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Protocol search strategy

The search strategy was specific for each database according to the medical subject headings (MeSH) and free text terms for the key concepts. The search terms were combined as follow: "pityriasis rosea"[MeSH Terms] AND "acyclovir"[MeSH Terms] AND “clinical trial”[MeSH Terms]
PUBMED
(Pityriasis Rosea OR Pityriasis OR pityriasis rosea of gilbert OR pityriasis rosea Gilbert) AND (Acyclovir OR Acycloguanosine OR Acic* OR acyc*) No filters will be added
COCHRANE
We will search for "all text", it will be limited by "product type", indicating the point "trials". The terms will be combined as follows: (Pityriasis Rosea OR Pityriasis OR pityriasis rosea of gilbert OR pityriasis rosea Gilbert) AND (Acyclovir OR acyclovir OR Acycloguanosine OR Acic* OR acyc*)
SCOPUS
We are going to search (All words) in "All fields" (full text) for: (Pityriasis Rosea OR Pityriasis OR pityriasis rosea of gilbert OR pityriasis rosea Gibert) AND (Aciclovir OR Acycloguanosine OR Acic* OR acyc*) AND (clinical trial OR clinical trials,randomized OR controlled clinical trials, randomized)
SCIENCEDIRECT
Search results: 61 results found for pub-date > 1989 and (Pityri­asis Rosea OR Pityriasis) AND (Acyclovir OR Acycloguanosine) AND (clinical trial) AND LIMIT-TO(topics, "patient,treat­ment,acad dermatol,dermatology,skin,clinical")
BIREME
(Pityriasis Rosea OR Pityriasis OR pityriasis rosea of gilbert OR pityriasis rosea Gibert) AND (Aciclovir OR Acycloguanosine OR Acic* OR acyc*). All the studies that include one of the fol­lowing terms in the tittle will be considered: limits: “humans” and main topic: “Pytiriasis rosea”
LILACS
(Pityriasis Rosea OR Pityriasis OR pityriasis rosea of gilbert OR pityriasis rosea Gibert) AND (Aciclovir OR Acycloguanosine OR Acic* OR acyc*) AND (clinical trial OR clinical trials,rand­omized OR controlled clinical trials,randomized)
Other resources
Clinicaltrials.gov:
(Pityriasis Rosea) AND (Acyclovir)