Appendix BSearch strategies
B.1. Search strategies for benefit assessment and economic evaluation
B.1.1. Searches in bibliographic databases
1. MEDLINE
Search interface: Ovid
The following filters were adopted:
Systematic review: Wong
[127] – High specificity strategy
RCT: Lefebvre
[128] – Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategy for identifying randomized trials in MEDLINE: sensitivity-maximizing version (2008 revision)
Economic evaluation: Glanville
[129] – Emory University (Grady) filter
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| # | Searches |
|---|
| 1 | seasonal affective disorder/ |
| 2 | seasons/ |
| 3 | depressive disorder/ |
| 4 | depression/ |
| 5 | mood disorders/ |
| 6 | or/3-5 |
| 7 | and/2,6 |
| 8 | ((seasonal* or winter*) adj5 (disorder* or mood* or depress*)).ti,ab. |
| 9 | (winter* and (wellbeing* or (well* adj1 being*))).ti,ab. |
| 10 | or/1,7-9 |
| 11 | phototherapy/ |
| 12 | light/ |
| 13 | light*.ti,ab. |
| 14 | phototherap*.ti,ab. |
| 15 | exp vitamin d/ |
| 16 | (vitamin* adj1 (d or d3)).ti,ab. |
| 17 | or/11-16 |
| 18 | randomized controlled trial.pt. |
| 19 | controlled clinical trial.pt. |
| 20 | (randomized or placebo or randomly or trial or groups).ab. |
| 21 | drug therapy.fs. |
| 22 | or/18-21 |
| 23 | 22 not (exp animals/ not humans.sh.) |
| 24 | cochrane database of systematic reviews.jn. |
| 25 | (search or medline or systematic review).tw. |
| 26 | meta analysis.pt. |
| 27 | or/24-26 |
| 28 | (economic$ or cost$).ti. |
| 29 | cost benefit analysis/ |
| 30 | treatment outcome/ and ec.fs. |
| 31 | or/28-30 |
| 32 | 31 not ((animals/ not humans/) or letter.pt.) |
| 33 | or/23,27,32 |
| 34 | and/10,17,33 |
| 35 | 34 not (comment or editorial).pt. |
Search interface: Ovid
Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations January 08, 2019
Ovid MEDLINE(R) Epub Ahead of Print January 09, 2019
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| # | Searches |
|---|
| 1 | ((seasonal* or winter*) and (disorder* or mood* or depress*)).ti,ab. |
| 2 | (winter* and (wellbeing* or (well* and being*))).ti,ab. |
| 3 | or/1-2 |
| 4 | light*.ti,ab. |
| 5 | phototherap*.ti,ab. |
| 6 | (vitamin* and (d or d3)).ti,ab. |
| 7 | or/4-6 |
| 8 | (clinical trial* or random* or placebo).ti,ab. |
| 9 | trial.ti. |
| 10 | (search or meta analysis or medline or systematic review).ti,ab. |
| 11 | (economic$ or cost$).ti,ab. |
| 12 | or/8-11 |
| 13 | and/3,7,12 |
2. Embase
Search interface: Ovid
The following filters were adopted:
Systematic review: Wong
[127] – High specificity strategy
RCT: Wong
[127] – Strategy minimizing difference between sensitivity and specificity
Economic evaluation: Glanville
[129] – Embase G
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| # | Searches |
|---|
| 1 | seasonal affective disorder/ |
| 2 | exp season/ |
| 3 | circannual rhythm/ |
| 4 | or/2-3 |
| 5 | affective neurosis/ |
| 6 | depression/ |
| 7 | or/5-6 |
| 8 | and/4,7 |
| 9 | ((seasonal* or winter*) adj5 (disorder* or mood* or depress*)).ti,ab. |
| 10 | (winter* and (wellbeing* or (well* adj1 being*))).ti,ab. |
| 11 | or/1,8-10 |
| 12 | phototherapy/ |
| 13 | exp light/ |
| 14 | simulation*.hw. |
| 15 | light*.ti,ab. |
| 16 | phototherap*.ti,ab. |
| 17 | exp vitamin d/ |
| 18 | (vitamin* adj1 (d or d3)).ti,ab. |
| 19 | or/12-18 |
| 20 | (random* or double-blind*).tw. |
| 21 | placebo*.mp. |
| 22 | (meta analysis or systematic review or medline).tw. |
| 23 | (cost adj effectiveness).ab. |
| 24 | (cost adj effectiveness).ti. |
| 25 | (life adj years).ab. |
| 26 | (life adj year).ab. |
| 27 | qaly.ab. |
| 28 | (cost or costs).ab. and controlled study/ |
| 29 | (cost and costs).ab. |
| 30 | or/20-29 |
| 31 | and/11,19,30 |
| 32 | 31 not medline.cr. |
| 33 | 32 not (exp animal/ not exp human/) |
| 34 | 33 not (conference abstract or conference review or editorial).pt. |
3. The Cochrane Library
Search interface: Wiley
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 1 of 12, January 2019
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Issue 1 of 12, January 2019
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| ID | Search |
|---|
| #1 | [mh ^"seasonal affective disorder"] |
| #2 | [mh ^"seasons"] |
| #3 | [mh ^"depressive disorder"] |
| #4 | [mh ^"depression"] |
| #5 | [mh ^"mood disorders"] |
| #6 | #3 or #4 or #5 |
| #7 | #2 and #6 |
| #8 | ((seasonal* or winter*) near/5 (disorder* or mood* or depress*)):ti,ab |
| #9 | (winter* and (wellbeing* or (well* near/1 being*))):ti,ab |
| #10 | #1 or #7 or #8 or #9 |
| #11 | [mh ^"phototherapy"] |
| #12 | [mh ^"light"] |
| #13 | light*:ti,ab |
| #14 | phototherap*:ti,ab |
| #15 | [mh "vitamin d"] |
| #16 | (vitamin* near/1 (d or d3)):ti,ab |
| #17 | #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 |
| #18 | #10 and #17 in Cochrane Reviews, Cochrane Protocols |
| #19 | #10 and #17 in Trials |
4. Health Technology Assessment Database
Search interface: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
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| Line | Search |
|---|
| 1 | MeSH DESCRIPTOR Seasonal Affective Disorder |
| 2 | MeSH DESCRIPTOR Seasons |
| 3 | ((seasonal* OR winter*) AND (disorder* OR mood* OR depress*)) |
| 4 | (winter* AND (wellbeing* OR (well* NEXT being*))) |
| 5 | #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 |
| 6 | MeSH DESCRIPTOR Phototherapy |
| 7 | MeSH DESCRIPTOR Light |
| 8 | (light*) |
| 9 | (phototherap*) |
| 10 | MeSH DESCRIPTOR Vitamin D EXPLODE ALL TREES |
| 11 | ((vitamin* NEXT (d OR d3))) |
| 12 | #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 |
| 13 | (#5 AND #12) IN HTA |
5. PsycINFO
Search interface: Ovid
The following filters were adopted:
Systematic review: Eady
[130] – Combination of terms for detecting systematic reviews: best specificity
RCT: Eady
[130] – Combination of terms for detecting studies of treatment: small drop in specificity with a substantive gain in sensitivity
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| # | Searches |
|---|
| 1 | seasonal affective disorder/ |
| 2 | exp season/ |
| 3 | circannual rhythm/ |
| 4 | or/2-3 |
| 5 | affective neurosis/ |
| 6 | depression/ |
| 7 | or/5-6 |
| 8 | and/4,7 |
| 9 | ((seasonal* or winter*) adj5 (disorder* or mood* or depress*)).ti,ab. |
| 10 | (winter* and (wellbeing* or (well* adj1 being*))).ti,ab. |
| 11 | or/1,8-10 |
| 12 | phototherapy/ |
| 13 | exp light/ |
| 14 | simulation*.hw. |
| 15 | light*.ti,ab. |
| 16 | phototherap*.ti,ab. |
| 17 | exp vitamin d/ |
| 18 | (vitamin* adj1 (d or d3)).ti,ab. |
| 19 | or/12-18 |
| 20 | (random* or double-blind*).tw. |
| 21 | placebo*.mp. |
| 22 | (meta analysis or systematic review or medline).tw. |
| 23 | (cost adj effectiveness).ab. |
| 24 | (cost adj effectiveness).ti. |
| 25 | (life adj years).ab. |
| 26 | (life adj year).ab. |
| 27 | qaly.ab. |
| 28 | (cost or costs).ab. and controlled study/ |
| 29 | (cost and costs).ab. |
| 30 | or/20-29 |
| 31 | and/11,19,30 |
| 32 | 31 not medline.cr. |
| 33 | 32 not (exp animal/ not exp human/) |
| 34 | 33 not (conference abstract or conference review or editorial).pt. |
B.1.2. Searches in study registries
1. ClinicalTrials.gov
Provider: U.S. National Institutes of Health
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| Search strategy |
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| (seasonal affective disorder OR seasonal mood OR seasonal depression OR winter depression) OR (winter AND (wellbeing OR well being OR well-being)) [DISEASE] |
2. EU Clinical Trials Register
Provider: European Medicines Agency
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| Search strategy |
|---|
| (seasonal affective disorder) OR (seasonal mood) OR (seasonal depression) OR (winter depression) OR (winter AND (wellbeing OR (well being) OR well-being)) |
3. International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Search Portal
Provider: World Health Organization
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| Search strategy |
|---|
| seasonal affective disorder OR seasonal mood OR seasonal depression OR winter depression OR winter AND wellbeing OR winter AND well being OR winter AND well-being |
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