====== Protocol Writing and Registration ======

===== Protocol Template =====

Here is a {{:wiki:guide:plan:protocoltemplate.docx|template}} that you can use for your protocol.

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===== Consider Registering the Protocol on PROSPERO =====

If time permits, PROSPERO registration is highly recommended since it improves the credibility of a review. However, PROSPERO registration must be done before data extraction is started.

Here are [[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#guidancenotes|PROSPERO registration Instructions]] to register your project. You will need to create an account and enter answers to these questions. 

Here is an example of a {{:wiki:guide:plan:sample_prospero_registration_for_wiki.pdf|completed PROSPERO registration}} that you can look at. 

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===== PROSPERO Tips and Warnings =====

1. Make sure you have NOT begun to extract any data for your review, otherwise, you cannot register at this point.

2. PROSPERO only accepts registrations for reviews with **//health-related outcomes//**  .

3. Perform a search in [[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/|PubMed]] to verify that your specific review is an original idea.