Cochrane Renal Group

Search Strategies

The following strategies (also called search filters or clinical queries) are used by the Cochrane Renal Group as part of each search strategy for locating randomised controlled trials [RCTs]

  • Medline [for use with OVID's Medline]
  • Embase [for use with OVID's Embase]

Medline RCT strategy

  1. randomized controlled trial.pt.
  2. controlled clinical trial.pt.
  3. randomized.ab
  4. placebo.ab
  5. clinical trials as topic/
  6. randomly.ab
  7. (crossover or cross-over).tw.
  8. trial.ti.
  9. or/1-8
  10. humans/
  11. and/9-10
    12. l\

Embase RCT strategy

  1. randomized controlled trial/
  2. crossover procedure/
  3. double-blind procedure/
  4. single-blind procedure/
  5. random$.tw.
  6. factorial$.tw
  7. (crossover$ or cross-over$).tw.
  8. placebo$.tw.
  9. (double$ adj blind$).tw.
  10. (singl$ adj blind$).tw.
  11. assign$.tw.
  12. allocat$.tw.
  13. volunteer$.tw.
  14. or/1-13

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Are you interested in helping us handsearch journals or conference proceedings. To find out more about our handsearching activities, email Ruth Mitchell