INPLASY

1. Title *

Identify the report as a protocol. If the protocol is for an update of a previous study, identify as such.

2. Name *

First

Last

Author (Corresponding author). This author is the guarantor for the veracity and accuracy of the information in the registered protocol.

Email *

Author (Corresponding author email).

ORCID (0000-0000-0000-0000)

Corresponding author (ORCID) – Available to be included but not obligatory.

Organisational affiliation of the systematic review *

The organisational affiliation should reflect the organisation or institution where the more significant portion of the research will take place.

3. Support *

Indicate sources of financial support.

4. Review Stage *

Please choose one of the options.

5. Institution Address

6. Conflicts of interest *

7. Phone number

8. Review question/ objective *

You can use PICOS framework to define the question.

9. Rationale

Describe the rationale for the study.

10. Condition being studied *

A short description of the condition should be included in this section to help the readers to understand what is the health condition, disease of interest, etc.

11. Search strategy

Terms and electronic databases included in the review.

12. Patient, Participant, or population *

Describe clearly the types of participants which will be addressed in the review

13. Intervention *

If applicable, describe the intervention or group of interventions that you want to evaluate in your review.

14. Comparator *

If applicable, define which comparative intervention will be applied to the target population.

15. Study designs to be included *

What study designs will be included to address the objective of your review?

16. Eligibility criteria *

Authors should report any additional inclusion or exclusion criteria not defined in the PICOS sections.

17. Information sources *

Describe all intended information sources (e.g., electronic databases, contact with authors, trial registers, or grey literature.

18. Main outcome(s) *

Describe the outcomes of the review including all relevant details such as timing and effect measures.

19. Additional outcome(s)

20. Data management

Describe the mechanism used to manage records and data.

21. Quality assessment /Risk of bias analysis *

Describe the method of quality assessment in primary studies.

22. Strategy of data synthesis *

Authors should describe how the data will be analysed.

23. Subgroup analysis *

24. Sensitivity analysis *

25. Language restriction

Will language limits be imposed on the search?

26. Countries involved (nationality of authors/affiliations) *

Describe the country in which the study is being carried out. For multi-national authors, inform all the countries involved.

27. Other relevant information

This item provides any supplementary information.

28. Keywords *

Separate keywords with a semicolon.

29. Dissemination plans

30. Number of authors *

ATTENTION: You can select the number of authors by clicking on the arrow.

Contributions – Author 1 *

First

Last

Author (Name)

Author 1

ORCID (0000-0000-0000-0000)

Author 1 (ORCID) – Available to be included but not obligatory.

Author 1

Contributions (Describe contributions of each author). Example: “Author 1 drafted the manuscript”.

31. Author's surname(s) followed by the initials of their given name(s) (List all authors in the correct order) *

Example (Three authors) : Smith, L; Nascimento, GV; Wang, XM. ATTENTION: Abbreviation of Chinese names Li Xiwen, Li Xi-wen, or Li Xiwen all become Li, XW.

32. Email *

Insert the email address to which you would like to receive information about your billing and payment confirmation.

33. Current Review Status *

Ongoing
Completed but not published
Completed and published

Indicate the stage of the review at the time of this submission

Duplicates *

I have checked whether a similar review already exists. Additionally, I have checked ongoing reviews to avoid duplication of efforts.

Checking to see whether or not a similar review already exists is a good practice and should be one of the first steps.

Author names *

Please double-check the names carefully to make sure it is correct.

ATTENTION: Author names will be published exactly as they appear in the submission form.

Number of Authors *

Please carefully double-check item 30 (number of authors) to ensure it is correct.

Double-check *

I checked all the required fields on the form before sending it.

ATTENTION: Before you submit your protocol, make sure that you have checked all items carefully. After you press the submit button is not possible to make any modifications.

Registration Fee *

INPLASY protocol

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All protocols submitted for registration must be in English language. *

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Note: Authors can use other languages only in item 11 to describe search strategy in non-English language databases or databases that will provide access to non-English language content.

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