Mean project length (project start date to review publication date) was 67.3 weeks (SD = 31.0)
Borah R, Brown AW, Capers PL, Kaiser KA. Analysis of the time and workers needed to conduct systematic reviews of medical interventions using data from the PROSPERO registry. BMJ Open. 2017 Feb 27;7(2):e012545:
| Month | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 - 2 | Prepare protocol |
| 2 - 3 | Pilot test eligibility criteria |
| 3 - 8 | Search for published and unpublished studies |
| 3 - 8 | Inclusion assessments (screening) |
| 3 | Pilot test 'risk of bias' instrument |
| 3 - 10 | Validity (risk of bias) assessments |
| 3 | Pilot test of data collection |
| 3 - 10 | Data collection |
| 3 - 10 | Data entry |
| 5 - 11 | Follow up of missing information |
| 8 - 10 | Analysis |
| 1 - 11 | Preparation of review report |
| 12 - ? | Keeping the review up to date |
Higgins J. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Second edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
Note: this timeline has been archived.
A survey of 195 completed systematic reviews found they had, on average, five team members.
Borah R, Brown AW, Capers PL, Kaiser KA. Analysis of the time and workers needed to conduct systematic reviews of medical interventions using data from the PROSPERO registry. BMJ Open. 2017 Feb 27;7(2):e012545.