Identify the report as a protocol. If the protocol is for an update of a previous study, identify as such.
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Author (Corresponding author). This author is the guarantor for the veracity and accuracy of the information in the registered protocol.
Author (Corresponding author email).
Corresponding author (ORCID) - Available to be included but not obligatory.
The organisational affiliation should reflect the organisation or institution where the more significant portion of the research will take place.
Indicate sources of financial support.
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You can use PICOS framework to define the question.
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Describe the rationale for the study.
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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.
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Terms and electronic databases included in the review.
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Describe clearly the types of participants which will be addressed in the review
If applicable, describe the intervention or group of interventions that you want to evaluate in your review.
If applicable, define which comparative intervention will be applied to the target population.
What study designs will be included to address the objective of your review?
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Authors should report any additional inclusion or exclusion criteria not defined in the PICOS sections.
Describe all intended information sources (e.g., electronic databases, contact with authors, trial registers, or grey literature.
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Describe the outcomes of the review including all relevant details such as timing and effect measures.
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Describe the mechanism used to manage records and data.
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Describe the method of quality assessment in primary studies.
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Authors should describe how the data will be analysed.
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Will language limits be imposed on the search?
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Describe the country in which the study is being carried out. For multi-national authors, inform all the countries involved.
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This item provides any supplementary information.
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Please separate three or more keywords using semicolons.
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Contributions (Describe contributions of each author). Example: "Author 1 drafted the manuscript".
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Example (Three authors) : Lee, L; Hyan, G; Parker, U.
Insert the email address to which you would like to receive information about your billing and payment confirmation.
Indicate the stage of the review at the time of this submission
Checking to see whether or not a similar review already exists is a good practice and should be one of the first steps.
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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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