Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects

Norton, Alice; Bucher, Adrian; Antonio, Emilia; Advani, Nicole; Grund, Henrike; Mburu, Sheila; Clegg, Emma; Boily-Larouche, Geneviève; Lay, A. Morgan; Carson, Gail; Bayona, Marta Tufet

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16259.1

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“…Similar methodology to the LSR were employed where both descriptive and thematic analyses were done using Microsoft Excel 2019. Key variables extracted for the LSR and study protocol are available at Wellcome Open Research 17 . All projects listed in the UKCDR/GloPID-R Tracker (the Tracker), as of 15th July 2020 were eligible.…”

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“…Research projects were mapped to the nine WHO broad research priory areas and corresponding sub-priorities and research priorities for Africa and less-resourced countries 14 . The detailed methodology for data coding onto the Tracker is outlined in the LSR protocol 17 .…”

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“…Harvard Dataverse: Replication Data for Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FBWNTC 37 .…”

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“…A section of the Tracker is dedicated to monitoring the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) for COVID-19 clinical trials and an analysis of clinical trials involving official development assistance (ODA) recipient countries is publicly available in the Tracker. Further, a living systematic review (LSR) of funded research projects has been started and the baseline results and study protocol were published in Wellcome Open Research in September 2020 17 .…”

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Funding and COVID-19 research priorities - are the research needs for Africa being met?

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Background: Emerging data from Africa indicates remarkably low numbers of reported COVID-19 deaths despite high levels of disease transmission. However, evolution of these trends as the pandemic progresses remains unknown. More certain are the devastating long-term impacts of the pandemic on health and development evident globally. Research tailored to the unique needs of African countries is crucial. UKCDR and GloPID-R have launched a tracker of funded COVID-19 projects mapped to the WHO research priorities and research priorities of Africa and less-resourced countries and published a baseline analysis of a living systematic review (LSR) of these projects. Methods: In-depth analyses of the baseline LSR for COVID-19 funded research projects in Africa (as of 15th July 2020) to determine the funding landscape and alignment of the projects to research priorities of relevance to Africa. Results: The limited COVID-19 related research across Africa appears to be supported mainly by international funding, especially from Europe, although with notably limited funding from United States-based funders. At the time of this analysis no research projects funded by an African-based funder were identified in the tracker although there are several active funding calls geared at research in Africa and there may be funding data that has not been made publicly available. Many projects mapped to the WHO research priorities and five particular gaps in research funding were identified, namely: investigating the role of children in COVID-19 transmission; effective modes of community engagement; health systems research; communication of uncertainties surrounding mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19; and identifying ways to promote international cooperation. Capacity strengthening was identified as a dominant theme in funded research project plans. Conclusions: We found significantly lower funding investments in COVID-19 research in Africa compared to high-income countries, seven months into the pandemic, indicating a paucity of research targeting the research priorities of relevance to Africa.

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“…Harvard Dataverse: Replication Data for Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FBWNTC 37 .…”

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“…In order to guide funding investments in research and promptly identify gaps and synergies to maximise the impact of research for this and future pandemics, UKCDR and Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Diseases Preparedness (GloPID-R) have launched the COVID CIRCLE (15). This learning and coordination initiative has, as part of its activities, initiated a live COVID-19 Research Project Tracker, which identifies research by key global funders classified against the WHO research priorities (16) projects has been started and the Baseline results and study protocol were published in Wellcome Open Access in September 2020 (17).…”

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Funding and COVID-19 Research Priorities - Are the research needs for Africa being met?

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Introduction Emerging data from Africa indicates remarkably low numbers of reported COVID-19 deaths despite high levels of disease transmission. However evolution of these trends as the pandemic progresses remains unknown. More certain are the devastating long-term impacts of the pandemic on health and development evident globally. Research tailored to the unique needs of African countries is crucial. UKCDR and GloPID-R have launched a tracker of funded COVID-19 projects mapped to the WHO research priorities and research priorities of Africa and less-resourced countries and published a baseline analysis of a Living Systematic Review (LSR) of these projects. Methods In-depth analyses of the baseline LSR for COVID-19 funded research projects in Africa (as of 15th July 2020) to determine the funding landscape and alignment of the projects to research priorities of relevance to Africa. Results The limited COVID-19 related research across Africa appears to be supported mainly by international funding, especially from Europe, although with notably limited funding from United States-based funders. At the time of this analysis no research projects funded by an African-based funder were identified in the tracker although there are several active funding calls geared at research in Africa and there may be funding data which has not been made publicly available. Many projects mapped to the WHO research priorities and 5 particular gaps in research funding were identified namely: investigating the role of children in COVID-19 transmission; effective modes of community engagement; health systems research; communication of uncertainties surrounding mother-to-child transmission of COVID-19; and identifying ways to promote international cooperation. Capacity strengthening was identified as a dominant theme in funded research project plans. Conclusions We found significantly lower funding investments in COVID-19 research in Africa compared to High-Income Countries, seven months into the pandemic, indicating a paucity of research targeting the research priorities of relevance to Africa.

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Differences Between the 2016 and 2022 Editions of the Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery (ERABS) Guidelines: Call to Action of FAIR Data and the Creation of a Global Consortium of Bariatric Care and Research

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In 2016, the Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery guidelines (G16) was published, and in 2022, an update to it was released (G22). Grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluations (GRADE), emphasizing the level of evidence (LoE) of both the guidelines, was performed. An overview of methodology was also performed, considering the following questions: how can research be improved, what can be done in the future using data, and how to collaborate more? Both guidelines did not explain how the LoE conclusions were derived regarding the risk of bias. There is also potential for forming a global consortium that deals with bariatric research, which can serve as a repository for all relevant data. Ensuring that this data is FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, reusability) compliant and using this data to formulate future guidelines will benefit clinicians and patients alike.

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Baseline results of a living systematic review for COVID-19 funded research projects

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Funding and COVID-19 research priorities - are the research needs for Africa being met?

Funding and COVID-19 research priorities - are the research needs for Africa being met?

Funding and COVID-19 Research Priorities - Are the research needs for Africa being met?

Differences Between the 2016 and 2022 Editions of the Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery (ERABS) Guidelines: Call to Action of FAIR Data and the Creation of a Global Consortium of Bariatric Care and Research

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