- Framework of problems / Transparent
- Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
- Mind-body practices for cancer-related symptoms management: an overview of systematic reviews including one hundred twenty-nine meta-analyses
| Ref ID | 851 |
| First Author | M.J. Casuso-Holgado |
| Journal | SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-022-07426-3 |
| Keywords |
• Protocols • Complimentary & Alternative • Oncology • Low reporting quality • Pre-specification • Disclosure |
| Problem(s) |
• Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • No registered or published protocol |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 38 |
| Summary of Findings | From 38 systematic reviews of mind-body practices indexed across CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library up to March 2022. Across all studies, the items of AMSTAR 2 were scarcely performed. Mainly, few of the included systematic reviews reported information regarding the review protocol (n = 6/38, 15.8%); the reasons to choose a specific research design (n = 3/38, 7.9%); the provision of a list of excluded studies and justification for their exclusion (n = 4/38, 10.5%); and the sources of funding for the clinical trials included in the review (n = 1/38, 2.6%). |
| 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? | Yes |