YOUR FIRST RESEARCH STEP

Try a short review. Then start your own.

This practice exercise uses fictional records. It does not create a project, submit research decisions or consume analysis or AI credits.

Practice title and abstract screening

Example eligibility rule: include randomized trials comparing intervention A with comparator B in adults, with a reported follow-up outcome. Exclude protocols, reviews and studies in children.

Your decision

Review planning templates

Use these prompts to plan the work with your team. They are starting points to adapt to your protocol.

Intervention review

Population: Who is eligible? Intervention: What treatment or exposure? Comparator: Compared with what? Outcomes: Which measures and time points? Designs: Which study types? Specify inclusion and exclusion rules before screening.

Diagnostic accuracy review

Define the population, target condition, index test and threshold, reference standard, clinical setting, eligible designs and intended synthesis. Agree how to handle multiple thresholds and related reports.

Team kickoff checklist
  1. Define the question and protocol.
  2. Review search strategies and databases.
  3. Agree independent review and conflict-resolution procedures.
  4. Assign members and dates explicitly for each stage.
  5. Agree extraction, risk-of-bias and analysis methods.
  6. Plan reporting, archiving and any evidence updates.

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Methodology resources: Cochrane Handbook · PRISMA reporting guidance.