Letter in response to Thompson and Scott Authors' letter reestablished search filters may miss studies when identifying randomized controlled trials. Language for trial phase necessary when searching for RCT

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK. Electronic address: ucjucc4@ucl.ac.uk.
² Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 600-865 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Onatrio K1S 5S8, Canada.
³ Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.

Comment

Chris Cooper et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan:117:154-156.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.09.008. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

¹ Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK. Electronic address: ucjucc4@ucl.ac.uk.
² Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 600-865 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Onatrio K1S 5S8, Canada.
³ Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK.

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Comment on

Established search filters may miss studies when identifying randomized controlled trials.
Cooper C, Varley-Campbell J, Carter P. Cooper C, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 Aug;112:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 13. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019. PMID: 30986533
Letter in response to: Cooper et al. Established search filters may miss studies when identifying randomized controlled trials [J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 Apr 13;112:12-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.04.002]. Language for trial phase necessary when searching for RCT.
Thompson JC, Scott DA. Thompson JC, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020 Jan;117:153-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.09.007. Epub 2019 Oct 9. J Clin Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 31605732 No abstract available.