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Systematic Reviews

Issue 1/2022

Content (284 Articles)

Open Access Fertility Protocol

The impact of bariatric surgery on assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a systematic review protocol

Kameela Alibhai, Isabella Churchill, Tannys Vause, Heather Anne Lochnan

Open Access Systematic review update

Fluctuation of bone turnover markers’ levels in samples of gingival crevicular fluid after orthodontic stimulus: a systematic review

L. Kakali, I. Giantikidis, I. Sifakakis, E. Kalimeri, I. Karamani, E. Mavrogonatou, D. Kloukos

Open Access Nephrectomy Research

Quality of life and complications after nephron-sparing treatment of renal cell carcinoma stage T1—a systematic review

Theresa Junker, Louise Duus, Benjamin S. B. Rasmussen, Nessn Azawi, Lars Lund, Ole Graumann, Birgitte Nørgaard

Open Access Care Protocol

Oral care for intensive care unit patients without mechanical ventilation: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaoxia Tang, Yunxia Shen, Xuejiao Pan, Jianglong Liao, Yanfei Xu, Wen Luo, Xiaolin Zhang, Chun’e Li, Qing Wan, Xin Cai, Xiaomei Zhang, Tao Wang, Guilan Zhang

Open Access Mood Disorders Protocol

Computerized cognitive training in people with depression: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amit Lampit, Nathalie H. Launder, Ruth Minkov, Alice Rollini, Christopher G. Davey, Carsten Finke, Nicola T. Lautenschlager, Hanna Malmberg Gavelin

Open Access Commentary

Where to prospectively register a systematic review

Dawid Pieper, Tanja Rombey

Open Access Care Protocol

The use of social network analysis in social support and care: a systematic scoping review protocol

Rosario Fernández-Peña, María-Antonia Ovalle-Perandones, Pilar Marqués-Sánchez, Carmen Ortego-Maté, Nestor Serrano-Fuentes

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Protocol

Automation of literature screening using machine learning in medical evidence synthesis: a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review protocol

Yuelun Zhang, Siyu Liang, Yunying Feng, Qing Wang, Feng Sun, Shi Chen, Yiying Yang, Xin He, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan

Open Access Protocol

Exploring stigma associated with mental health conditions and alcohol and other drug use among people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds: a protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies

Caitlin H. Douglass, Megan S. C. Lim, Karen Block, Gerald Onsando, Margaret Hellard, Peter Higgs, Charles Livingstone, Danielle Horyniak

Open Access Methodology

Adapting systematic scoping study methods to identify cancer-specific physical activity opportunities in Ontario, Canada

Angela J. Fong, Catherine M. Sabiston, Kaitlyn D. Kauffeldt, Jennifer R. Tomasone

Open Access COVID-19 Methodology

Machine learning reduced workload for the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register: development and evaluation of the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Classifier

Ian Shemilt, Anna Noel-Storr, James Thomas, Robin Featherstone, Chris Mavergames

Open Access Pediatric Intensive Care Protocol

Instruments for measuring incidents related to patient safety in the context of paediatric intensive care—protocol for a scoping review

Helga Catarina Santos Alves de Oliveira, Ricardo Rafael Marques, Maria Alice dos Santos Curado, Maria Filomena Mendes Gaspar, Paulo Jorge dos Santos Sousa

Open Access Lymphedema Protocol

Supermicrosurgical treatment for lymphedema: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol

Patrick A. Will, Zhenzhen Wan, Svenja E. Seide, Juan Enrique Berner, Ulrich Kneser, Emre Gazyakan, Christoph Hirche

Open Access Protocol

Male involvement in family planning use and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Etsay Woldu Anbesu, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Zinabu Hadush Kahsay

Open Access Protocol

Assessing the causal relationship between income inequality and mortality and self-rated health: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Michal Shimonovich, Anna Pearce, Hilary Thomson, Gerry McCartney, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi

Open Access Mood Disorders Systematic review update

Under detection of depression in primary care settings in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abebaw Fekadu, Mekdes Demissie, Rahel Birhane, Girmay Medhin, Tesera Bitew, Maji Hailemariam, Abebaw Minaye, Kassahun Habtamu, Barkot Milkias, Inge Petersen, Vikram Patel, Anthony J. Cleare, Rosie Mayston, Graham Thornicroft, Atalay Alem, Charlotte Hanlon, Martin Prince

Open Access Protocol

Barriers and facilitators associated with the use of mental health services among immigrant students in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Christelle Dombou, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sarah Fraser, Jude Mary Cénat, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Chlorthalidone Protocol

Thiazide diuretics alone or in combination with a potassium-sparing diuretic on blood pressure-lowering in patients with primary hypertension: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Vítor M. Martins, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann, Lucas Helal, Filipe Ferrari, Marcelo B. Lucca, Sandra C. Fuchs, Flávio D. Fuchs

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Mapping multicenter randomized controlled trials in anesthesiology: a scoping review

Sylvain Boet, Joseph K. Burns, Olivia Cheng-Boivin, Hira Khan, Kendra Derry, Deric Diep, Abdul Hadi Djokhdem, Sung Wook Um, Johnny W. Huang, Danica Paré, Mimi Deng, Liza Begunova, Linda Yi Ning Fei, Maryam Bezzahou, Pium Sonali Andrahennadi, Elysia Grose, Ruth G. Abebe, Fadi Mansour, Zoé Talbot, Pierre-Marc Dion, Manvinder Kaur, Justen Choueiry, Cole Etherington

Open Access Letter

Empirical comparisons of heterogeneity magnitudes of the risk difference, relative risk, and odds ratio

Yuxi Zhao, Elizabeth H. Slate, Chang Xu, Haitao Chu, Lifeng Lin

Open Access Dysphagia Protocol

Psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for dysphagia in head and neck cancer: a systematic review protocol using COSMIN methodology

Beatrice Manduchi, Zhiyao Che, Margaret I. Fitch, Jolie Ringash, Doris Howell, Rosemary Martino

Open Access Protocol

Synthesising the existing evidence for non-pharmacological interventions targeting outcomes relevant to young people with ADHD in the school setting: systematic review protocol

Abigail E. Russell, Darren Moore, Amy Sanders, Barnaby Dunn, Rachel Hayes, Judi Kidger, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Linda Pfiffner, Tamsin Ford

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a systematic review of the in vivo studies on radiofrequency (100 kHz–300 GHz) electromagnetic field exposure and cancer

Rosanna Pinto, Lucia Ardoino, Paola Giardullo, Paola Villani, Carmela Marino

Open Access Protocol

Determinants of birth asphyxia among preterm newborns in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies protocol

Abay Woday Tadesse, Muluken Dessalegn Muluneh, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Kusse Urmale Mare, Gebeyaw Biset Wagaw

Open Access Protocol

Effects of high-intensity interval training on blood lactate levels and cognition in healthy adults: protocol for systematic review and network meta-analyses

Nithin Jacob, Isis So, Bhanu Sharma, Susan Marzolini, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Robin Green

Open Access Schizophrenia Protocol

Psychosocial rehabilitation of individuals with schizophrenia: a scoping review protocol

Oyeyemi Olajumoke Oyelade, Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi-Mafutha

Open Access Protocol

A protocol for a scoping review to map the assessment approaches in optometry education programmes globally

Diane van Staden, Verusia Chetty, Alvin Jeffrey Munsamy

Open Access Dementia Research

The characteristics of effective technology-enabled dementia education: a systematic review and mixed research synthesis

Kevin Muirhead, Leah Macaden, Keith Smyth, Colin Chandler, Charlotte Clarke, Rob Polson, Chris O’Malley

Open Access Cholangiography Protocol

Near infrared indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography versus intraoperative cholangiography to improve safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease—a systematic review protocol

Mihai-Calin Pavel, Mar Achalandabaso Boira, Yasir Bashir, Robert Memba, Erik Llácer, Laia Estalella, Elisabeth Julià, Kevin C. Conlon, Rosa Jorba

Open Access Care Research

Patient engagement strategies for adults with chronic conditions: an evidence map

Hanan Aboumatar, Samantha Pitts, Ritu Sharma, Asar Das, Brandon M. Smith, Jeff Day, Katherine Holzhauer, Sejean Yang, Eric B. Bass, Wendy L. Bennett

Open Access Protocol

Where are race-based oral health inequities bound? Protocol for a systematic review on interventions to tackle racial injustice in dental outcomes

João L. Bastos, Helena M. Constante, Helena S. Schuch, Dandara G. Haag, Sonia Nath, Roger K. Celeste, Carol C. Guarnizo-Herreño, Mary J. McCallum, Lisa M. Jamieson

Open Access Schizophrenia Protocol

REalist Synthesis Of non-pharmacologicaL interVEntions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain (RESOLVE) in people living with severe mental illness (SMI)

Ian D. Maidment, Geoffrey Wong, Claire Duddy, Rachel Upthegrove, Sheri Oduola, Dan Robotham, Suzanne Higgs, Amy Ahern, Gurkiran Birdi

Open Access Gingival Diseases Protocol

Prevalence of periodontal disease among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Sonia Nath, Brianna Poirier, Xiangqun Ju, Kostas Kapellas, Dandara Haag, Lisa Jamieson

Open Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol

MRI volumetric changes in hippocampal subfields in psychosis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anurag Nasa, Olivia Mosley, Elena Roman, Allison Kelliher, Caoimhe Gaughan, Kirk J. Levins, David Coppinger, Erik O’Hanlon, Mary Cannon, Darren William Roddy

Open Access Protocol

Impacts of parental technoference on parent-child relationships and child health and developmental outcomes: a scoping review protocol

Lyndsay Jerusha Mackay, Jelena Komanchuk, K. Alix Hayden, Nicole Letourneau

Open Access Protocol

Racism in Australia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jehonathan Ben, Amanuel Elias, Ayuba Issaka, Mandy Truong, Kevin Dunn, Rachel Sharples, Craig McGarty, Jessica Walton, Fethi Mansouri, Nida Denson, Yin Paradies

Open Access Parkinson's Disease Research

The effectiveness of virtual reality for rehabilitation of Parkinson disease: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses

Yaqin Lu, Yonggui Ge, Wanqiang Chen, Wenting Xing, Lushan Wei, Caixia Zhang, Yusheng Yang

Open Access Obesity Protocol

Participatory design application in obesity prevention targeting young adults and adolescents: a mixed-methods systematic scoping review protocol

Taylor Jade Willmott, Alieena Mathew, Eve Luck, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Julia Carins, Lisa Vincze, Lauren Williams, Lauren Ball

Open Access Heart Failure Protocol

Heart failure in childhood cancer survivors—a systematic review protocol

Tove Berg, Jens Böhmer, Bright I. Nwaru, Kristjan Karason, Marianne Jarfelt

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Systematic review update

The environmental risk factors prior to conception associated with placental abruption: an umbrella review

Ensiyeh Jenabi, Zohreh Salimi, Erfan Ayubi, Saeid Bashirian, Amir Mohammad Salehi

Open Access Methodology

Bursting out of our bubble: using creative techniques to communicate within the systematic review process and beyond

Jo Thompson Coon, Noreen Orr, Liz Shaw, Harriet Hunt, Ruth Garside, Michael Nunns, Alke Gröppel-Wegener, Becky Whear

Open Access Protocol

Honorary authorship in health sciences: a protocol for a systematic review of survey research

Reint Meursinge Reynders, Gerben ter Riet, Nicola Di Girolamo, Mario Malički

Open Access Back Pain Systematic review update

Nonoperative treatment for pain sensitization in patients with low back pain: protocol for a systematic review

Tanawin Nopsopon, Areerat Suputtitada, Irin Lertparinyaphorn, Krit Pongpirul

Open Access Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Research

Systematic review and meta-analysis of candidate gene association studies of benign prostate hyperplasia

Lin Lin, Pugui Li, Xin Liu, Xiuyuan Xie, Liping Liu, Anjani Kumar Singh, Himanshu Narayan Singh

Open Access Systematic review update

Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among refugee women in high-income countries: a systematic review

Sarah DeSa, Akalewold T. Gebremeskel, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya

Open Access Stroke Protocol

The management of anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and history of falls or risk of falls: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Thibaut Galvain, Ruaraidh Hill, Sarah Donegan, Paulo Lisboa, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Gabriela Czanner

Open Access Care Protocol

Incidence and outcomes of critical illness in Indigenous Peoples: a systematic review protocol

Samantha L. Bowker, Kienan Williams, Aireen Wingert, Jamie M. Boyd, Melissa L. Potestio, Michelle Gates, Erica Wright, Sean M. Bagshaw

Open Access Protocol

Impact of health system engagement on the health and well-being of people who use drugs: a realist review protocol

Ginetta Salvalaggio, Lawrence Ferguson, Hannah L. Brooks, Sandra Campbell, Vanessa Gladue, Elaine Hyshka, Linda Lam, Heather Morris, Lara Nixon, Jane Springett

Open Access Protocol

Coaching to develop leadership for healthcare managers: a mixed-method systematic review protocol

Shuang Hu, Wenjun Chen, Huiping Hu, Wenqiu Huang, Jia Chen, Jiale Hu

Open Access Mood Disorders Protocol

Family history of psychiatric disorders as a risk factor for maternal postpartum depression: a systematic review protocol

Mette-Marie Zacher Kjeldsen, Alessio Bricca, Xiaoqin Liu, Vibe G. Frokjaer, Kathrine Bang Madsen, Trine Munk-Olsen

Open Access Fibromyalgia Protocol

Effectiveness of multicomponent treatment in patients with fibromyalgia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Felipe Araya-Quintanilla, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Jorge Fuentes, Fernanda Prieto-Lafrentz, Leonardo Pavez, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Iván Cavero-Redondo, Celia Álvarez-Bueno

Open Access Radiotherapy Protocol

Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell therapy for radiation-induced salivary gland hypofunction in animal models: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Per Marcus Jansson, Charlotte Duch Lynggaard, Amanda Fenger Carlander, Siri Beier Jensen, Bjarke Follin, Cecilie Hoeeg, Birgitte Saima Kousholt, Rasmus Tolstrup Larsen, Christian Grønhøj, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen, Susie Rimborg, Anne Fischer-Nielsen, Julia M. L. Menon, Christian von Buchwald

Open Access Protocol

Emerging professional practices focusing on reducing inequity in speech-language therapy and audiology: a scoping review protocol

Kristen Abrahams, Rizwana Mallick, Ameer Hohlfeld, Tamzyn Suliaman, Harsha Kathard

Open Access Strabismus Research

Prevalence of ophthalmological manifestations in pediatric and adolescent populations with Down syndrome: a systematic review of the literature

Juliana Muñoz-Ortiz, Jesús David Charry-Sánchez, Isabella Bechara-Arango, Mariana Blanco-Becerra, Claudia Talero-Gutiérrez, Marcela Gomez-Suarez, Alejandra de-la-Torre

Open Access Protocol

What is the potential for plural ownership to support a more inclusive economy? A systematic review protocol

Elaine Tod, Deborah Shipton, Gerry McCartney, Shifa Sarica, Graeme Scobie, Jane Parkinson, Anne-Marie Bagnall, Julian Manley, Andrew Cumbers, Sarah Deas, James de le Vingne

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Protocol

Comparison of non-operative versus operative management of resectable colorectal cancer in elderly patients: study protocol for a systematic review

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

Open Access Polio Virus Research

Strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy: a systematic review

Prem Singh, Pritu Dhalaria, Satabdi Kashyap, Gopal Krishna Soni, Partha Nandi, Shreeparna Ghosh, Mrinal Kar Mohapatra, Apurva Rastogi, Divya Prakash

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on well-being and work-related stress in the financial sector: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Tantri Keerthi Dinesh, Ankitha Shetty, Vijay Shree Dhyani, Shwetha T.S, Komal Jenifer Dsouza

Open Access Insulins Systematic review update

Investigating the safety and efficacy of hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for treatment of T1DM: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sedigheh Madani, Mahdiyeh Amanzadi, Hamid Reza Aghayan, Aria Setudeh, Negar Rezaei, Mahtab Rouhifard, Bagher Larijani

Open Access Mood Disorders Protocol

The psychological processes of classic psychedelics in the treatment of depression: a systematic review protocol

Lauren Johansen, Paul Liknaitzky, Maja Nedeljkovic, Lisa Mastin-Purcell, Greg Murray

Open Access Myocardial Infarction Protocol

Incidence of myocardial infarction in people with diabetes compared to those without diabetes: a systematic review protocol

Maria Narres, Tatjana Kvitkina, Heiner Claessen, Ellen Ubach, Georg Wolff, Maria-Inti Metzendorf, Bernd Richter, Andrea Icks

Open Access Vaccination Systematic review update

Lessons from past pandemics: a systematic review of evidence-based, cost-effective interventions to suppress COVID-19

Carl-Etienne Juneau, Tomas Pueyo, Matt Bell, Genevieve Gee, Pablo Collazzo, Louise Potvin

Open Access Public Health Protocol

Do social relationships mediate or moderate social inequalities in health? A systematic review protocol

Nadia Khaliq, Anne McMunn, Carolina Machuca-Vargas, Anja Heilmann

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for the systematic review of return-to-activity criteria in adolescent patients following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Nicholas J. Romanchuk, Holly Livock, Kenneth J. Lukas, Michael J. Del Bel, Daniel L. Benoit, Sasha Carsen

Open Access Emergency Medicine Research

Video-based interviewing in medicine: a scoping review

Rajajee Selvam, Richard Hu, Reilly Musselman, Isabelle Raiche, Daniel I. McIsaac, Husein Moloo

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Protocol

Intimate partner violence and women living with episodic disabilities: a scoping review protocol

Karen A. Campbell, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Meagan Stanley, Karen MacKinnon

Open Access Protocol

The effects of exercise on circulating endocannabinoid levels—a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Viviane Bristot, Giorgio Poletto, Débora Maria Russiano Pereira, Melina Hauck, Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider, Aderbal S. Aguiar Jr

Open Access Systematic review update

An updated systematic review of interventions to increase awareness of mental health and well-being in athletes, coaches, officials and parents

Gavin Breslin, Stephen Shannon, Michael Cummings, Gerard Leavey

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Letter

Efficacy and safety of AYUSH-64 as standalone or adjunct to standard care in COVID-19: a structured summary of protocol for a systematic review

Amit Kumar Rai, Azeem Ahmad, Pallavi Mundada, Krishna Kumar V, Babita Yadav, Shruti Khanduri, Bhogavalli Chandrasekhararao, Narayanam Srikanth

Open Access Gestational Diabetes Protocol

Regular weighing to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tomomi Matsushita, Aiko Honda, Takeshi Hasegawa, Eisuke Inoue, Hisashi Noma, Erika Ota

Safety and efficacy of pilocarpine, cevimeline, and diquafosol compared to artificial tears for the treatment of dry eye: protocol for a systematic review

José Gerardo Serrano-Robles, Ana Karen Pérez Vázquez, Alejandro Navas, Enrique O. Graue-Hernandez, Arturo Ramirez-Miranda, Nicolás Kahuam-López

Open Access Systematic review update

The effect of lead exposure on IQ test scores in children under 12 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

Serve Heidari, Shayan Mostafaei, Nazanin Razazian, Mojgan Rajati, Anahita Saeedi, Fatemeh Rajati

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Interventions to mitigate COVID-19 misinformation: protocol for a scoping review

Navin Kumar, Nathan Walter, Kate Nyhan, Kaveh Khoshnood, Joseph D. Tucker, Chris T. Bauch, Qinglan Ding, S. Mo Jones-Jang, Munmun De Choudhury, Jason L. Schwartz, Orestis Papakyriakopoulos, Laura Forastiere

Open Access Methodology

Anticancer effects of disulfiram: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies

Ling Wang, Yang Yu, Cong Zhou, Run Wan, Yumin Li

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for socio-economically disadvantaged women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicola O’Connell, Emma Burke, Fiona Dobbie, Nadine Dougall, David Mockler, Catherine Darker, Joanne Vance, Steven Bernstein, Hazel Gilbert, Linda Bauld, Catherine B. Hayes

Open Access Correction

Correction: Do reporting guidelines have an impact? Empirical assessment of changes in reporting before and after the PRISMA extension statement for network meta-analysis

Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Sofia Tsokani, Stella Zevgiti, Irene Pagkalidou, Katerina-Maria Kontouli, Pinar Ambarcioglu, Nikos Pandis, Carole Lunny, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Theodoros Papakonstantinou, Anna Chaimani, Sharon E. Straus, Brian Hutton, Andrea C. Tricco, Dimitris Mavridis, Georgia Salanti

Open Access Commentary

The evidence synthesis and meta-analysis in R conference (ESMARConf): levelling the playing field of conference accessibility and equitability

Neal R. Haddaway, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Matthew J. Grainger, W. Kyle Hamilton, Emily A. Hennessy, Ciara Keenan, Chris C. Pritchard, Jana Stojanova

Open Access Protocol

Major mistakes and errors in the use of Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews or meta-analyses – protocol for a systematic review

Christian Gunge Riberholt, Markus Harboe Olsen, Joachim Birch Milan, Christian Gluud

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Protocol

Risk factors for asthma exacerbation during pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Marleen P. Bokern, Annelies L. Robijn, Megan E. Jensen, Daniel Barker, Katherine J. Baines, Vanessa E. Murphy

Open Access Hypotension Protocol

Efficacy of epidural blood patching or surgery in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: an evidence map protocol

Timothy J. Amrhein, Peter G. Kranz, Sarah Cantrell, Constance R. Deline, Carrie M. Carr, Dong Kun Kim, Karen M. Goldstein, John W. Williams

Lung Cancer Protocol

Social determinants of health and cancer screening implementation and outcomes in the USA: a systematic review protocol

Ariella R. Korn, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Meagan Pilar, Brittney Sandler, Prema Bhattacharjee, W. Todd Moore, Ross C. Brownson, Karen M. Emmons, April Y. Oh

Open Access Scoliosis Protocol

Genetic variants associated with the occurrence and progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review protocol

Elizabeth A. Terhune, Patricia C. Heyn, Christi R. Piper, Nancy Hadley-Miller

Open Access Protocol

Targeted faith-based and faith-placed interventions for noncommunicable disease prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol

Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya, Gursimer Jeet, Busola Adebusoye, Oluwaseun Idowu, Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, Kolawole S. Okuyemi

Open Access Protocol

Study protocol for developing, piloting and disseminating the PRISMA-COSMIN guideline: a new reporting guideline for systematic reviews of outcome measurement instruments

Ellen B. M. Elsman, Nancy J. Butcher, Lidwine B. Mokkink, Caroline B. Terwee, Andrea Tricco, Joel J. Gagnier, Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi, Carolina Barnett, Maureen Smith, David Moher, Martin Offringa

Navigation programs relevant for African American men with prostate cancer: a scoping review protocol

Nynikka R. Palmer, Ashley Nicole Smith, Brittany A. Campbell, Ghilamichael Andemeskel, Peggy Tahir, Tisha M. Felder, Barbara Cicerelli

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Protocol

Legal concerns in health-related artificial intelligence: a scoping review protocol

Michael Da Silva, Tanya Horsley, Devin Singh, Emily Da Silva, Valentina Ly, Bryan Thomas, Ryan C. Daniel, Karni A. Chagal-Feferkorn, Samantha Iantomasi, Kelli White, Arianne Kent, Colleen M. Flood

Open Access Septicemia Protocol

Protocol for a scoping review of sepsis epidemiology

M. Elizabeth Wilcox, Marietou Daou, Joanna C. Dionne, Peter Dodek, Marina Englesakis, Allan Garland, Claire Lauzon, Osama Loubani, Bram Rochwerg, Manu Shankar-Hari, Kednapa Thavorn, Andrea C. Tricco

Open Access Breast Cancer Research

A systematic review and meta-analysis on tubal ligation and breast cancer risk

Nazila Najdi, Arezoo Esmailzadeh, Maryam Shokrpour, Somayeh Nikfar, Seyedeh Zahra Razavi, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Saman Maroufizadeh, Saeid Safiri, Amir Almasi-Hashiani

Open Access Protocol

Theory of planned behaviour-based interventions in chronic diseases among low health-literacy population: protocol for a systematic review

Biswajit Paul, Richard Kirubakaran, Rita Isaac, Marshall Dozier, Liz Grant, David Weller

Open Access Acupuncture Protocol

Acupuncture mechanism studies employing task-based fMRI: a scoping review protocol

Yan Yan, Ru-ya Sheng, Yu Wang, Chun-hong Zhang

Open Access Systematic review update

Clinical yarning with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples—a systematic scoping review of its use and impacts

Alexander W. Burke, Susan Welch, Tamara Power, Cherie Lucas, Rebekah J. Moles

Open Access Correction

Correction: Where are race-based oral health inequities bound? Protocol for a systematic review on interventions to tackle racial injustice in dental outcomes

João L. Bastos, Helena M. Constante, Helena S. Schuch, Dandara G. Haag, Sonia Nath, Roger K. Celeste, Carol C. Guarnizo-Herreño, Mary J. McCallum, Lisa M. Jamieson

Open Access Research

Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors associated with cytomegalovirus infection in healthcare and childcare worker: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Safari Joseph Balegamire, Elisabeth McClymont, Agathe Croteau, Philippe Dodin, Soren Gantt, Amir Abbas Besharati, Christian Renaud, Benoît Mâsse, Isabelle Boucoiran

Open Access EBM Letter

Exponential growth of systematic reviews assessing artificial intelligence studies in medicine: challenges and opportunities

Thilo von Groote, Narges Ghoreishi, Maria Björklund, Christian Porschen, Livia Puljak

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Protocol

Immunotherapy for people with clinically isolated syndrome or relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: treatment response by demographic, clinical, and biomarker subgroups (PROMISE)—a systematic review protocol

Thomas Lehnert, Christian Röver, Sascha Köpke, Jordi Rio, Declan Chard, Andrea V. Fittipaldo, Tim Friede, Christoph Heesen, Anne C. Rahn

Open Access Anticoagulant Research

Medications for preventing hypertensive disorders in high-risk pregnant women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Chanon Kongkamol, Erika Ota, Rintaro Mori, Hisashi Noma

Open Access Gastric Cancer Protocol

Survival benefits from neoadjuvant treatment in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jianwen Hu, Yanpeng Yang, Yongchen Ma, Yingze Ning, Guowei Chen, Yucun Liu

Open Access Protocol

A scoping review protocol on in vivo human plastic exposure and health impacts

Louise M. Goodes, Enoch V. S. Wong, Jennifer Alex, Louise Mofflin, Priyanka Toshniwal, Manuel Brunner, Terena Solomons, Emily White, Omrik Choudhury, Bhedita J. Seewoo, Yannick R. Mulders, Tristan Dale, Hamish J. Newman, Alina Naveed, Andrew B. Lowe, Delia V. Hendrie, Christos Symeonides, Sarah A. Dunlop

Open Access Public Health Protocol

Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Vinh Hoang Quang, Bruno Levecke, Dung Do Trung, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Binh Vu Thi Lam, Katja Polman, Steven Callens, Pierre Dorny, Veronique Dermauw

Open Access Protocol

Perioperative oxygen therapy: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Adel Elfeky, Yen-Fu Chen, Amy Grove, Amy Hooper, Anna Wilson, Keith Couper, Marion Thompson, Olalekan Uthman, Rachel Court, Sara Tomassini, Joyce Yeung

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Protocol

Public views on ethical issues in healthcare artificial intelligence: protocol for a scoping review

Emma Kellie Frost, Rebecca Bosward, Yves Saint James Aquino, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Stacy M. Carter

Open Access Protocol

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on the associations between shift work and sickness absence

Erlend Sunde, Anette Harris, Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Stein Atle Lie, Øystein Holmelid, Øystein Vedaa, Siri Waage, Ståle Pallesen

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Evaluating measurement properties of subjective cognitive decline self-reported outcome measures: a systematic review

Aliaa Ibnidris, Janelle N. Robinson, Marissa Stubbs, Giovanni Piumatti, Ishtar Govia, Emiliano Albanese

Open Access Protocol

Impact on mental health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities due to land loss resulting from industrial resource development: protocol for a systematic review

Nicole Burns, Janice Linton, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Laura Jane Brubacher, Nadia Green, Arn Keeling, Alex Latta, Jessica Martin, Jenny Rand, Melody E. Morton Ninomiya

Open Access Heart Failure Research

AMSTAR 2 appraisal of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field of heart failure from high-impact journals

Lin Li, Iriagbonse Asemota, Bolun Liu, Javier Gomez-Valencia, Lifeng Lin, Abdul Wahab Arif, Tariq Jamal Siddiqi, Muhammad Shariq Usman

Open Access Research

Multivariate meta-analysis of multiple outcomes: characteristics and predictors of borrowing of strength from Cochrane reviews

Miriam Hattle, Danielle L. Burke, Thomas Trikalinos, Christopher H. Schmid, Yong Chen, Dan Jackson, Richard D. Riley

Open Access Autism Spectrum Disorder Protocol

Behavioral manifestations in rodent models of autism spectrum disorder: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Alana Castro Panzenhagen, Amanda Cavalcanti, Dirson João Stein, Ligia Lins de Castro, Mailton Vasconcelos, Mariana Boechat Abreu, Roberto Farina Almeida, Leandro José Bertoglio, Ana Paula Herrmann

Open Access Research

Paper 2: Performing rapid reviews

Valerie J. King, Adrienne Stevens, Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit, Chris Kamel, Chantelle Garritty

Open Access Research

Paper 4: a review of reporting and disseminating approaches for rapid reviews in health policy and systems research

Shannon E. Kelly, Jessie McGowan, Kim Barnhardt, Sharon E. Straus

Open Access Commentary

Rapid reviews for health policy and systems decision-making: more important than ever before

Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon E. Straus, Abdul Ghaffar, Etienne V. Langlois

Open Access Research

Paper 1: Demand-driven rapid reviews for health policy and systems decision-making: lessons from Lebanon, Ethiopia, and South Africa on researchers and policymakers’ experiences

Rhona M. Mijumbi-Deve, Ismael Kawooya, Edward Kayongo, Rose Izizinga, Hadis Mamuye, Krystle Amog, Etienne V. Langlois

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Exploring the Gantt chart as a tool to highlight double report in case series published during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Vânia N. Hirakata, Maria Lúcia R. Oppermann, Vanessa K. Genro, Angela J. Reichelt

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

The incidence of TB and MDR-TB in pediatrics and therapeutic options: a systematic review

Sheetal Harichander, Ebenezer Wiafe, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Varsha Bangalee, Frasia Oosthuizen

Open Access Scabies Protocol

The burden of bacterial skin infection, scabies and atopic dermatitis among urban-living Indigenous children in high-income countries: a protocol for a systematic review

Bernadette M. Ricciardo, Heather-Lynn Kessaris, Sujith Prasad Kumarasinghe, Jonathan R. Carapetis, Asha C. Bowen

Open Access Ebola Virus Systematic review update

Sexual and reproductive health services during outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review

Mwila Ng’andu, Aldina Mesic, Jake Pry, Chanda Mwamba, Florence Roff, Jenala Chipungu, Yael Azgad, Anjali Sharma

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

The psychological subtype of intimate partner violence and its effect on mental health: a systematic review with meta-analyses

S. B. Dokkedahl, R. Kirubakaran, D. Bech-Hansen, T. R. Kristensen, A. Elklit

Open Access Public Health Protocol

Public sector implementation strategies to approach the judicialization of health care: a systematic review protocol

Sueli Miyuki Yamauti, Jorge Otávio Maia Barreto, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Fernanda Lacerda da Silva Machado, Luciane Cruz Lopes

Open Access Obesity Protocol

Overview of systematic reviews of health interventions that aim to prevent and treat overweight and obesity among children

Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez, Lucía Méndez-Sánchez, Berenice Araiza-Nava, Alejandra González-Rocha, Teresa Shamah, Anabelle Bonvechio, Simón Barquera, Juan Rivera

Open Access Care Research

Interprofessional collaboration and patient-reported outcomes in inpatient care: a systematic review

Laura Kaiser, Susann Conrad, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Barbara Pietsch, Dawid Pieper

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Research

Reducing systematic review burden using Deduklick: a novel, automated, reliable, and explainable deduplication algorithm to foster medical research

Nikolay Borissov, Quentin Haas, Beatrice Minder, Doris Kopp-Heim, Marc von Gernler, Heidrun Janka, Douglas Teodoro, Poorya Amini

Open Access Vaccination Research

Impact of industry sponsorship on the quality of systematic reviews of vaccines: a cross-sectional analysis of studies published from 2016 to 2019

Dawid Pieper, Irma Hellbrecht, Linlu Zhao, Clemens Baur, Georgia Pick, Sarah Schneider, Thomas Harder, Kelsey Young, Andrea C. Tricco, Ella Westhaver, Matthew Tunis

Open Access Research

Instruments to assess the role of the clinical pharmacist: a systematic review

Marina Oliveira Chagas, Tácio de Mendonça Lima, Flávio Rebustini, Matias Noll, Débora Penélope de Carvalho Queiroz, Janete Capel Hernandes, Neuma Chaveiro, Maria Alves Barbosa, Celmo Celeno Porto

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Screening for depression among the general adult population and in women during pregnancy or the first-year postpartum: two systematic reviews to inform a guideline of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Andrew Beck, Candyce Hamel, Micere Thuku, Leila Esmaeilisaraji, Alexandria Bennett, Nicole Shaver, Becky Skidmore, Ian Colman, Sophie Grigoriadis, Stuart Gordon Nicholls, Beth K. Potter, Kerri Ritchie, Priya Vasa, Beverley J. Shea, David Moher, Julian Little, Adrienne Stevens

Open Access Research

Hurdles to developing and scaling remote patients’ health management tools and systems: a scoping review

Barimwotubiri Ruyobeza, Sara S. Grobbelaar, Adele Botha

Open Access Hepatic Encephalopathy Protocol

Gut microbiome-targeted therapies in liver cirrhosis: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Honglin Jiang, Yan Peng, Wei Zhang, Yue Chen, Qingwu Jiang, Yibiao Zhou

Open Access Perinatal Asphyxia Protocol

Mapping research evidence on perinatal asphyxia within the sustainable development era in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

Michael K. Mensah, Franky K. Tano Kofi, Monica Ansu-Mensah, Vitalis Bawontuo, Desmond Kuupiel

Open Access Protocol

How are ontologies implemented to represent clinical practice guidelines in clinical decision support systems: protocol for a systematic review

Fatemeh Sadeghi-Ghyassi, Shahla Damanabi, Leila R. Kalankesh, Stijn Van de Velde, Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi, Sakineh Hajebrahimi

Open Access Knee-TEP Research

Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review

Anna M. Anderson, Benjamin T. Drew, Deborah Antcliff, Anthony C. Redmond, Christine Comer, Toby O. Smith, Gretl A. McHugh

Open Access Protocol

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 rs671 polymorphism and multiple diseases: protocol for a quantitative umbrella review of meta-analyses

Zhengting He, Qi Guo, Yikai Ling, Chuan Hong, Yuqing Liu, Xurui Jin, Porama Thanaporn, Duan Zhao, Leiting Wang, Liang Liu, Lijing L. Yan

Open Access Research

Systematic review of the utility of the frailty index and frailty phenotype to predict all-cause mortality in older people

Dani J. Kim, M. Sofia Massa, Caroline M. Potter, Robert Clarke, Derrick A. Bennett

Open Access Obesity Protocol

Digital behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in overweight and obese adolescents: a systematic review protocol

Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah

Open Access Research

Systematic reviews are rarely used to contextualise new results—a systematic review and meta-analysis of meta-research studies

Eva Draborg, Jane Andreasen, Birgitte Nørgaard, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Jennifer Yost, Klara Brunnhuber, Karen A. Robinson, Hans Lund

Open Access Mood Disorders Protocol

Mental health resilience in offspring of depressed parents: a systematic literature review protocol

Eglė Padaigaitė, Jessica Mayumi Maruyama, Gemma Hammerton, Frances Rice, Stephan Collishaw

Open Access Research

The score after 10 years of registration of systematic review protocols

Kim van der Braak, Mona Ghannad, Claudia Orelio, Pauline Heus, Johanna A. A. Damen, René Spijker, Karen Robinson, Hans Lund, Lotty Hooft

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of work-related interventions for return to work in people on sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Alexander Tingulstad, Jose Meneses-Echavez, Line Holtet Evensen, Maria Bjerk, Rigmor C. Berg

Open Access Care Protocol

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enabling integrated primary care for complex patients: a protocol for a scoping review

Farah Tahsin, Alana Armas, Apery Kirakalaprathapan, Heather Cunningham, Mudathira Kadu, Jasvinei Sritharan, Carolyn Steele Gray

Open Access Fertility Protocol

The impact of workplace psychosocial factors on menstrual disorders and infertility: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Natsu Sasaki, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yui Hidaka, Emiko Ando, Hisashi Eguchi, Akiomi Inoue, Kanami Tsuno, Yu Komase, Mako Iida, Yasumasa Otsuka, Asuka Sakuraya, Yumi Asai, Mai Iwanaga, Yuka Kobayashi, Reiko Inoue, Akihito Shimazu, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Norito Kawakami

Open Access Postpartum Depression Research

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

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

Open Access Schizophrenia Research

Systematic review of lifestyle interventions to improve weight, physical activity and diet among people with a mental health condition

Tegan Bradley, Elizabeth Campbell, Julia Dray, Kate Bartlem, Paula Wye, Grace Hanly, Lauren Gibson, Caitlin Fehily, Jacqueline Bailey, Olivia Wynne, Kim Colyvas, Jenny Bowman

Open Access Calcaneus Fracture Protocol

Screw fixation in the treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneus fractures: a systematic review protocol

Leah Wilmsen, Anne Neubert, Joachim Windolf, Andrea Icks, Bernd Richter, Simon Thelen

Peer support for carers and patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review

Ada Adriano, Dean M. Thompson, Christel McMullan, Malcolm Price, David Moore, Lesley Booth, Jonathan Mathers

Open Access Protocol

A realist review protocol on communications for community engagement in maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries

Sara Dada, Aoife De Brún, Esther Namwaba Banda, Sanghita Bhattacharya, Zaccheous Mutunga, Brynne Gilmore

Open Access Bone Defect Research

Bone defect development in experimental canine peri-implantitis models: a systematic review

A. Solderer, M. de Boer, D. B. Wiedemeier, M. Solderer, C. C. Liu, P. R. Schmidlin

Open Access Care Protocol

Identifying performance factors of long-term care facilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol

Josiane Létourneau, Emilie Bélanger, Drissa Sia, Idrissa Beogo, Stephanie Robins, Katya Kruglova, Maripier Jubinville, Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket

Open Access Protocol

The reliability of and agreement between devices used to measure eccentric hamstring strength: a systematic review protocol

Daniel Torpey, Eoghan Murray, Tom Hughes, Jamie Sergeant, Michael Callaghan

Open Access Protocol

eHealth literacy measurement tools: a systematic review protocol

Carole Délétroz, Marina Canepa Allen, Maxime Sasseville, Alexandra Rouquette, Patrick Bodenmann, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Open Access Research

PICO entity extraction for preclinical animal literature

Qianying Wang, Jing Liao, Mirella Lapata, Malcolm Macleod

Open Access Multiple Sclerosis Research

The effect of medical cannabis on cognitive functions: a systematic review

Anders Wieghorst, Kirsten Kaya Roessler, Oliver Hendricks, Tonny Elmose Andersen

Open Access Research

Effect of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model on health programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Junghee Kim, Jaeun Jang, Bora Kim, Kyung Hee Lee

Open Access Protocol

Interventions to mitigate vaping misinformation: protocol for a scoping review

Navin Kumar, Sam Hampsher, Nathan Walter, Kate Nyhan, Munmun De Choudhury

Open Access Breast Cancer Research

Can serum autoantibodies be a potential early detection biomarker for breast cancer in women? A diagnostic test accuracy review and meta-analysis

Thejas Kathrikolly, Sreekumaran N. Nair, Aju Mathew, Prakash P. U. Saxena, Suma Nair

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Protocol

Computational phenotyping of obstructive airway diseases: protocol for a systematic review

Muwada Bashir Awad Bashir, Rani Basna, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Helena Backman, Anne Lindberg, Linda Ekerljung, Malin Axelsson, Linnea Hedman, Lowie Vanfleteren, Bo Lundbäck, Eva Rönmark, Bright I. Nwaru

Open Access Breast Cancer Systematic review update

Prediction models for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review and critical appraisal

Qiu Lin, Tong Yang, Jin Yongmei, Ye Mao Die

Open Access Dystonia Protocol

Deep brain stimulation for neurological disorders: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of randomised clinical trials

Johanne Juul Petersen, Sophie Juul, Caroline Kamp Jørgensen, Christian Gluud, Janus Christian Jakobsen

Open Access Telemedicine Research

A scoping review of the unassisted physical exam conducted over synchronous audio-video telemedicine

Peter Yao, Mahad Adam, Sunday Clark, Hanson Hsu, Michael Stern, Rahul Sharma, Keith Mages, Peter Greenwald, Neel Naik

Open Access Hypertension Research

Suboptimal blood pressure control and its associated factors among people living with diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yonas Akalu, Yigizie Yeshaw, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Misganew Gebrie, Baye Dagnew

Open Access Care Protocol

Barriers and facilitators on the HIV care continuum among adults living with HIV in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Gwang Suk Kim, Youngin Kim, Min Kyung Park, Sang A Lee, Youngjin Lee, Mi-So Shim

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19 prevalence and infection control measures at homeless shelters and hostels in high-income countries: a scoping review

Justine Levesque, Jordan Babando, Nathaniel Loranger, Shantel Johnson, David Pugh

Open Access Anemia Research

Adverse events of iron and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy in preoperatively anemic elective surgery patients: a systematic review

Jorien Laermans, Hans Van Remoortel, Bert Avau, Geertruida Bekkering, Jørgen Georgsen, Paola Maria Manzini, Patrick Meybohm, Yves Ozier, Emmy De Buck, Veerle Compernolle, Philippe Vandekerckhove

Open Access Care Protocol

Interventions to address potentially inappropriate prescriptions and over-the-counter medication use among adults 65 years and older in primary care settings: protocol for a systematic review

Andrew Beck, Navindra Persaud, Laure A. Tessier, Roland Grad, Michael R. Kidd, Scott Klarenbach, Christina Korownyk, Ainsley Moore, Brett D. Thombs, Dee Mangin, Rita K. McCracken, Emily G. McDonald, Caroline Sirois, Salmaan Kanji, Frank Molnar, Stuart G. Nicholls, Kednapa Thavorn, Alexandria Bennett, Nicole Shaver, Becky Skidmore, Bradley R. Mitchelmore, Marc Avey, Elizabeth Rolland-Harris, Julian Little, David Moher

Open Access Pediatrics Correction

Correction: The incidence of TB and MDR-TB in pediatrics and therapeutic options: a systematic review

Sheetal Harichander, Ebenezer Wiafe, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Varsha Bangalee, Frasia Oosthuizen

Open Access Research

Machine learning algorithms to identify cluster randomized trials from MEDLINE and EMBASE

Ahmed A. Al-Jaishi, Monica Taljaard, Melissa D. Al-Jaishi, Sheikh S. Abdullah, Lehana Thabane, P. J. Devereaux, Stephanie N. Dixon, Amit X. Garg

Open Access Prostate Cancer Protocol

Screening for prostate cancer: protocol for updating multiple systematic reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update

Alexandria Bennett, Andrew Beck, Nicole Shaver, Roland Grad, Allana LeBlanc, Heather Limburg, Casey Gray, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Scott Klarenbach, Navindra Persaud, Guylène Thériault, Brett D. Thombs, Keith J. Todd, Neil Bell, Philipp Dahm, Andrew Loblaw, Lisa Del Giudice, Xiaomei Yao, Becky Skidmore, Elizabeth Rolland-Harris, Melissa Brouwers, Julian Little, David Moher

Open Access Nutrition Research

The prevalence of insufficient iodine intake in pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Charles Bitamazire Businge, Hannibal Tafadzwa Musarurwa, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Andre Pascal Kengne

Open Access Dabigatran Research

Oral anticoagulants: a systematic overview of reviews on efficacy and safety, genotyping, self-monitoring, and stakeholder experiences

Claire Khouja, Ginny Brunton, Michelle Richardson, Gillian Stokes, Laurence Blanchard, Helen Burchett, Meena Khatwa, Ruth Walker, Kath Wright, Amanda Sowden, James Thomas

Open Access Methodology

A methodological protocol for conducting a scoping review of health research on/by/with Indigenous women in North America

Keira A. Loukes, Celeste Ferreira, Janice Cindy Gaudet, Tricia McGuire-Adams

Open Access Care Research

Patient satisfaction with e-oral health care in rural and remote settings: a systematic review

Elham Emami, Hermina Harnagea, Richa Shrivastava, Motahareh Ahmadi, Nicolas Giraudeau

Open Access Commentary

Generating evidence for diagnosis and therapy of RarE LIVEr disease: the RELIVE Initiative for systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Juri Fuchs, Anastasia Murtha-Lemekhova, Jan Pfeiffenberger, Alexander Fichtner, Patrick Günther, Niels Halama, Philipp Mayer, Daniel Hornuss, Rosa Klotz, Pascal Probst, Katrin Hoffmann

Open Access Research

Characteristics and recovery methods of studies falsely excluded during literature screening—a systematic review

Lisa Affengruber, Andreea Dobrescu, Emma Persad, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, Isolde Sommer, Gerald Gartlehner

Open Access Research

Which strategies support the effective use of clinical practice guidelines and clinical quality registry data to inform health service delivery? A systematic review

Kathy Dempsey, Caleb Ferguson, Adam Walczak, Sandy Middleton, Christopher Levi, Rachael L. Morton, Rachael Morton, Katherine Boydell, Megan Campbell, Alan Cass, Jed Duff, Catherine Elliott, Gary Geelhoed, Angela Jones, Wendy Keech, Vikki Leone, Danny Liew, Ecushla Linedale, Chips Mackinolty, Lisa McFayden, Sarah Norris, Helen Skouteris, David Story, Rowena Tucker, John Wakerman, Lauren Wallis, Tamsin Waterhouse, John Wiggers

Open Access Chronic Kidney Disease Protocol

Evidence for pharmacological interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk for patients with chronic kidney disease: a study protocol of an evidence map

Julia M. T. Colombijn, Demy L. Idema, Kim van der Braak, Rene Spijker, Sabine C. A. Meijvis, Michiel L. Bots, Lotty Hooft, Marianne C. Verhaar, Robin W. M. Vernooij

Open Access Research

Meta-research evaluating redundancy and use of systematic reviews when planning new studies in health research: a scoping review

Hans Lund, Karen A. Robinson, Ane Gjerland, Hanna Nykvist, Thea Marie Drachen, Robin Christensen, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Gro Jamtvedt, Monica Nortvedt, Merete Bjerrum, Matt Westmore, Jennifer Yost, Klara Brunnhuber

Open Access Protocol

What is the effect of using collaborative assessment on symptomatology as an intervention in the treatment of mental illness? A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Oliver Rumle Hovmand, Ole Jakob Storebø, Nina Reinholt, Jasmin Rejaye Gryesten, Sidse M. Arnfred

Open Access Protocol

Assessment of the quality and content of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for vitamin D and for immigrants using the AGREE-II instrument: a protocol for systematic review

Said Yousef, Lamia Hayawi, Douglas Manuel, Ian Colman, Manny Papadimitropoulos, Alomgir Hossain, Moez AlIslam Faris, George A. Wells

Open Access Sinus Surgery Research

The hemostatic effect of hot saline irrigation in endoscopic sinus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Darshini Nagarajah, Yee Cheng Kueh, Norhafiza Mat Lazim, Baharudin Abdullah

Open Access Protocol

Identifying common core outcome domains from core outcome sets of musculoskeletal conditions: protocol for a systematic review

Tamer S. Sabet, David B. Anderson, Peter W. Stubbs, Rachelle Buchbinder, Caroline B. Terwee, Alessandro Chiarotto, Joel Gagnier, Arianne P. Verhagen

Open Access Methodology

Rapid evidence synthesis to enable innovation and adoption in health and social care

Gill Norman, Paul Wilson, Jo Dumville, Peter Bower, Nicky Cullum

Open Access Research

Anticipatory postural adjustments in older versus young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Manuela Brito Duarte, Gizele Cristina da Silva Almeida, Kelly Helorany Alves Costa, Daniela Rosa Garcez, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, Givago da Silva Souza, João Simão de Melo-Neto, Bianca Callegari

Open Access Biomarkers Protocol

Efficacy of resistive exercise on skeletal muscle-related outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review protocol

Jacqueline K. Dawson, Dong-Woo Kang, Oscar Barnes, Rebekah L. Wilson, Mary K. Norris, Christina M. Dieli-Conwright

Open Access Protocol

Effectiveness of school-based interventions for preventing tobacco smoking initiation among young people in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol

Divine Darlington Logo, Yeetey Enuameh, George Adjei, Arti Singh, Emmanuel Nakua, Edward Dassah, Felix Boakye Oppong, Ellis Owusu-Dabo

Open Access Atopic Dermatitis Protocol

Mapping research evidence on quality of life in children with atopic dermatitis in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol

Abraham Getachew Kelbore, Wendemagegn Enbiale, Anisa Mosam, Jacqueline M. van Wyk

Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anees Bahji, Paula M. Di Nota, Dianne Groll, R. Nicholas Carleton, Gregory S. Anderson

Open Access Alzheimer's Disease Research

Efficacy and safety of blood derivatives therapy in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zhangcheng Fei, Bo Pan, Renjun Pei, Zhongsheng Chen, Xi Du, Haijun Cao, Changqing Li

Open Access Research

Implementation of medicines pricing policies in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review

Augustina Koduah, Leonard Baatiema, Anna Cronin de Chavez, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Irene A. Kretchy, Irene Akua Agyepong, Natalie King, Timothy Ensor, Tolib Mirzoev

Open Access Commentary

The Systematic Review Toolbox: keeping up to date with tools to support evidence synthesis

Eugenie Evelynne Johnson, Hannah O’Keefe, Anthea Sutton, Christopher Marshall

Open Access Care Research

Quality improvement interventions to prevent unplanned extubations in pediatric critical care: a systematic review

Krista Wollny, Sara Cui, Deborah McNeil, Karen Benzies, Simon J. Parsons, Tolulope Sajobi, Amy Metcalfe

Open Access Research

Determining the safety and effectiveness of Tai Chi: a critical overview of 210 systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials

Guo-Yan Yang, Jennifer Hunter, Fan-Long Bu, Wen-Li Hao, Han Zhang, Peter M. Wayne, Jian-Ping Liu

Open Access Care Protocol

Economic evaluation of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in long-term care: a systematic review protocol

Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket, Katya Kruglova, Idrissa Beogo, Drissa Sia, Stephanie Robins, Emilie Bélanger, Maripier Jubinville, Catherine Séguin, Kelley Kilpatrick, Sandra Boivin, Josiane Létourneau

Open Access Vestibular Schwannoma Research

Single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery versus microsurgical resection for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Thomas Jakubeit, Sibylle Sturtz, Dorothea Sow, Wolfram Groß, Christoph Mosch, Mattea Patt, Vera Weingärtner, Jan Boström, Roland Goldbrunner, Martina Markes

Open Access Acupuncture Research

Management of symptomatic cholelithiasis: a systematic review

Rivfka Shenoy, Patrick Kirkland, Joseph E. Hadaya, M. Wynn Tranfield, Michael DeVirgilio, Marcia M. Russell, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons

Open Access Protocol

Use of digital technology to give and receive feedback in clinical training: a scoping review protocol

Veena S. Singaram, Chauntelle I. Bagwandeen, Reina M. Abraham, Sandika Baboolal, Dumisa N. A. Sofika

Open Access Direct Oral Anticoagulant Protocol

All-cause mortality after major gastrointestinal bleeding among patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicholas L. J. Chornenki, Tobias Tritschler, Fabian Stucki, Roupen Odabashian, Jenneke Leentjens, Faizan Khan, Valentina Ly, Deborah M. Siegal

Open Access Antibiotic Protocol

Risk factors for colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Serge Eyebe, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Magellan Guewo-Fokeng, Guy Sadeu Wafeu, Marius Zambou Vouking, Salomon Massoda, Christine D. Evina, Aurelia Condomat Zoumabo, Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Jean-Ralph Zahar

Open Access COVID-19 Protocol

Technology-based interventions for health challenges older women face amid COVID-19: a systematic review protocol

Zhaohui Su, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Barry L. Bentley, Dean McDonnell, Sabina Šegalo, Junaid Ahmad, Hengcai Chen, Lori Ann Terjesen, Emme Lopez, Shelly Wagers, Feng Shi, Jaffar Abbas, Caifeng Wang, Yuyang Cai, Yu-Tao Xiang, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga

Open Access Child Maltreatment Protocol

Prevention of violence against children in the home: an overview of reviews protocol

Jorge Cuartas, Dana McCoy, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Michelle Bass, Ana Salazar, Nicholas Metheny, Felicia Knaul

Open Access Care Systematic review update

Effectiveness of the chronic care model for adults with type 2 diabetes in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lay Hoon Goh, Chiew Jiat Rosalind Siah, Wilson Wai San Tam, E Shyong Tai, Doris Yee Ling Young

Open Access Prostate Cancer Research

Duplicated network meta-analysis in advanced prostate cancer: a case study and recommendations for change

David J. Fisher, Sarah Burdett, Claire Vale, Ian R. White, Jayne F. Tierney

Open Access Stroke Protocol

Age-specific information resources to address the needs of young people with stroke: a scoping review protocol

U. Gopaul, M. Charalambous, S. Thilarajah, L. K. Kwah, S. Chapman, M. Bayley, M. Demers

Open Access Research

Lack of systematicity in research prioritisation processes — a scoping review of evidence syntheses

Hans Lund, Lars Tang, Ingrid Poulsen, Karen la Cour, Merete Bjerrum, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Thomas Maribo

Open Access Suicide Protocol

Alcohol use and the gender-specific risk of suicidal behavior: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Shannon Lange, Michael Roerecke, Heather Orpana, Courtney Bagge, Jürgen Rehm

Open Access Research

Lack of sex-related analysis and reporting in Cochrane Reviews: a cross-sectional study

Alba Antequera, M. Ana Cuadrado-Conde, Emilia Roy-Vallejo, María Montoya-Martínez, Montserrat León-García, Olaya Madrid-Pascual, Sara Calderón-Larrañaga

Open Access Mood Disorders Protocol

Interventions to treat and prevent postpartum depression: a protocol for systematic review of the literature and parallel network meta-analyses

David Thomas Monks, Basavaraj Ankalagi, Preet Mohinder Singh, Ebony Carter, Michelle Doering, Meg Guard, Shannon Lenze

Open Access Care Protocol

Computerized clinical decision support systems for prescribing in primary care: main characteristics and implementation impact—protocol of an evidence and gap map

Héctor Acosta-García, Ingrid Ferrer-López, Juan Ruano-Ruiz, Bernardo Santos-Ramos, Teresa Molina-López