Cochrane Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) Classifier

This tool has defined limited scope to find RCT references within papers to help narrow down the number of papers read and reviewed. This is achieved by the tool inputting the titles and abstracts of research papers. It processes the information and then outputs a score indicating whether or not they are likely to be describing a randomised trial.

The decision made by the tool does not directly affect the public. It's used to improve the efficiency of our processes. All approaches to screening are accompanied by a 10% Quality Assurance check which involves another reviewer blind screening 10% of the studies and then a comparison is made of the screening decisions. Any discrepancies are discussed to agree whether the study should be included or excluded with...

The relevant data used for developing the models are the titles and abstracts from the datasets referred to below. Please see: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435620311720