Basic steps

Each step is hyperlinked to a brief demo video.

1. Search the

General information

Annotation widget

• We have imported the annotation widget, that we use for systematic review annotation, in to the CRS Web
• If you cannot access the CRS Web please contact Deirdre Beecher

1. COVID-19 Register

• The register will be listed with any other registers that you access via the CRS Web
• Search and layout is identical to that in other CRS registers

Annotation status & fields

• Additional fields have been added to the CRS records to assist us in our workflow

 when an annotation is completed this field will be autofilled with the users name

there are two options here, In Progress or Vocabulary Request. 

1. for studies
2. Login to CRS Web & select COVID-19 Register (make sure you have ticked IN REGISTER as you do not want to search beyond this)
3. Within the CRS Web search for study using the title or study ID
4. Open annotation widget within the record to annotate

Annotation detail 

• Three annotation status are available 

Status

Description

Available for annotation

record is available for anyone to annotate

Annotating 

the record is open and being annotated by another person

Annotated 

annotation has been completed

Annotation detail required

Terms not already in vocabulary

• our Vocabulary browser is available HERE

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Priority studies to annotate

Highest Priority

Intervention Assignment: Randomised and:

Any of the following interventions:

1. Hand cleaning with ash
2. Convalescent plasma, convalescent serum or convalescent hyperimmune immunoglobulin 
3. Any intervention in which a core component involves the use of the internet to facilitate video calls or video conferencing through computers, smartphones or tablets
4. chloroquine, remdesivir, or corticosteroids

Priority 2

Intervention Assignment: Non-randomised or Unclear or Quasi-randomised and:

Any of the following interventions:

1. Hand cleaning with ash
2. Convalescent plasma, convalescent serum or convalescent hyperimmune immunoglobulin 
3. Any intervention in which a core component involves the use of the internet to facilitate video calls or video conferencing through computers, smartphones or tablets
4. chloroquine, remdesivir, or corticosteroids

Searching the backlog on https://covid-19.cochrane.org/ to identify priority trials

Restrict to Study Type: Interventional

For the specific interventions:

Duplicate study records

You may come across some duplicate records where the same study has been imported from different sources (e.g. trials registers, pubmed). 

If you find any:

• insert the study ID adn state 'duplicate' in the MISC 1 field
• annotate ONLY one record, preferably the published report (jnl article or preprint)

Topics/vocabulary

• Before you start annotating please check that the Cochrane Linked Data Vocabulary to determine whether or not terms are available
• If not available, place your request in the covid19-study-annotation channel in Slack and alert Anna last

Vocabulary notes

Age

A number of studies will state in their inclusion criteria Aged 18 years or older. Please annotate as:

Drug combinations

Use the individual drugs with AND

At Risk Of

In some studies the inclusion criteria population is 'At risk of ...' - in this case we do not annotate the condition in the Population but only as an Outcome.

Table of misc. terms and their categories

Time to ...

Outcome annotation examples