Inclusion criteria

Search methods

Search sources

Electronic databases

  • MEDLINE/PubMed(From inception to December 12, 2025)
  • EMBASE*(From inception to December 09, 2025)
  • CINAHL*(From inception to December 09, 2025)
  • LILACS(From inception to December 09, 2025)
  • IRIS WHO(From inception to August 04, 2025)
  • PsycINFO*(From inception to June 10, 2025)
  • Scopus*(From inception to December 09, 2025)

Preprint servers

  • medRxiv/bioRxiv(From inception to December 09, 2025)
  • SSRN(From inception to December 12, 2025)
  • ResearchSquare(From inception to December 12, 2025)

Trial Registries

  • ClinicalTrials.gov(From inception to December 11, 2025)
  • ISRCTN registry(From inception to December 12, 2025)
  • EU Clinical Trials Register(From inception to December 04, 2025)
  • Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials(From inception to April 30, 2025)
  • Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry(From inception to December 11, 2025)
  • Chinese Clinical Trial Register(No data available)
  • Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials(No data available)
  • Pan African Clinical Trials Registry(No data available)
  • Lebanese Clinical Trials Registry(No data available)
  • Registro Público Cubano de Ensayos Clínicos(No data available)
  • Overview of Medical Research in the Netherlands(No data available)
  • Clinical Trials Peruvian Registry(No data available)
  • Korean Clinical Trials Database(No data available)
  • UMIN Clinical Trials Registry(From inception to October 02, 2025)
  • Japan Primary Registry Network(No data available)
  • Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center(No data available)
  • German Clinical Trials Register(No data available)
  • Clinical Trials Registry - India(No data available)
  • Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry(No data available)
  • Thai Clinical Trials Registry(No data available)
  • International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry(No data available)
  • Clinical Trials Information System(No data available)

Other search sources

Deduplication and quality assurance

Study selection