- Framework of problems /
- Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
- Efficacy and safety of yoga for the management of chronic low back pain: an overview of systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 1074 |
| First Author | X. Zhang |
| Journal | FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1273473/full |
| Keywords |
• Pain • Low methodological quality • Complementary & Alternative |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low reporting (PRISMA) quality • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • No registered or published protocol |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 13 |
| Summary of Findings | The overall quality of the 13 included systematic reviews (SRs) using AMSTAR-2 showed that only one was rated as high-quality, two as low quality, and the remaining 10 SRs critically low quality. These SRs had deficiencies in the following key areas: 1) 10 SRs (76.9%) did not have registered protocols; 2) only two SRs (15.3%) used comprehensive literature search strategies; 3) 12 SRs (80.0%) did not provide a list of excluded studies with reasons; 4) 5 SRs (38.4%) did not use appropriate tools to assess the risk of bias or considered risk of bias in interpretations. In the non-key items, none of the reviews explained their selection of the study designs for inclusion, only 1 review (7.67%) provided a list of excluded studies and 10 (76.9%) SRs did not report on the sources of funding for the included studies. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? |