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PROSPERO Registration Template

Draft your PROSPERO registration offline, section by section, using the headings of PROSPERO's current records. Download a Word draft to share with co-authors before copying it into the form.

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This draft follows the headings of PROSPERO's current registration record (introduced in 2025). Draft here, then copy each field into the form at crd.york.ac.uk/prospero. The live form may contain additional questions.

Review title and basic detailsReview titleName the population, intervention or exposure, comparator and outcome where you can.Condition or domain being studiedThe health condition or topic.Rationale for the reviewWhy the review is needed, including what is already known and any existing reviews.Review objectivesThe question(s) the review will answer.KeywordsSeparate with semicolons.Country

Eligibility criteriaPopulation: includedPopulation: excludedIntervention(s) or exposure(s): includedIntervention(s) or exposure(s): excludedComparator(s) or control(s)Or state that there is no comparator.Study design: includedStudy design: excludedContextSetting or other context-related criteria.

Timeline and protocolReview timelinePlanned start and end dates.Availability of full protocolWhere the protocol is, or why it is not available.

Searching and screeningSearch for unpublished studiesWhether unpublished studies will be sought, and how.Main sources that will be searchedDatabases and platforms (e.g. MEDLINE via Ovid, Embase.com, CINAHL).Search language restrictionsSearch date restrictionsOther methods of identifying studiese.g. reference list checking, citation searching, trial registers.Link to search strategySelection processHow many people screen, independently or not, and how disagreements are resolved.Other relevant information about searching and screening

Data collection processData extraction from published articles and reportsWho extracts, whether data are checked, and whether authors will be contacted.Study risk of bias or quality assessmentTool(s) used and the process.Reporting bias assessmentHow risk of bias due to missing results will be assessed, if at all.Certainty assessmente.g. GRADE, or state that certainty will not be assessed.

Outcomes to be analysedMain outcomesInclude measures and timing.Additional outcomes

Planned data synthesisStrategy for data synthesisMeta-analysis model and effect measures, or narrative synthesis approach; heterogeneity; subgroup and sensitivity analyses.

Review affiliation, funding and peer reviewReview team membersNames, affiliations and the review guarantor.Named contactReview affiliationFunding sourcePeer reviewWhether the protocol or funding application was peer reviewed.Review conflict of interest

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PROSPERO registration draft

Review title and basic details

Review title

Condition or domain being studied

Rationale for the review

Review objectives

Keywords

Country

Eligibility criteria

Population: included

Population: excluded

Intervention(s) or exposure(s): included

Intervention(s) or exposure(s): excluded

Comparator(s) or control(s)

Study design: included

Study design: excluded

Context

Timeline and protocol

Review timeline

Availability of full protocol

Searching and screening

Search for unpublished studies

Main sources that will be searched

Search language restrictions

Search date restrictions

Other methods of identifying studies

Link to search strategy

Selection process

Other relevant information about searching and screening

Data collection process

Data extraction from published articles and reports

Study risk of bias or quality assessment

Reporting bias assessment

Certainty assessment

Outcomes to be analysed

Main outcomes

Additional outcomes

Planned data synthesis

Strategy for data synthesis

Review affiliation, funding and peer review

Review team members

Named contact

Review affiliation

Funding source

Peer review

Review conflict of interest

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How to Use the PROSPERO Registration Template

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Draft each field
Following the section headings used by PROSPERO.
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Share the Word draft
Agree the details with your co-authors.
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Copy into PROSPERO
Paste each field into the online form and submit.

About PROSPERO registration

PROSPERO is an international register of systematic review protocols run by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York. Registering in advance reduces duplication and helps guard against selective reporting.

A new version of PROSPERO was introduced in 2025 with dedicated fields for the rationale, the selection process, reporting bias assessment and certainty assessment. This template follows the headings shown in current records; the live form may ask further questions.

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Section headings taken from current public PROSPERO records
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