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Table 2 Eligibility criteria for choosing a SR for our case study

From: A new method for testing reproducibility in systematic reviews was developed, but needs more testing

• SR on a healthcare intervention including only randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

• Number of included studies ≥ 50 (to make sure that enough studies will be included and the reproducibility test will be completed successfully)

• Search strategies reported for all bibliographic databases

• Providing a full list of references of all included studies

• Reported risk of bias assessment

• Meta-analysis for at least one outcome