The Contribution of Handsearching European General Health Care Journals to the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register

McDonald, Steve; Lefebvre, Carol A.; Antes, Gerd; Galandi, Daniel; Gøtzsche, Peter C; Hammarquist, Cecilia; Haugh, Margaret; Jensen, Kirsten Lone; Kleijnen, Jos; Loep, Marjan; Pistotti, Vanna; Rüther, Alric

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“…Limitations with searching bibliographic databases led the Cochrane Collaboration to search European general health-care journals by hand for reports of controlled trials: only 17% of those identified were indexed in MEDLINE as controlled trials and 30% were not indexed in MEDLINE at all. 110 Accordingly, a multipronged approach is currently advocated: searching a range of databases; hand-searching of relevant journals; contacting experts in the field of enquiry for curricula vitae and information; and examination of the 'grey literature' , conference proceedings and the like. Decisions have to be made at each stage depending on the resources available.…”

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Evaluating meta-ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

Campbell

Pound²,

Morgan³

et al. 2011

Health Technol Assess

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746

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating meta-ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

Campbell

Pound²,

Morgan³

et al. 2011

Health Technol Assess

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746

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“…where publishing is not the primary activity of the producing body’ [48,49]. Related research has assessed the value of handsearching for trials [50-52] and examined the characteristics associated with full publication of meeting abstracts [53]. Alternative search techniques such as 'pearl-growing’/'snowballing’ from known key references and checking reference lists have also been explored [54,55].…”

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Methodological developments in searching for studies for systematic reviews: past, present and future?

Lefebvre¹,

Glanville

Wieland

et al. 2013

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The Cochrane Collaboration was established in 1993, following the opening of the UK Cochrane Centre in 1992, at a time when searching for studies for inclusion in systematic reviews was not well-developed. Review authors largely conducted their own searches or depended on medical librarians, who often possessed limited awareness and experience of systematic reviews. Guidance on the conduct and reporting of searches was limited. When work began to identify reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for inclusion in Cochrane Reviews in 1992, there were only approximately 20,000 reports indexed as RCTs in MEDLINE and none indexed as RCTs in Embase. No search filters had been developed with the aim of identifying all RCTs in MEDLINE or other major databases. This presented The Cochrane Collaboration with a considerable challenge in identifying relevant studies.Over time, the number of studies indexed as RCTs in the major databases has grown considerably and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) has become the best single source of published controlled trials, with approximately 700,000 records, including records identified by the Collaboration from Embase and MEDLINE. Search filters for various study types, including systematic reviews and the Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategies for RCTs, have been developed. There have been considerable advances in the evidence base for methodological aspects of information retrieval. The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions now provides detailed guidance on the conduct and reporting of searches. Initiatives across The Cochrane Collaboration to improve the quality inter alia of information retrieval include: the recently introduced Methodological Expectations for Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) programme, which stipulates 'mandatory’ and 'highly desirable’ standards for various aspects of review conduct and reporting including searching, the development of Standard Training Materials for Cochrane Reviews and work on peer review of electronic search strategies. Almost all Cochrane Review Groups and some Cochrane Centres and Fields now have a Trials Search Co-ordinator responsible for study identification and medical librarians and other information specialists are increasingly experienced in searching for studies for systematic reviews.Prospective registration of clinical trials is increasing and searching trials registers is now mandatory for Cochrane Reviews, where relevant. Portals such as the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) are likely to become increasingly attractive, given concerns about the number of trials which may not be registered and/or published. The importance of access to information from regulatory and reimbursement agencies is likely to increase. Cross-database searching, gateways or portals and improved access to full-text databases will impact on how searches are conducted and reported, as will services such as Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science. Technologies such as te...

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“…"Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine", "Journal Européen des Urgences" oder "Emergency Medicine") führte zu einzelnen, zum Teil relevanten RCTs [28]. [27].…”

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Systematische Literatursuchen in der Erstellung klinischer Leitlinien am Beispiel der prä- und frühklinischen Versorgung polytraumatisierter Patienten

Sauerland¹,

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Raum

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The Contribution of Handsearching European General Health Care Journals to the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

Evaluating meta-ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

Evaluating meta-ethnography: systematic analysis and synthesis of qualitative research

Methodological developments in searching for studies for systematic reviews: past, present and future?

Systematische Literatursuchen in der Erstellung klinischer Leitlinien am Beispiel der prä- und frühklinischen Versorgung polytraumatisierter Patienten

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