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. 2020 Feb 26;2020(2):CD011961. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011961.pub2
Source Search strategy Hits retrieved
1. ALOIS (www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/alois)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
Advanced search: (PDD OR PD OR Parkinson OR Parkinsons) AND Non‐pharmacological Jan 2016: 26
Jan 2017: 0
Dec 2017: 0
Sep 2018: 2
Aug 2019: 6
2. MEDLINE In‐process and other non‐indexed citations and MEDLINE 1950‐present (Ovid SP)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
1. *Cognitive Therapy/
2. (cognit* adj2 stimulation).ti,ab.
3. (cognit* adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
4. (cognit* adj2 training).ti,ab.
5. (cognit* adj2 retrain*).ti,ab.
6. "cognitive support".ti,ab.
7. "memory function*".ti,ab.
8. (memory adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
9. (memory adj2 therap*).ti,ab.
10. "memory aid*".ti,ab.
11. "memory group*".ti,ab.
12. "memory training".ti,ab.
13. ("memory retraining" or "memory re‐training").ti,ab.
14. "memory support".ti,ab.
15. "memory stimulation".ti,ab.
16. "memory strateg*".ti,ab.
17. "memory management".ti,ab.
18. or/1‐17
19. randomized controlled trial.pt.
20. controlled clinical trial.pt.
21. randomized.ab.
22. placebo.ab.
23. randomly.ab.
24. trial.ab.
25. groups.ab.
26. or/19‐25
27. (animals not (humans and animals)).sh.
28. 26 not 27
29. parkinson*.ti,ab.
30. exp Parkinson's Disease/
31. exp Parkinsonism/
32. PDD.ti,ab.
33. MCI‐PD.ti,ab.
34. PD‐MCI.ti,ab.
35. or/29‐34
36. 28 and 35
Jan 2016: 92
Jan 2017: 15
Dec 2017: 31
Sep 2018: 19
Aug 2019: 21
3. EMBASE
1974‐2017 December 10 (Ovid SP)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
1. (cognit* adj2 stimulation).ti,ab.
2. (cognit* adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
3. (cognit* adj2 training).ti,ab.
4. (cognit* adj2 retrain*).ti,ab.
5. "cognitive support".ti,ab.
6. (memory adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
7. (memory adj2 therap*).ti,ab.
8. "memory aid*".ti,ab.
9. "memory group*".ti,ab.
10. "memory training".ti,ab.
11. ("memory retraining" or "memory re‐training").ti,ab.
12. "memory support".ti,ab.
13. "memory stimulation".ti,ab.
14. "memory strateg*".ti,ab.
15. "memory management".ti,ab.
16. or/1‐15
17. randomly.ab.
18. placebo*.ti,ab.
19. "double‐blind*".ti,ab.
20. randomized controlled trial/
21. trial.ti,ab.
22. or/17‐21
23. 22 and 16
24. parkinson*.ti,ab.
25. exp Parkinson's Disease/
26. exp Parkinsonism/
27. PDD.ti,ab.
28. MCI‐PD.ti,ab.
29. PD‐MCI.ti,ab.
30. or/24‐29
31. 22 and 30
Jan 2016: 36
Jan 2017: 13
Dec 2017: 23
Sep 2018: 35
Aug 2019: 36
4. PSYCINFO
1806‐December week 1 2017 (Ovid SP)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
1. (cognit* adj2 stimulation).ti,ab.
2. (cognit* adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
3. (cognit* adj2 training).ti,ab.
4. (cognit* adj2 retrain*).ti,ab.
5. "cognitive support".ti,ab.
6. (memory adj2 rehabilitation).ti,ab.
7. (memory adj2 therap*).ti,ab.
8. "memory aid*".ti,ab.
9. "memory group*".ti,ab.
10. "memory training".ti,ab.
11. ("memory retraining" or "memory re‐training").ti,ab.
12. "memory support".ti,ab.
13. "memory stimulation".ti,ab.
14. "memory strateg*".ti,ab.
15. "memory management".ti,ab.
16. or/1‐15
17. randomly.ab.
18. randomi?ed.ab.
19. placebo*.ti,ab.
20. trial.ti,ab.
21. RCT.ti,ab.
22. groups.ab.
23. or/17‐22
24. 16 and 23
25. parkinson*.ti,ab.
26. exp Parkinson's Disease/
27. exp Parkinsonism/
28. PDD.ti,ab.
29. MCI‐PD.ti,ab.
30. PD‐MCI.ti,ab.
31. or/25‐30
32. 24 and 31
Jan 2016: 17
Jan 2017: 6
Dec 2017: 9
Sep 2018: 9
Aug 2019: 11
5. CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
S1 (MH "Parkinson Disease")
S2 TX Parkinson*
S3 TX PDD
S4 TX MCI‐PD
S5 TX PD‐MCI
S6 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5
S7 TX cognit*
S8 (MM "Cognition")
S9 TX (brain OR mental) AND (gam* OR exercis* OR puzzle* OR train* OR program*)
S10 S7 OR S8 OR S9
S11 S6 AND S10
S12 (MH "Randomized Controlled Trials")
S13 TX placebo
S14 TX RCT
S15 TX "double‐blind*"
S16 TX "single‐blind*"
S17 TX randomly
S18 S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 OR S16 OR S17
S19 S11 AND S18
Jan 2016: 461
Jan 2017: 33
Dec 2017: 65
Sep 2018: 83
Aug 2019: 153
6. Web of Science Core Collection
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
((parkinson* dement*) OR PDD OR "MCI‐PD" OR "PD‐MCI") ANDTOPIC: ("cognit* train*" OR mental OR (brain* gam*) OR (brain exercis*) OR (memory exercis*) OR puzzle OR sudoku OR crossword*) ANDTOPIC: (randomly OR randomised OR randomized OR placebo OR "double‐blind*" OR trial OR RCT OR CCT)
Timespan: All years.
Search language=Auto
Jan 2016: 556
Jan 2017: 19
Dec 2017: 25
Sep 2018: 44
Aug 2019: 36
7. LILACS (BIREME)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
parkinson OR parkinsons OR PDD [Words] and cognition OR cognitive OR brain OR mental Or memory [Words] and randomly OR randomised OR randomized OR trial OR ensaio clínico OR control OR controlled [Words] Jan 2016: 71
Jan 2017: 0
Dec 2017: 3
Sep 2018: 6
Aug 2019: 6
8. CENTRAL (the Cochrane Library) (Issue 11, 2019)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
#1 MeSH descriptor: [Parkinson Disease] explode all trees
#2 parkinson*
#3 PDD
#4 MCI‐PD
#5 PD‐MCI
#6 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5
#7 MeSH descriptor: [Cognition] explode all trees
#8 cognit*
#9 "brain* train*"
#10 "mental exercis*"
#11 sudoku or puzzle* or crossword* or IQ
#12 #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11
#13 #6 and #12 in Trials
Jan 2016: 618
Jan 2017: 132
Dec 2017: 286
Sep 2018: 302
Aug 2019: 421
9. ClinicalTrials.gov (www.clinicaltrials.gov)
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
[Condition: Parkinson OR parkinsons OR parkinson’s OR PD] AND [Intervention: cognitive training OR cognitive exercise OR brain training OR memory training OR memory exercise]
limit to Interventional studies
Jan 2016: 0
Jan 2017: 0
Dec 2017: 14
Sep 2018: 11
Aug 2019: 0
10. ICTRP Search Portal (apps.who.int/trialsearch) [includes: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry; ClinicalTrilas.gov; ISRCTN; Chinese Clinical Trial Registry; Clinical Trials Registry – India; Clinical Research Information Service – Republic of Korea; German Clinical Trials Register; Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials; Japan Primary Registries Network; Pan African Clinical Trial Registry; Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry; The Netherlands National Trial Register]
[Date of most recent search: 8 August 2019]
[Condition: Parkinson OR parkinsons OR parkinson’s OR PD] AND [Intervention: cognitive training OR cognitive exercise OR brain training OR memory training OR memory exercise]
Recruitment status: all
Jan 2016: 56
Jan 2017: 26
Dec 2017: 2
Sep 2018: 7
Aug 2019: 6
TOTAL before de‐duplication and first assessment 3849
TOTAL after de‐duplication and first assessment by CDCIG Information Specialists 451