore, Ranjeeta Mallick, Brian Hutton, Alexandra C. Bunting, Julian Moran, Roxanne Ward, David Moher
Adherence to Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines for management of traumatic brain injury patients: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yahya H Khormi, Ibrahim Gosadi, Sandra Campbell, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Cian O’kelly, David Zygun
Identifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions for frail older people: a systematic review protocol
Ana Jovicic, Benjamin Gardner, Celia Belk, Kalpa Kharicha, Steve Iliffe, Jill Manthorpe, Claire Goodman, Vari Drennan, Kate Walters
Protocol for a systematic review of quantitative burn wound microbiology in the management of burns patients
Johnny Kwei, Fenella D. Halstead, Janine Dretzke, Beryl A. Oppenheim, Naiem S. Moiemen
Use of ward closure to control outbreaks among hospitalized patients in acute care settings: a systematic review
Holly Wong, Katherine Eso, Ada Ip, Jessica Jones, Yoojin Kwon, Susan Powelson, Jill de Grood, Rose Geransar, Maria Santana, A. Mark Joffe, Geoffrey Taylor, Bayan Missaghi, Craig Pearce, William A. Ghali, John Conly
Nebulised dornase alfa versus placebo or hypertonic saline in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Casper Claudius, Anders Perner, Morten Hylander Møller
Clonidine for sedation in the critically ill: a systematic review and meta-analysis (protocol)
Gennie Jing Wang, Emilie Belley-Coté, Lisa Burry, Mark Duffett, Timothy Karachi, Dan Perri, Waleed Alhazzani, Frederick D’Aragon, Hannah Wunsch, Bram Rochwerg
Fidelity to and comparative results across behavioral interventions evaluated through the RE-AIM framework: a systematic review
Samantha M. Harden, Bridget Gaglio, Jo Ann Shoup, Kimberlee A. Kinney, Sallie Beth Johnson, Fabiana Brito, Kacie C. A. Blackman, Jamie M. Zoellner, Jennie L. Hill, Fabio A. Almeida, Russell E. Glasgow, Paul A. Estabrooks
Key components in models of community-based interventions coordinating care in dementia: a mixed studies systematic review protocol
Amy Backhouse, Chris Dickens, David Richards, Rose McCabe
Identifying and recruiting smokers for preoperative smoking cessation—a systematic review of methods reported in published studies
Fujian Song, Tracey J. Brown, Annie Blyth, Vivienne Maskrey, Iain McNamara, Simon Donell
Quality and performance measures of strain on intensive care capacity: a protocol for a systematic review
S. Abolfazi Soltani, Armann Ingolfsson, David A. Zygun, Henry T. Stelfox, Lisa Hartling, Robin Featherstone, Dawn Opgenorth, Sean M. Bagshaw
Protocol for systematic review of evidence on the determinants and influence of early glycaemic control in childhood-onset type 1 diabetes
Veena Mazarello Paes, Dimitrios Charalampopoulos, Amal R. Khanolkar, David Taylor-Robinson, Russell Viner, Julie Edge, Terence Stephenson, Rakesh Amin
How to conduct systematic reviews more expeditiously?
Alexander Tsertsvadze, Yen-Fu Chen, David Moher, Paul Sutcliffe, Noel McCarthy
Pre-clinical evaluation of therapies to prevent or treat bone non-union: a systematic review protocol
Sarah K. Stewart, Philippa M. Bennett, Sarah A. Stapley, Janine Dretzke, Danai Bem, Jowan G. Penn-Barwell
Fluid strategies and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jonathan A. Silversides, Andrew J. Ferguson, Daniel F. McAuley, Bronagh Blackwood, John C. Marshall, Eddy Fan
Do alternative methods for analysing count data produce similar estimates? Implications for meta-analyses
Peter Herbison, M. Clare Robertson, Joanne E. McKenzie
Systematic review of the use of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in home-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes for patients with cardiovascular disease—protocol
Neil Heron, Frank Kee, Michael Donnelly, Mark A. Tully, Margaret E. Cupples
The risk of intra-cranial haemorrhage in those presenting late to the ED following a head injury: a systematic review
Carl Marincowitz, Christopher M. Smith, William Townend
Anti-IgE monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review
Chris J. Hong, Adrian C. Tsang, Jason G. Quinn, James P. Bonaparte, Adrienne Stevens, Shaun J. Kilty
Clinical outcomes of immunoglobulin use in solid organ transplant recipients: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Juthaporn Cowan, Brian Hutton, Nicholas Fergusson, Alexandria Bennett, Jason Tay, D. William Cameron, Greg A. Knoll
The role of high-dose myeloablative chemotherapy with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children with central nervous system (CNS) tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Caroline Main, Jayne S. Wilson, Simon P. Stevens, Aimee E. Houlton, Martin English, Pamela R. Kearns, Bob Phillips, Barry Pizer, Sophie Wilne, Keith Wheatley
Erratum to: What value is the CINAHL database when searching for systematic reviews of qualitative studies?
Kath Wright, Su Golder, Kate Lewis-Light
Effectiveness of probiotic in preventing and treating antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and/or Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in patients with spinal cord injury: a protocol of systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Samford Wong, Ali Jamous, Jean O’Driscoll, Ravi Sekhar, Mofid Saif, Steve O’Driscoll, Sarah Lewis, Eamonn McKeown, Shashi P. Hirani
Repurposed therapeutic agents targeting the Ebola virus: a protocol for a systematic review
Hussein Sweiti, Obinna Ekwunife, Thomas Jaschinski, Stefan K. Lhachimi
Supporting systematic reviews using LDA-based document representations
Yuanhan Mo, Georgios Kontonatsios, Sophia Ananiadou
Describing 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
Protocol for a systematic review of psychological interventions for cancer-related fatigue in post-treatment cancer survivors
Teresa Corbett, Declan Devane, Jane C. Walsh, AnnMarie Groarke, Brian E. McGuire
Descending pain modulation in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rosemary J. Chakiath, Philip J. Siddall, John E. Kellow, Julia M. Hush, Mike P. Jones, Anna Marcuzzi, Paul J. Wrigley
Resting blood pressure reductions following isometric handgrip exercise training and the impact of age and sex: protocol for a systematic review
Danielle C. Bentley, Cindy H. Nguyen, Scott G. Thomas
A realist review of family-based interventions for children of substance abusing parents
Amelia M. Usher, Kelly E. McShane, Candice Dwyer
The effectiveness of workplace interventions to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour in adults: protocol for a systematic review
Christina C. Loitz, Robert J. Potter, Jessica L. Walker, Nicole C. McLeod, Nora J. Johnston
Full predicted energy from nutrition and the effect on mortality and infectious complications in critically ill adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of parallel randomised controlled trials
Emma J. Ridley, Andrew R. Davies, Carol Hodgson, Adam Deane, Michael Bailey, D. James Cooper
Interventions that support the creation of dementia friendly environments in health care: protocol for a realist review
Melanie Handley, Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman
Prognostic factors for tumor recurrence in patients with clinical stage I seminoma undergoing surveillance—protocol for a systematic review
Frank Kunath, Annabel Spek, Katrin Jensen, Friedemann Zengerling, Stefanie Schmidt
All in the Family: systematic reviews, rapid reviews, scoping reviews, realist reviews, and more
David Moher, Lesley Stewart, Paul Shekelle
Assessment and prevention of behavioural and social risk factors associated with oral cancer: protocol for a systematic review of clinical guidelines and systematic reviews to inform Primary Care dental professionals
Sweta Mathur, David I. Conway, Heather Worlledge-Andrew, Lorna M.D. Macpherson, Alastair J. Ross
Telehealth methods to deliver multifactorial dietary interventions in adults with chronic disease: a systematic review protocol
Jaimon T. Kelly, Dianne P. Reidlinger, Tammy C. Hoffmann, Katrina L. Campbell
Systematic review of universal resilience interventions targeting child and adolescent mental health in the school setting: review protocol
Julia Dray, Jenny Bowman, Luke Wolfenden, Elizabeth Campbell, Megan Freund, Rebecca Hodder, John Wiggers
Association between BDNF levels and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rebecca B. Eisen, Stefan Perera, Laura Banfield, Rebecca Anglin, Luciano Minuzzi, Zainab Samaan
Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a systematic review
Brian Younho Hong, Raymond Giang, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Maggie Larche, Lehana Thabane
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-focused primary healthcare social and emotional wellbeing research: a systematic review protocol
Sara Farnbach, Anne-Marie Eades, Maree Lisa Hackett
Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approaches
Alison O’Mara-Eves, James Thomas, John McNaught, Makoto Miwa, Sophia Ananiadou
Weight gain, overweight and obesity in solid organ transplantation—a study protocol for a systematic literature review
Sonja Beckmann, Nataša Ivanović, Gerda Drent, Todd Ruppar, Sabina De Geest
Reviews: Rapid! Rapid! Rapid! …and systematic
Holger J Schünemann, Lorenzo Moja
PCR-based specific techniques used for detecting the most important pathogens on strawberry: a systematic review
Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi, Marialaura Destefanis, Richard Alexander Gottsberger, Marika Mänd, Evelin Loit
Better duplicate detection for systematic reviewers: evaluation of Systematic Review Assistant-Deduplication Module
John Rathbone, Matt Carter, Tammy Hoffmann, Paul Glasziou
An evaluation of methods used to teach quality improvement to undergraduate healthcare students to inform curriculum development within preregistration nurse education: a protocol for systematic review and narrative synthesis
Lorraine Armstrong, William Lauder, Ashley Shepherd
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
David Moher, Larissa Shamseer, Mike Clarke, Davina Ghersi, Alessandro Liberati, Mark Petticrew, Paul Shekelle, Lesley A Stewart
Methods of a multi-faceted rapid knowledge synthesis project to inform the implementation of a new health service model: Collaborative Emergency Centres
Jill A Hayden, Lara Killian, Austin Zygmunt, Jessica Babineau, Ruth Martin-Misener, Jan L Jensen, Alix J Carter
User-centered design and the development of patient decision aids: protocol for a systematic review
Holly O Witteman, Selma Chipenda Dansokho, Heather Colquhoun, Angela Coulter, Michèle Dugas, Angela Fagerlin, Anik MC Giguere, Sholom Glouberman, Lynne Haslett, Aubri Hoffman, Noah Ivers, France Légaré, Jean Légaré, Carrie Levin, Karli Lopez, Victor M Montori, Thierry Provencher, Jean-Sébastien Renaud, Kerri Sparling, Dawn Stacey, Gratianne Vaisson, Robert J Volk, William Witteman
A systematic review protocol for measuring comorbidity in inpatient rehabilitation for non-traumatic brain injury
Wayne Khuu, Vincy Chan, Angela Colantonio
Meta-analysis of test accuracy studies: an exploratory method for investigating the impact of missing thresholds
Richard D Riley, Ikhlaaq Ahmed, Joie Ensor, Yemisi Takwoingi, Amanda Kirkham, R Katie Morris, J Pieter Noordzij, Jonathan J Deeks
E-health physical activity interventions and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity levels among working-age women: a systematic review protocol
Jennifer L Reed, Stephanie A Prince, Christie A Cole, Kara A Nerenberg, Swapnil Hiremath, Heather E Tulloch, J George Fodor, Agnieszka Szczotka, Lisa A McDonnell, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Andrew L Pipe, Robert D Reid
Protocol for a systematic review of screening tools for fear of recurrent illness in common life-threatening diseases
Jenny Jones, Paul Kane, Rob Polson, Stephen J Leslie, Nicholas J Hulbert-Williams, Sébastien Simard, Gozde Ozakinci, Gill Hubbard
Immigrant women’s experiences of maternity-care services in Canada: a systematic review using a narrative synthesis
Gina MA Higginbottom, Myfanwy Morgan, Mirande Alexandre, Yvonne Chiu, Joan Forgeron, Deb Kocay, Rubina Barolia