Comparison of top-performing search strategies for detecting clinically sound treatment studies and systematic reviews in MEDLINE and EMBASE.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Calcium supplementation for people with overweight or obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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2. Interventions for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus fasting during Ramadan.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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3. Congress of Neurological Surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines update on the role of targeted therapies and immunotherapies in the management of progressive glioblastoma.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2022
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4. (Ultra-)long-acting insulin analogues versus NPH insulin (human isophane insulin) for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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5. Metformin monotherapy for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020 · on this map
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6. Vitamin D, calcium or a combination of vitamin D and calcium for the treatment of nutritional rickets in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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7. Metformin and second- or third-generation sulphonylurea combination therapy for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019 · on this map
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8. Intraoperative neuromonitoring versus visual nerve identification for prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in adults undergoing thyroid surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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9. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018 · on this map
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10. Short-acting insulin analogues versus regular human insulin for adult, non-pregnant persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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11. Diet, physical activity or both for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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12. Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 1-purpose, eligibility, search and data extraction.Systematic reviews · 2017
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13. Dipeptidyl-peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 analogues for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017 · on this map
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14. Insulin secretagogues for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016 · on this map
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15. Denosumab compared to other treatments to prevent or treat osteoporosis in individuals at risk of fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016
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16. Optimum duration of regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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17. Vitamin D supplementation and breast cancer prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.PloS one · 2013
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18. Electronic symptom reporting between patient and provider for improved health care service quality: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. part 1: state of the art.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012
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19. Systematic review of safety in paediatric drug trials published in 2007.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2012
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20. Low vs Standard Pressures in Gynecologic Laparoscopy: a Systematic Review.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
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Corrections and comments

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Abstract

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