Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
University of Ottawa · Ottawa Hospital · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a protocol exists. Detailed, well-described protocols can facilitate the understanding and appraisal of the review methods, as well as the detection of modifications to methods and selective reporting in completed reviews. We describe the development of a reporting guideline, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols 2015 (PRISMA-P 2015). PRISMA-P consists of a 17-item checklist intended to facilitate the preparation and reporting of a robust protocol for the systematic review. Funders and those commissioning reviews…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 727.57
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 41
Authors
9- PGPRISMA-P GroupCorresponding
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital
- DMDavid Moher
University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital
- LSLarissa Shamseer
Queen's University Belfast, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital
- MCMike Clarke
Queen's University Belfast, National Health and Medical Research Council
- DGDavina Ghersi
National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics & keywords
- Systematic review
- Checklist
- Protocol (science)
- Medicine
- Guideline
- Transparency (behavior)
- Critical appraisal
- Meta-analysis