@article{0e5492728faa4b3691339a6b50516f2c,
title = "Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement",
abstract = "Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a protocol exists. Detailed, well-described protocols can facilitate the understanding and appraisal of the review methods, as well as the detection of modifications to methods and selective reporting in completed reviews. We describe the development of a reporting guideline, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols 2015 (PRISMA-P 2015). PRISMA-P consists of a 17-item checklist intended to facilitate the preparation and reporting of a robust protocol for the systematic review. Funders and those commissioning reviews might consider mandating the use of the checklist to facilitate the submission of relevant protocol information in funding applications. Similarly, peer reviewers and editors can use the guidance to gauge the completeness and transparency of a systematic review protocol submitted for publication in a journal or other medium.",
author = "{PRISMA-P Group} and David Moher and Larissa Shamseer and Mike Clarke and Davina Ghersi and Alessandro Liberati and Mark Petticrew and Paul Shekelle and Stewart, {Lesley A.} and Altman, {Douglas G.} and Alison Booth and Chan, {An Wen} and Stephanie Chang and Tammy Clifford and Kay Dickersin and Matthias Egger and G{\o}tzsche, {Peter C.} and Grimshaw, {Jeremy M.} and Trish Groves and Mark Helfand and Julian Higgins and Toby Lasserson and Joseph Lau and Kathleen Lohr and Jessie McGowan and Cynthia Mulrow and Melissa Norton and Matthew Page and Margaret Sampson and Holger Sch{\"u}nemann and Iveta Simera and William Summerskill and Jennifer Tetzlaff and Trikalinos, {Thomas A.} and David Tovey and Lucy Turner and Evelyn Whitlock",
note = "Funding Information: The PRISMA-P 2015 initiative was supported by the AHRQ, USA (Contract No. HHSA 290 2007 10059 I) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (Reference No. 114369). This manuscript does not reflect the opinions of either agency; one author, SC, is an employee of AHRQ. MC, DG, DM, MP, and LAS are members of the Advisory Board for PROSPERO. DGA, SC, MC, JG, MH, JM, and MP are members of the Editorial Board, and DM, PS, and LAS are co-Editors in Chief of Systematic Reviews. None of the authors who are editors of Systematic Reviews were involved in the handling of this paper or the decision to publish it. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Moher et al.",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1186/2046-4053-4-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "4",
journal = "Systematic Reviews",
issn = "2046-4053",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
number = "1",
}