Incidence, types and nature of post-stroke pain: Systematic review of literature and meta-analysis [Protocol]
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Date
2019-08-27
Citation
Ioannou, A., Carin-Levy, G., Cheyne, J. D., Clarke, D., Cowey, E., Fallon, M., Morton, S., Klinkhamer, L., Kyriakou, G., Fleetwood-Walker, S., Quinn, T., Rush, R., Sande, T., Smith, M., Whalley-Sibley, H., Woodfield, R. & Mead, G. (2018) Incidence, types and nature of post-stroke pain: Systematic review of literature and meta-analysis. PROSPERO, CRD42018114940.
Abstract
To determine the type and nature of post stroke pain, along with frequency and time–to-onset of pain after stroke.
Searches
Initially a broad systematic search of published literature will be implemented using a comprehensive search strategy developed by the Cochrane Stroke Group Information Specialist. A search filter for identifying observational studies (cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, longitudinal studies) has been adapted from the Observational Studies search filter used by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (https://www.sign.ac.uk/search-filters.html).