Assessment of the methodological, recommendation and reporting quality of global guidelines for neck pain and synthesis of evidence and recommendations : a systematic review protocol

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INTRODUCTION: Neck pain is a global health problem that can cause severe disability and a huge medical burden. Clinical practice guideline (CPG) is an important basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. A high-quality CPG plays a significant role in clinical practice. However, the quality of the CPGs for neck pain lacks comprehensive assessment. This protocol aims to evaluate the methodological, recommendation, reporting quality of global CPGs for neck pain and identify key recommendations and gaps that limit evidence-based practice.

METHOD: CPGs from January 2013 to November 2023 will be identified through a systematic search on 13 scientific databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, etc) and 7 online guideline repositories. Six reviewers will independently evaluate the quality of CPGs for neck pain by using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation, the Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation-Recommendations Excellence and the Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare tools. Intraclass correlation coefficient will be used to test the consistency of the assessment. We will identify the distribution of evidence and recommendations in each evidence-based CPGs for neck pain and regrade the level of evidence and strength of recommendations by adopting the commonly used Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations system. The key recommendations based on high-quality evidence will be summarised. In addition, we will categorise CPGs by different characteristics and conduct a subgroup analysis of the results of assessment.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No subjects will be involved in this systematic review, so there is no need for ethical approval. The finding of this review will be summarised as a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42023417717.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 14(2024), 3 vom: 19. März, Seite e075748

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jiayu [VerfasserIn]
Ou, Jiayin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Chenwei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiaoli [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Bone diseases
Journal Article
Protocols & guidelines
Rehabilitation medicine

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075748

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NLM369982126