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An integrative framework for planning and conducting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR).

2023; Volume: 7; Linguagem: Inglês

10.15626/mp.2021.2840

2003-2714

Marta Topor, Jade Pickering, Ana Barbosa Mendes, Dorothy Bishop, Fionn Büttner, Mahmoud Medhat Elsherif, Thomas Rhys Evans, Emma Henderson, Tamara Kalandadze, Faye Nitschke, Janneke Staaks, Olmo R. van den Akker, Siu Kit Yeung, Mirela Zaneva, Alison Lam, Christopher R. Madan, David Moreau, Aoife O’Mahony, Adam J Parker, Amy Riegelman, Meghan Testerman, Samuel J. Westwood,

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Most of the commonly used and endorsed guidelines for systematic review protocols and reporting standards have been developed for intervention research. These excellent guidelines have been adopted as the gold-standard for systematic reviews as an evidence synthesis method. In the current paper, we highlight some issues that may arise from adopting these guidelines beyond intervention designs, including in basic behavioural, cognitive, experimental, and exploratory research. We have adapted and built upon the existing guidelines to establish a complementary, comprehensive, and accessible tool for designing, conducting, and reporting Non-Intervention, Reproducible, and Open Systematic Reviews (NIRO-SR). NIRO-SR is a checklist composed of two parts that provide itemised guidance on the preparation of a systematic review protocol for pre-registration (Part A) and reporting the review (Part B) in a reproducible and transparent manner. This paper, the tool, and an open repository (https://osf.io/f3brw) provide a comprehensive resource for those who aim to conduct a high quality, reproducible, and transparent systematic review of non-intervention studies.