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1.5 Cochrane Protocols
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pathways to detect the target condition. Crucially, the protocol defines the methods by which the review will be undertaken, stating study eligibility criteria; search strategies, selection and quality assessment methods; and a statistical analysis plan.
Given the complexity of preparing Cochrane Reviews, a protocol should be written prospectively. There are a number of reasons that Cochrane Reviews should have a published protocol, including but not limited to the following: to reduce the risk of introducing bias in the review process; to improve the quality of the review as protocols undergo editorial, clinical and methodological peer review to ensure the methods are appropriate for the review question before the review is started; and to reduce the risk of duplicating efforts if other similar reviews are already underway. More details on the rationale for protocols is available in Chapter1 (Starting a review) of the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Lasserson 2020).
Cochrane Protocols and Reviews of diagnostic test accuracy follow a standard struc­ture that facilitates review reporting and peer review. Most headings are common between the protocol and the review, including the Background and Methods sections, so only minor changes will be required between stages, such as a change in writing tense (from future to past). The exception will be where there are declared differences between a published protocol and a review, which should be described in the ‘Differences between protocol and review’ section of the completed review.
The full structure of a Cochrane Review of diagnostic test accuracy is seen in Box1.5.a, along with which sections are found in the protocol. A full reporting template for
Box 1.5.a Sections ofa Cochrane Review ofdiagnostic test accuracy
Title Abstract
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Plain language summary* Summary of findings* Background
Target condition being diagnosed
Index test(s)
Clinical pathway
Prior test(s)
Role of index test(s)
Alternative test(s)
Rationale
Objectives Methods
Criteria for considering studies for this review
Types of studies
Participants
Index tests
Target conditions
Reference standards
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Search methods for identification of studies
Electronic searches
Searching other resources
Data collection and analysis
Selection of studies
Data extraction and management
Assessment of methodological quality
Statistical analysis and data synthesis
Investigations of heterogeneity
Sensitivity analyses
Assessment of reporting bias
Results
Discussion
Authors’ conclusions
*
Results of search
Methodological quality of included studies
Findings
*
Summary of main results
Strengths and weaknesses of review
Applicability of findings to review question
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Implications for practice
Implications for research
Appendices
Search strategy
Review- specific tailoring of QUADAS2
Information
Authors
Contribution of authors
Sources of support
Declarations of interest
Acknowledgements
Version history
Differences between protocol and review*
References Characteristics of studies Data and analyses* Figures and tables
*Sections of a completed Review, not required in a Protocol.
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Cochrane Protocols of diagnostic test accuracy is available as online supplementary material (1.S1Writing a Cochrane Protocol of diagnostic test accuracy) and more details about protocol development in Cochrane more generally are available in Chapter 1 (Starting the review) in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Lasserson 2020).
1.6 The author team
1.6.1 The importance ofthe team
Synthesizing research about tests is more complex than synthesizing intervention stud­ies (Naaktgeboren 2014, Beese 2018). In addition, the quality of systematic reviews of test accuracy published in the medical literature is currently poor (Mallett 2006, Willis 2011, Arevalo- Rodriguez 2014, Spencer- Bonilla 2017). It is imperative that the team planning the development of a systematic review of test accuracy includes individuals with the multidisciplinary skills needed to successfully complete the task from the beginning of the process.
In all cases Cochrane Reviews should be undertaken by more than one person and often require more than two. Review teams should include clinical and methodologi­cal expertise in the topic area being reviewed, as well as the perspectives of stake­holders (see Section1.6.3 on which stakeholders are recommended for systematic reviews of test accuracy). For systematic reviews of test accuracy, it is often helpful to include both health professionals who use the index test in daily practice for the pur­pose specified in the review, and experts who are familiar with the relevant technical details related to its implementation. This will ensure that the team includes both those who face the clinical problem and those able to fully understand the study reports at a technical level.
Given the technical nature and complexity of test accuracy study reports and the clini­cal nuances that should be considered in making diagnoses in real- world settings, it is important to include on the team people with both topic and methodological expertise. This should help to ensure a balanced approach and a good mix of skills and knowl­edge, as well as a comprehensive assessment of the evidence regarding the accuracy of the index test.
For systematic reviews of test accuracy, author teams should include members with expertise in literature searching, completing systematic reviews, test research methods and statistics. The information specialists and statistical experts should be aware of the particular methodology for searching and data analysis for systematic reviews of test accuracy, as detailed in this Handbook in Chapter6, Chapter9 and Chapter10.
When a proposal for a new review is under consideration, Cochrane’s editorial teams will consider not only the clarity of the review question, but also the skills and experi­ence of the team proposing the new review. All review authors are encouraged to make use of Cochrane training and guidance resources to ensure they have the skills required to conduct the review (see Section1.7). First- time review authors are also encouraged to work with others who are experienced in the process of conducting systematic reviews of test accuracy.
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1.6.2 Criteria forauthorship
Authorship of all scientific publications (including Cochrane Protocols and Reviews) establishes accountability, responsibility and credit. Cochrane follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship (ICMJE 2018). When deciding who should appear in the byline of a Cochrane Review, it is important to distinguish individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the review (andwho should be listed) from those who have helped in other ways (who should be mentioned in the Acknowledgements section). More information about authorship and contributorship is available in the Cochrane Editorial and Publishing Policy Resource (community.cochrane.org/review- production/production- resources/cochrane­ editorial- and- publishing- policy- resource).
Methodological specialists such as statisticians and information specialists should be included as review authors where they meet the ICMJE authorship criteria, particularly where they have been substantively involved in the design and execution of the review’s methods.
1.6.3 Incorporating relevant perspectives andstakeholder involvement
Engaging consumers and other stakeholders, such as policy makers, research funders and healthcare professionals, increases relevance, promotes mutual learning, improves uptake and decreases research waste. Review author teams are therefore encouraged to seek and incorporate the views of a variety of stakeholders and users during the review process.
As a review author, mapping out all potential stakeholders specific to the review question is a helpful first step to considering who might be invited to be involved in the review’s development. Stakeholders typically include patients and consumers; con­sumer advocates; policy makers and other public officials; guideline developers; pro­fessional organizations; researchers; funders of health services and research; healthcare practitioners; and, on occasion, journalists and other media professionals. Balancing seniority, credibility within the given field and diversity should be considered. Review authors should also take account of the needs of low- and middle- income countries and regions, as well as vulnerable and marginalized people and societies, in the review pro­cess and invite appropriate input on the scope of the review and the questions it will address (Lasserson 2020).
Some author teams decide to form an Advisory Group with representation from mul­tiple stakeholders. The Effective Public Health Practice Project, Canada, found that six members is generally large enough to cover all issues and is manageable for public health reviews (Effective Public Health Practice Project2007). However, the broader the review, the broader the experience required of Advisory Group members. Terms of reference, job descriptions or person specifications for an Advisory Group may be developed to ensure clarity about the task(s) required.
More ways of working with consumers and other stakeholders are detailed in Chapter 1 (Starting a review) of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Review of Interventions (Lasserson 2020).
It is established good practice to ensure that consumers are involved and engaged in health research, including systematic reviews. Cochrane uses the term ‘consumers’ to
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refer to a wide range of people, including patients or people with personal experience of a healthcare condition, carers and family members, representatives of patients and carers, service users and members of the public.
Cochrane believes that consumer involvement is important because it (i) promotes transparency, accountability and trust in the way that research is produced; (ii) results in evidence that addresses consumers’ needs, reduces waste in research, improves the translation of research into policy and practice, and ultimately leads to improved bene­fits forhealth systems and outcomes for patients; and (iii) is consistent with current health research approaches and isexpected or mandated by some funders, partners and consumers. The benefits of consumer involvement are bestrealized when consumers contribute throughout the process of production and dissemination of research (seethe Statement of Principles for Consumer Involvement in Cochrane, www.consumers. cochrane.org/news/statement-
principles- consumer- involvement- cochrane).
Whenever consumers (or others) contribute during the development of a protocol or review, their contribution should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section or as an author if they meet the criteria for authorship (see Section1.6.2).
1.7 Resources andsupport
1.7.1 Identifying resources andsupport
The main resource required by review authors is their own time. Most review authors will contribute their time free of charge because it will be viewed as part of their existing research or efforts to keep up to date in their areas of interest. However, Cochrane can facilitate author training opportunities and methodological support, among other support services.
The amount of time required to conduct a systematic review of test accuracy will vary, depending on the review question, the number of studies identified by the search strat­egies, the methods used, the experience of the review authors and the types of support available (Beese 2018). The workload associated with undertaking a review is thus very variable. However, early consideration of the tasks involved and the time required for each of these might help review authors to estimate the total amount of time that will be required during the entire review process. These tasks include training, meetings, protocol development, searching for studies, assessing citations and full- text reports of studies for eligibility, assessing the risk of bias and applicability of included studies, collecting data, pursuing missing data and unpublished studies, analysing the data, interpreting the results, and writing the review.
A time chart with target dates for accomplishing key tasks can help with scheduling the time needed to complete a review. Such targets may vary widely from review to review. Review authors, together with Cochrane, should determine an appropriate time frame for a specific review.
Resources that might be required for these tasks, in addition to the review authors’ time, include:
study- searching expertise;
additional library resources, including access to electronic databases for searching
and interlibrary loans;
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statistical support for synthesizing (if appropriate) the results of the included studies;
equipment (e.g. computing hardware and software);
supplies and services (internet connection, printing, telephone charges);
office space for staff; and
travel funds to attend review team meetings or present the results of the review.
1.7.2 Funding andconflicts ofinterest
Many organizations currently provide funding for high- priority systematic reviews. These include research- funding agencies, organizations that provide or fund healthcare services, those responsible for health technology assessment and those involved in the development of clinical practice guidelines. Author teams may wish to identify and seek funding from such organizations operating in their region or field of health care.
Conflict of interest in the funding and authorship of research gives rise to significant
issues, which Cochrane takes very seriously (Bero2018, Soares-
Weiser 2019). Under Cochrane’s policy on conflict of interest (www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/editorial­policies), a Cochrane Review cannot be funded or conducted by commercial sponsors or commercial sources with a financial interest in the topic of a specific review.
All prospective review authors should complete a declaration of interests form when proposing a review, and update this annually thereafter until publication, and just before publication of the protocol and the completed review. Individuals who are employed by, or own, a company that has a financial interest in the topic of the Cochrane Review (including, but not limited to, drug companies or medical device manufacturers), or who hold or have applied for a patent related to the topic of the Cochrane Review, are prohib­ited from being Cochrane Review authors. Additional restrictions apply for other financial interests. If any interests change over time, review authors should alert Cochrane and determine whether they affect the author’s involvement in the review.
Restrictions also apply to any authors of the review who were involved in the con­duct of one or more of the review’s included studies. Review authors should not determine the eligibility of these studies, extract data from them or assess the meth­odological quality of these studies. Neither should they be involved in assessing the strength of the evidence involving studies they have (co- )authored. These tasks must be undertaken by other members of the team.
Full details on conflicts of interest and Cochrane Reviews, including all of the implica­tions for review authors, are available in the Conflict of Interest Policy for Cochrane content (www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/editorial- policies).
Further discussion of the issues around conflicts of interest in research, and in par­ticular how they apply to the studies included within a review, is outlined in Boutron etal (2020).
1.7.3 Training
Review authors new to Cochrane Reviews of diagnostic test accuracy may have previous training and experience in conducting Cochrane Reviews of interventions and other sys­tematic reviews, but may benefit from additional guidance in the specialized methods required for systematic reviews of test accuracy. Cochrane provides a range of support
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1.8 Chapter information
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services to facilitate learning of the specific methodology related to these reviews to assist those contributing to Cochrane Reviews of diagnostic test accuracy in gaining the knowledge and skills they need.
Cochrane also provides a range of online training resources, as well as face- to- face events in locations around the world. Details of current resources and events are available on the Cochrane Training website (training.cochrane.org) and via the Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group website (methods.cochrane.org/sdt).
Software
1.7.4
Cochrane Reviews are supported by an ecosystem of software tools to assist with differ­ent aspects of the review process (Elliott etal2014b). The primary piece of software is the review authoring tool Review Manager (RevMan; training.cochrane.org/online­learning/core- software/revman). It provides structured text drafting, standard tables and reference formats, meta- analysis, online help and error- checking mechanisms.
RevMan does not contain the statistical functionality required for meta- analysis of systematic reviews of test accuracy. Review teams therefore need to use RevMan in con­junction with a statistical package capable of fitting hierarchical models, such as Stata, SAS, R or WinBUGS. Study data entered into RevMan can be exported in a format suita­ble for import into these packages, and parameter estimates obtained from analyses in these packages can be entered back into RevMan to create the final meta- analytical summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) plots and forest plots for inclusion in the review. Chapter10 of this Handbook provides guidance on using these software packages for test accuracy meta- analysis. Tutorial documents and a resource of helpful computer macros are available on the Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group website (methods.cochrane.org/sdt/).
Review authors may wish to consider other software resources (community.cochrane. org/help/tools- and- software) that might assist them with managing the review process (e.g. the selection of references to be included in the review). The choice of software tools may depend on the review authors’ preference, the availability of a stable internet connection, the cost and other considerations. A register of tools designed for use in systematic reviews is maintained in the Systematic Review Toolbox (www. systematicreviewtools.com). Authors are advised to check with Cochrane and seek methodological advice before incorporating new technologies into their reviews.
For editorial stages, Cochrane uses the editorial management system Editorial Manager (training.cochrane.org/online-learning/em-training).
1.8 Chapter information
Authors: Ella Flemyng (Cochrane, London, UK), Miranda S. Cumpston (School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Cochrane Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia), Ingrid Arevalo- Rodriguez (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (IRYCIS); CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain), Jacqueline
Chandler (Wessex Academic Health Science Network, Southampton, UK), Jonathan J. Deeks (Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK).
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Sources of support: Ella Flemyng is employed by and receives a salary from Cochrane. Ingrid Arevalo- Rodriguez is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III through the Acción Estrategica en Salud 2017- 2020 / Contratos Miguel Servet 2020/CD20/00152”. Jonathan J. Deeks is a UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator Emeritus. Jonathan J. Deeks is supported by the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. No other authors declare sources of support for writing this chapter.
Declarations of interest: Ella Flemyng works in Cochrane’s Evidence Production and Methods Directorate, part of Cochrane’s Central Executive Team. Miranda S. Cumpston is an Editor with Cochrane Public Health. Ingrid Arevalo-
Rodriguez and Jonathan J. Deeks are members of Cochrane’s Diagnostic Test Accuracy Editorial Team. The authors declare no other potential conflicts of interest relevant to the topic of this chapter.
Acknowledgements: This chapter re- uses and builds on material included in the fol­lowing chapters of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions to ensure consistency in guidance for authors of Cochrane Reviews: (1) Cumpston M, Chandler J. Chapter II: Planning a Cochrane Review. In: Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA, editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 6.1 (updated September 2020). Cochrane, 2020. Available from training.cochrane.org/handbook. (2) Lasserson TJ, Thomas J, Higgins JPT. Chapter1: Starting a review. In: Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, Welch VA, editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 6.1 (updated September 2020). Cochrane, 2020. Available from training. cochrane.org/handbook.
The authors thank Ginny Brunton, Clare Davenport, Sally Green, Julian Higgins, Nicki Jackson, Monica Kjeldstrøm, Toby Lasserson, Sandy Oliver and Susanna Wisniewski for contributions to previous versions of this chapter. The authors also thank Liz Wager for her assistance in preparing the text for the chapter previously titled ‘Guide to the contents of a Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Protocol’, which was incorporated into this chapter, and Nynke Smidt and Theresa Moore for their contributions to the previous version of that chapter.
The authors would like to thank Sophie Beese, Stephanie Boughton, Isobel Harris, Kayleigh Kew and Dimitrinka Nikolova for helpful peer review comments.
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