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. 2023 Aug 22;35:101203. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101203

Table 2.

Example search strategy.

Databases searched
Search strategy Search Strategy – Medline (Ovid)
  • 1

    Exp chronic pain/

  • 2

    Sham

  • 3.

    control

  • 4.

    device

  • 5.

    machine

  • 6.

    appliance

  • 7.

    implant

  • 8.

    intervent*

  • 9.

    intervention*

  • 10.

    3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9

  • 11.

    1 and 2 and 10

  • 12.

    evaluat*

  • 13.

    issue*

  • 14.

    design

  • 15.

    consideration*

  • 16.

    problem*

  • 17.

    conduct

  • 18.

    12 or 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17

  • 19.

    11 and 18

Limit to (English language and humans)
* Denote where truncation was used as part of searches.

Table adapted from Johnson [9] (table 4.1 page 79).