Strengths and limitations
Here we have answered a question regarding the numbers and scope of
gynaecology trials that were not being included in Cochrane systematic
reviews, however due to time restraints we were limited in practical
terms, to only being able to study those trials published from
2010-2011, and we did not have the opportunity to match these unused
trials to non-Cochrane reviews.
However, this pragmatic approach allowed for a comprehensive collection
of RCTs in gynaecology to be investigated in-depth, in terms of the
population, intervention and inclusion status in any existing
Cochrane SR.