Executive protocol designed for new review study called: systematic review and artificial intelligence network meta-analysis (RAIN) with the first application for COVID-19

• Main Authors: Salari, Nader, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Kiaei, Aliakbar, Hosseinian-Far, Amin, Mansouri, Kamran, Ahmadi, Arash, Mohammadi, Masoud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107821/1/bpac038.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107821/; https://academic.oup.com/biomethods/article/8/1/bpac038/6989630
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Artificial intelligence (AI) as a suite of technologies can complement systematic review and meta-analysis studies and answer questions that cannot be typically answered using traditional review protocols and reporting methods. The purpose of this protocol is to introduce a new protocol to complete systematic review and meta-analysis studies. In this work, systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-analysis network based on selected AI technique, and for P < 0.05 are followed, with a view to responding to questions and challenges that the global population is facing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, it is expected that conducting reviews by following the proposed protocol can provide suitable answers to some of the research questions raised due to COVID-19.