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ArticleBMC medical research methodology2026

Experiences from conducting systematic reviews of systematic reviews.

Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten, Tony Bohman, Carina Bostrom, Åsa Dedering, Marie Halvorsen, Roman P Kuster, Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, Christina B Olsson, Graciela Rovner, Elena Tseli and 1 more

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Article in BMC medical research methodology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas GrootenDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden. Wim.Grooten@ki.se.
Tony BohmanSchool of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.
Carina BostromDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Åsa DederingDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Marie HalvorsenDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Roman P KusterDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Lena Nilsson-WikmarDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Christina B OlssonDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Graciela RovnerDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Elena TseliDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.
Eva Rasmussen-BarrDivision of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary discusses recent experiences from conducting two systematic reviews (SRs) of SRs. We address the strengths and limitations of conducting an SR of SRs in the field of evidence-based medicine in musculoskeletal health. Despite methodological challenges, we believe that SRs of SRs add value to the research community.

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Evidence-Based MedicineResearch DesignReview Literature as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicHumansChronic musculoskeletal painEvidence-based medicineExercise therapyPhysical therapyRehabilitationUmbrella review

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PMID42265615
PMCPMC13251232

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