Systematic Review Challenge Session 3 - Setting your inclusion / exclusion criteria

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Hi Prof David, these videos have been really helpful. I've been stuck for weeks with the Systematic review approach. God bless you for your incredible work.

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So pleased to hear you found it helpful and got unstuck! By the way def join my fb group if you’re getting value from our training. We have more longer form masterclasses on reviews and live workshops where you can even submit your questions and research for our direct feedback

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Pleased to hear you found it helpful! Definitely join my fb group if you’re getting value from our training. We have more longer form masterclasses and live workshops where you can even submit your questions and research for our direct feedback

[@pharmclare]

I found this very helpful as a PhD student. PICO is helpful

[@AnielaBrykala]

Thank you so much that was really helpful, also as it’s been two years since the upload Covidence - systematic review tool, might have not been on the market yet, but it speeds up the process of ie removing duplicates - might be worth checking it out! Either way thank you, this had made things soo clear 🎉

[@profdavidstuckler]

We don’t officially support Covidence as you can also automatically remove duplicates with Zotero endnote etc. it has definite strengths but when possible we promote open access tools

[@salahfiher6536]

Thank you very much

[@BerniceAbraham12]

Thanks for this, it's really helpful. I want to do a systematic review that compares the outcomes of two different methods such as experimental and modelling approaches, are there going to be two separate PRISMA flow charts to select the final set of articles?

[@profdavidstuckler]

Just one flow chart with clear inclusion criteria for both That said if you feel it is clearer you could make two separate branches

[@BerniceAbraham12]

Thanks Sir. I will work on the inclusion criteria.

[@Jsnsnssbsbaa]

Thanks for the help

[@HongNguyen-ns7sh]

Thank you, Professor! The session was really comprehensive and helpful for me. I just want to comment on 1 thing about the video's quality. I am not sure if others face the same problem as me or not but the video seems blurry. It would be perfect if I could see you and the screen clearly 😄 Again, thank you so much for your help and I'll continue with the other videos.

[@profdavidstuckler]

Hey Hong yes it was a live session so some parts may have been imperfect. We do have a dedicated recorded high quality course if helpful. By the way have you joined our Facebook group?

[@HongNguyen-ns7sh]

@@profdavidstuckler Thank you for replying me. Could I know the name of your Facebook group please? I have not joined it.

[@ammaralkhafaji6164]

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[@HongNguyen-ns7sh]

@@ammaralkhafaji6164 Thank you

[@ammaralkhafaji6164]

you are welcome

[@elenasmirnova3664]

Thanks, Professor! I have one question. If we are doing a systematic review, can we include other studies that did a systematic review on a similar or relevant topic or we should only strive for the inclusion of empirical studies?

[@omoyenim.e6056]

I believe it is generally preferred to focus on including primary empirical studies in a systematic review to ensure a comprehensive and unbiased synthesis of evidence in your study. He mentioned this as well.

[@mscpara4920]

Hi David, I'm just starting my screening process and I'm noticing quite a few trial registers and their subsequent clinical trials next to each other in my record list. Can I just merge these as duplicates or are they separate entities that should be excluded as normal? Cheers.

[@profdavidstuckler]

so you just need the main trial in this case. typically the register or pilot will be superseded by the actual trial and its results. I would exclude any 'pilots' or 'registrations' as they won't report any findings (unless you are just reviewing methods which is possible but less common)