Combining search filters for randomized controlled trials with the Cochrane RCT Classifier in Covidence: a methodological validation study.

ABSTRACT: Our objective was to evaluate the recall and number needed to read (NNR) for the Cochrane RCT Classifier compared to and in combination with established search filters developed for Ovid MEDLINE and Embase.com. A gold standard set of 1,103 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was created to calculate recall for the Cochrane RCT Classifier in Covidence, the Cochrane sensitivity-maximizing RCT filter in Ovid MEDLINE and the Cochrane Embase RCT filter for Embase.com. In addition, the classifier and the filters were validated in three case studies using reports from the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services to assess impact on search results and NNR. The Cochrane RCT Classifier had the highest recall with 99.64% followed by the Cochrane sensitivity-ma

SUBMITTER: Moberg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657657 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature