Review/Update project template
Review/Update milestones:
1. Select studies
The suggested timeframe for completing this milestone is 8 weeks.
1. Run search in databases and/or other sources
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning |
2. Search results received
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Webinar | Covidence: Cochrane's new online tool for streamlined review production |
3. Title/abstract screening (in duplicate)
Third author to resolve conflicts as stipulated per protocol.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Searching for and selecting studies |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | Selecting studies to include in the review (C39-C42) |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Webinar | Covidence: Cochrane's new online tool for streamlined review production |
4. Full text screening (in duplicate)
Third author to resolve conflicts as stipulated per protocol.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Searching for and selecting studies |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | Selecting studies to include in the review (C39-C42) |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Webinar | Covidence: Cochrane's new online tool for streamlined review production |
2. Populate study data
The suggested timeframe for completing this milestone is 16 weeks.
1. Set up and pilot data extraction template
Setting up and piloting the data extraction form can be completed simultaneously during the search and screening process.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Collecting data |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | Collecting data from included studies (C43-C51) |
RevMan Knowledge Base |
2. Extract study characteristics
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Collecting data |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | Collecting data from included studies (C43-C51) |
RevMan Knowledge Base |
3. Extract outcome data (in duplicate)
[This task takes time - make sure 2-3 authors have time available]
Third author to resolve conflicts as stipulated per protocol.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Collecting data |
Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) - mandatory conduct standards | Collecting data from included studies (C43-C51) |
RevMan Knowledge Base | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning |
4. Assess methodological limitations in included studies (in duplicate, with any conflicts resolved)
[This task takes time - make sure 2-3 authors have time available]
Third author to resolve conflicts as stipulated per protocol.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Cochrane Methods | Risk of bias |
Cochrane Interactive Learning |
5. Add study data to RevMan
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Collecting data |
RevMan Knowledge Base |
6. Complete study characteristic tables
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Collecting data |
RevMan Knowledge Base | Characteristics of studies |
Cochrane Style Essentials |
3. Complete summary of findings
The suggested timeframe for completing this milestone is 4 weeks.
1. Synthesize data
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Summarizing study characteristics and preparing for synthesis |
Cochrane Methods | |
RevMan Knowledge Base | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning
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Webinar collection |
2. Create summary of findings
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence |
Summary of Findings table | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Methods Support Unit web clinic |
3. Assess the certainty/strength of the evidence
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence |
GRADE Handbook | Quality of evidence |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Methods Support Unit web clinic |
4. Present summary of findings for feedback
Ensure that the entire author team is available for this task.
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence |
GRADE Handbook | Summary of Findings table |
4. Prepare manuscript for submission
The suggested timeframe for completing this milestone is 24 weeks. 16 weeks should be spent on tasks 1-12 and 8 weeks on tasks 13-15.
1. Write results – Results of the search
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning |
2. Write results – Describe studies
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Summarizing study characteristics and preparing for synthesis | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Webinar | Developing an effective ‘Overview of included studies and syntheses’ table |
3. Write results – Methodological limitations
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Cochrane Methods |
4. Write results – Results of synthesis
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Online learning module |
5. Write discussion – Summary of main findings
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Methods Support Unit web clinic | |
6. Write discussion – Limitations of the evidence
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Methods Support Unit web clinic |
7. Write discussion – Limitations of review processes
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Methods Support Unit web clinic |
8. Write discussion – Agreements and disagreements
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Completing ‘Summary of findings’ tables and grading the certainty of the evidence | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Methods Support Unit web clinic |
9. Write authors' conclusions
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Interpreting results and drawing conclusions | |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Methods Support Unit web clinic | Developing your implications for research section |
10. Write abstract
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | Reporting the review |
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Webinar |
11. Write plain language summary
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane Handbook | |
Cochrane Interactive Learning | |
Webinar |
12. Complete additional information
Resource | Link |
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane author guidelines | |
RevMan Knowledge Base |
13. Internal feedback
Allow one month for rest of author team, Cochrane groups, and anyone else supporting the review to check the manuscript and for author team to incorporate feedback into final version.
Resource | Link |
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RevMan Knowledge Base |
14. Complete pre-submission checks
Resource | Link |
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane author guidelines | |
RevMan Knowledge Base |
15. Submit first draft
Resource | Link |
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Editorial Manager instructions |
5. Editorial process
1. Address editorial and peer reviewer comments
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane author guidelines |
2. Internal feedback: revision 1
Resource | Link |
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RevMan Knowledge Base | Compare versions |
3. Submit revision 1
Resource | Link |
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane author guidelines | |
Editorial Manager instructions | |
RevMan Knowledge Base | |
Validation report |
4. Address editorial and peer reviewer comments (2)
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane author guidelines |
5. Internal feedback: revision 2
Resource | Link |
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RevMan Knowledge Base | Compare versions |
6. Submit revision 2
Resource | Link |
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) | PRISMA Checklist |
Cochrane author guidelines | |
Editorial Manager instructions | |
RevMan Knowledge Base | |
Validation report |
6. Prepare manuscript for publication
1. Complete licence for publication
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane author guidelines | |
Editorial Manager instructions |
2. Address copy edit comments
Resource | Link |
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Cochrane author guidelines | |
Editorial Manager instructions |