Survey of Cochrane protocols found methods for data extraction from figures not mentioned or unclear

Ref ID 608
First Author K. Vucic
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2015
URL https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(14)00473-9/fulltext
Keywords Cochrane
Protocols
Pre-specification
General medical
Problem(s) Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
Number of systematic reviews included 589
Summary of Findings Only 33 (5.6%) of the 589 included Cochrane systematic review protocols mentioned or anticipated data extraction from figures in Methods section.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes