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• Results of a new search:
  • Addition of new studies to Included studies, Excluded studies or Ongoing studies
  • If no new studies were identified
  • If studies are added to Awaiting classification only, use an Amended event - see below
• Change in status of a study:
  • Full inclusion of a study previously awaiting classification
  • Removal of one or more studies previously included (e.g. when studies have been retracted)

Yes

Yes

(1) Updated

AND

(2) New citation: conclusions changed

(1) New search has been performed

(2) New citation required and conclusions have changed

If a new search was conducted, the search date can be added to the description of the 'Updated' 'What's New' event

See also Reporting search dates.

No

Yes

(1) Updated

AND

(2) New citation: conclusions not changed

(1) New search has been performed

(2) New citation required but conclusions have not changed

• Any changes to the following sections or elements (except for minor text or formatting errors that do not impact the data or review findings or interpretation):
  • Abstract
  • Plain Language Summary
  • Summary of Findings Tables
  • Scope of the review (e.g. new outcomes, comparisons, types of participants or developments in the intervention or its delivery)
  • Methods
  • Results (e.g. in effect estimates or confidence intervals)
  • Certainty in the results (as expressed by GRADE ratings)
  • Conclusions
  • Licence for Publication type (e.g. Green to Gold Open Access)

Yes

Yes

(1) Amended

AND

(2) New citation: conclusions changed

(1) Amended

(2) New citation required and conclusions have changed

Concisely describe what has changed and any resulting change to conclusions, including direction and magnitude of effect and certainty of evidence (1-2 sentences maximum). 

For example: Amendment to Analysis 1.2 due to prior data entry error. GRADE rating for [comparison, outcome] amended from moderate certainty evidence to low certainty evidence.

No

Yes

(1) Amended

AND

(2) New citation: conclusions not changed

(1) Amended

(2) New citation required but conclusions have not changed

• An important change to the objectives or scope of the proposed review (e.g. new outcomes or changes to the priority or definition of the outcomes, comparisons, methodology, types of participants or developments in the intervention or its delivery)

Not applicable

Yes

(1) New citation: major change

(1) New citation required and major changes

• Minor typographical errors that do not impact the data, findings or interpretation
• Changes to information presented in the background section that will not otherwise affect the eligibility criteria (e.g. amending definition or burden of disease, or updating supporting references)
• One or more studies removed from ‘Studies awaiting classification’
• New search performed, but studies not fully incorporated into the results of the review (i.e. added to ‘Studies awaiting classification’)*
• Republishing a withdrawn review to add new information to the withdrawal notice (e.g. to indicate that the review has been superseded by a different review)
• Addition of an Editorial note (see Editorial notes)
• Changes to author details (see Authorship policy and note above on citations in PubMed). Please note that we do not currently do amendments to correct author affiliations or emails. Authors are asked to confirm their contact information is correct when they review their proofs. If you have any queries about this, please contact support@cochrane.org. 

No

No

(1) Amended

(1) Amended