Crowdsourcing and automation facilitated the identification and classification of randomized controlled trials in a living review

Review Health Care Sciences & Services

Feasibility study for interactive reporting of network meta-analysis: experiences from the development of the MetaInsight COVID-19 app for stakeholder exploration, re-analysis and sensitivity analysis from living systematic reviews

Yiqiao Xin et al.

Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers developed the MetaInsight COVID-19 app as an interactive platform to prevent duplicated efforts in reviewing and synthesizing evidence. The app allows users to analyze data freely and improve scientific transparency.

BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (2022)

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Tools to support the automation of systematic reviews: a scoping review

Hanan Khalil et al.

Summary: This scoping review identified tools with potential for automating systematic reviews, while also highlighting their limitations. It emphasized the importance of developing methods for semi-automating evidence synthesis and transitioning to professionally maintained platforms.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2022)

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A Framework for the Development of Living Practice Guidelines in Health Care

Ibrahim K. El Mikati et al.

Summary: This study developed a framework for characterizing the processes of development of living practice guidelines in healthcare. The framework addresses planning, production, reporting, and dissemination processes, with a focus on individual recommendation updates. It provides guidance for guideline developers and research methodologists in these areas.

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (2022)

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Crowdsourcing trainees in a living systematic review provided valuable experiential learning opportunities: a mixed-methods study

Chloe Lee et al.

Summary: Trainee experiences in participating in a living systematic review for rheumatoid arthritis were largely positive, with key benefits including learning opportunities, task segmentation, international collaboration, and incentives. Challenges included communication and technical difficulties, as well as appropriate task allocation based on trainee skillsets.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2022)

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Article Rheumatology

Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

Glen S. Hazlewood et al.

Summary: This article introduces the initial installment of a practical guideline for pharmacological management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Canada. The guideline, developed by a multidisciplinary panel, provides recommendations for tapering biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. The guideline emphasizes shared decision-making and addresses issues related to patient access to rheumatology care and medication.

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY (2022)

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Machine learning reduced workload with minimal risk of missing studies: development and evaluation of a randomized controlled trial classifier for Cochrane Reviews

James Thomas et al.

Summary: The study developed a machine learning classifier to reduce study identification workload in Cochrane for producing systematic reviews. The calibrated classifier showed high recall in evaluation, with older records more likely to be missed compared to newer records.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2021)

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