Table 1 Arm descriptions
Procedure | RR-EPPI arm | RR-web arm |
|---|---|---|
Setting up the study | Project leader: - uploaded study files to EPPI-Reviewer - ran RobotReviewer by clicking a button | Project leader: - uploaded study files into RobotReviewer’s website - ran RobotReviewer by clicking a button - downloaded the resulting documents with automated assessments - transferred each document (one per study) to a shorter document with instructions - made the documents available to reviewer pairs |
Individual risk of bias assessments (2 reviewers per study) | Researchers assessed risk of bias in EPPI Reviewer. | Researchers wrote their risk of bias assessments into their own copy of the document. |
Coming to a consensus | Conducted within the EPPI Reviewer software | Researchers produced a new document |