The score after 10 years of registration of systematic review protocols.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the exponential growth of published systematic reviews (SR), there is a high potential for overlapping and redundant duplication of work. Prospective protocol registration gives the opportunity to assess the added value of a new study or review, thereby potentially reducing research waste and simultaneously increasing transparency and research quality. The PROSPERO database for SR protocol registration was launched 10 years ago. This study aims to assess the proportion SRs of intervention studies with a protocol registration (or publication) and explore associations of SR characteristics with protocol registration status.

Methods

PubMed was searched for SRs of human intervention studies published in January 2020 and January 2021. After random-stratified sampl

SUBMITTER: van der Braak K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444273 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature