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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different search methods for identifying RCTs in a specific journal.

The efficiency of searches for randomized controlled trials in the International Journal of Eating Disorders: a comparison of handsearching, EMBASE and PsycLIT

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different search methods for identifying RCTs in a specific journal.
Handsearched the International Journal of Eating Disorders for RCT reports.
Sought the identified reports in EMBASE and PsycLIT databases.
Developed and assessed search strategies focused on sensitivity.
EMBASE contained 35 RCTs (88%), while PsycLIT contained only 27 (68%).
The 100% sensitive search strategy for EMBASE yielded 391 reports with poor precision.
The 100% sensitive search strategy for PsycLIT identified 289 reports, also with poor precision.

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Randomized trial compares search methods for identifying RCTs in a journal, indicating poor precision overall.

Hay et al. (1996) studied this question.

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