Decision tree and glossary for classifying study designs: interactive version (WCT EVI MAP Project)

Abstract

The WCT EVI MAP project (Mapping the Evidence for the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours: a Living Evidence Gap Map by Tumour Type) seeks to create a comprehensive map of the scientific evidence relevant to the World Health Organization's tumour classification. This endeavour involves the significant challenge of reviewing an extensive number of records within a highly constrained timeframe. To address this, the review process will primarily focus on article abstracts, which, however, may occasionally be unclear or incomplete. Furthermore, the classification and coding tasks will involve researchers from diverse fields of expertise. To mitigate these and other challenges, a decision tree accompanied by a glossary has been developed. This document correspond to the integrated interactive version of these tools. A decision tree for classifying study designs and a related glossary are presented in an interactive platform for ease of use.