This problem is addressed in AMSTAR 1 (Q3), AMSTAR 2 (Q4), ROBIS (P2 D2) and MECIR (C29-C35). Supplementary search techniques to electronic bibliography checks such as hand searching of key journals, contacting experts in the field and bibliogrpahy checking of relevant studies should be considered to ensure that all relevant papers are identified.
Articles that support this problem:
Infrequent use of clinical trials registries in published systematic reviews in urology
2020 : World journal of urology
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of home telemonitoring interventions for patients with chronic diseases: a critical assessment of their methodological quality
2013 : Journal of medical internet research
Systematic reviews published in emergency medicine journals do not routinely search clinical trials registries: a cross-sectional analysis
2015 : Annals of emergency medicine
Searching ClinicalTrials. gov did not change the conclusions of a systematic review
2017 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Quality assessment of systematic reviews on alveolar ridge preservation
2013 : Journal of the american dental association
Optimizing literature search in systematic reviews - are MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL enough for identifying effect studies within the area of musculoskeletal disorders?
2016 : Bmc medical research methodology
Impact of searching clinical trial registries in systematic reviews of pharmaceutical treatments: methodological systematic review and reanalysis of meta-analyses
2017 : Bmj
Impact of inclusion of industry trial results registries as an information source for systematic reviews
2014 : Plos one
Identification of additional trials in prospective trial registers for Cochrane systematic reviews
2012 : Plos one
Search strategies in systematic reviews in periodontology and implant dentistry
2013 : Journal of clinical periodontology
Reviews may overestimate the effectiveness of medicines for back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis
2019 : Journal of clinical epidemiology
Comparison of information sources used in Cochrane and nonâCochrane systematic reviews: A case study in the field of anesthesiology and pain
2019 : Research synthesis methods
Trial Registry Searches in Plastic Surgery Systematic Reviews: A Meta-epidemiological Study
2023 : Journal of surgical research
Systematic Review on Electronic Health Interventions for Patients With Breast Cancer: Revisiting the Methodology
2023 : Journal of clinical oncology
The Quality of Literature Search Reporting in Systematic Reviews Published in the Urological Literature (1998-2021)
2023 : Journal of urology
An analysis of data sources and study registries used in systematic reviews
2022 : World views on evidence based nursing