Step 6 Extract and manage data

Source

• Study ID (created by review author).
• Report ID (created by review author).
• Review author ID (created by review author).
• Citation and contact details.

Eligibility

• Confirm eligibility for review.
• Reason for exclusion.

Methods

• Study design.
• Total study duration.
• Sequence generation*.
• Allocation sequence concealment*.
• Blinding*.
• Other concerns about bias*.

Participants

• Total number.
• Setting.
• Diagnostic criteria.
• Age.
• Sex.
• Country.
• [Co-morbidity].
• [Socio-demographics].
• [Ethnicity].
• [Date of study].

Interventions

• Total number of intervention groups.

For each intervention and comparison group of interest:

• Specific intervention.
•  Intervention details (sufficient for replication, if feasible).
•  [Integrity of intervention].

Outcomes

• Outcomes and time points (i) collected; (ii) reported*.

For each outcome of interest:

• Outcome definition (with diagnostic criteria if relevant).
• Unit of measurement (if relevant).
• For scales: upper and lower limits, and whether high or low score is good.

Results

• Number of participants allocated to each intervention group.

For each outcome of interest:

• Sample size.
• Missing participants*.
• Summary data for each intervention group (e.g. 2×2 table for dichotomous data; means and SDs for continuous data).
• [Estimate of effect with confidence interval; P value].
• [Subgroup analyses].

Miscellaneous

• Funding source.
• Key conclusions of the study authors.
• Miscellaneous comments from the study authors.
• References to other relevant studies.
• Correspondence required.
• Miscellaneous comments by the review authors.