Systematic Review Writing Services | Clinical Trial Systematic Review Services

by Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical

INTRODUCTION

Thesearchstrategyisacrucialcomponentofasystematicreview manuscriptasitdeterminesthescopeandcomprehensivenessof thestudy.

A well-designed search strategy is important because it ensures that all relevant studies are identified and that the study is not biasedtowardscertaintypesofresearchpapersoroutcomes.

A comprehensive search strategy also increases the reproducibilityandtransparencyofthemanuscript.

Herearesomemeasurestoconsiderwhendesigningasearchstrategyforasystematicreview:

Define the research question: Start by clearly defining the research question and identifyingthekeyconceptsandtermsthatarerelevanttothequestion.

Identify the databases: Determine which databases are most appropriate for the research question and whether additional sources such as grey literature, conference proceedingsorclinicaltrialsystematicreviewregistersmustbesearched.

Develop the search strategy: Develop a search strategy that includes both controlled vocabulary and text words and that is tailored to each database. Use truncation, wildcards and Booleanoperatorstomaximizethesearch.

Conduct the search: Conduct the search in each database, record the number of hits, and documentthesearchstrategyfortransparency.

Screeningandselection: Screen the best titles for research papers and abstracts of the search results to identify potentially relevant studies, then screen the full text of these studies to determineeligibilityforinclusioninthesystematicreviewmanuscript.

Quality assessment: Assess the quality of the included studies using appropriate tools and considertheriskofbiasinthestudies.

Data extraction: Extract relevant data from the included studies, including study design, populationcharacteristics,interventions,outcomes,andresults.

Reporting: Document the search strategy in detail and report it according to the Preferred

ReportingItemsforSystematicReviewsandMeta-Analyses(PRISMA)guidelines.

Why search strategy is important while writing a systematic review manuscript

Define the research question

Screening and selection

Identify the databases

Develop the search strategy

Quality

assessment

Data

extraction

Conduct the search

Reporting

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Pubrica medical writers assist you in creating and rewriting the introduction by informing the readerofthedeficienciesoftheselectedfieldofresearch.

Ourexpertsunderstandthesequenceinwhichthelimitedsubject,problem,andbackground arefollowedbythetargetedregioninwhichthehypothesisisproposed.