Evaluation à un an du registre de revues systématiques PROSPERO

Nous avons évoqué PROSPERO à sa naissance, registre prospectif des revues systématiques proposé par l'Université de York. En février 2013, il y a déjà plus de 1000 revues systématiques enregistrées.. il s'agit d'un registre prospectif, où ne sont enrgistrées que des recherches en cours. Le bilan à un an de fonctionnement (février 2012) vient d'être publié le 15 janvier 2013 dans la revue Systematic reviews. Le bilan semble positif : "On 21 February 2012, there were 1,076 registered users and 359 registration records published on PROSPERO. The database usage statistics demonstrate the international interest in PROSPERO with high access around the clock and around the world. Based on 232 responses from PROSPERO users (response rate 22%), almost all respondents found joining and navigation was easy or very easy (99%); turn round time was good or excellent (96%); and supporting materials provided were helpful or very helpful (80%). The registration fields were found by 80% to be relevant to their review; 99% rated their overall experience of registering with PROSPERO as good or excellent. Most respondents (81%) had a written protocol before completing the registration form and 19% did not. The majority, 136 (79%), indicated they completed the registration form in 60 minutes or less. Of those who expressed an opinion, 167 (87%) considered the time taken to be about right."

Booth A, et al. PROSPERO at one year: an evaluation of its utility. Systematic reviews 2013;2:4.