LITERATURE SEARCHING FOR RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS USED IN COCHRANE REVIEWS: RAPID VERSUS EXHAUSTIVE SEARCHES

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Authors

Pamela Royle · Wessex Institute of Technology

Ruairidh Milne · Wessex Institute of Technology

Abstract

There was a large variation between reviews in the exhaustiveness of the literature searches. CCTR was the single best source of RCTs. Additional database searching retrieved only a small percentage of extra trials. Contacting authors and manufacturers to find unpublished trials appeared to be a more effective method of obtaining the additional better quality trials.

Topics & Keywords

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health Sciences Research and Education Academic Writing and Publishing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 591-603

DOI: 10.1017/s0266462303000552

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