1. Identifying evidence and maintaining a specialised register of studies Dr Alison Weightman Director, Support Unit for Research Evidence (SURE), Cardiff University, UK and Co-Convenor Cochrane Information Methods Retrieval Group & Dr Angela Harden Associate Director, EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK and Co-Director Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field

2. This talk Cochrane requirements for a Group Register of Studies History of the HPPH Field register – TRoPHI From Field to Review Group register The size of the task Any potential collaborators if the Group gets go ahead?

3. Cochrane specific core function 6 “For the editorial bases to develop and maintain a Specialized Register, containing all relevant studies in their area of interest, and submit this to CENTRAL on a quarterly basis”

4. The following details should be available in the Group’s module: The inclusion criteria for the register The search strategy used Locating unpublished studies Access arrangements for authors

5. TRoPHI* The official register of the Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/webdatabases/trophi *Developed and maintained with funding from the English Department of Health since 1996 (ongoing funding secured until 2010)

8. EPPI-Centre (http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk)http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk Conducts and supports systematic reviews to support policy, practice and personal decisions Strong links with Cochrane and Campbell Collaborations Cochrane Collaboration: provided coordination and co-direction of the health promotion and public health (HP&PH) field since 1996 –Trials register –Trial Search Coordinator (Josephine Kavanagh) –Methodological expertise and development for conducting HP&PH systematic reviews

9. What TRoPHI contains Populated by: –Prospective searches of: PubMED EMBASE Cochrane Controlled Trials Register –Hand searching –EPPI-Centre reviews

10. What TRoPHI contains 3,254 trials (randomised and non- randomised) 81 countries around the world All trials coded according to: –Topic focus –Population –Intervention site, type and provider –Cost indication

11. TRoPHI: From field register to review group register Upstream and equity focus Searching across domains including social science databases Expanding hand searching activities Expanding range of studies The need for collaboration!

12. The task

13. Scoping & developing the register Inclusion criteria –Upstream and equity focus; Developed & developing countries; What about non-RCTs, EPOC and beyond? Search strategy –Huge potential range of databases; Hand-searching; Search filter development… Locating unpublished studies –Grey literature; Expert contacts… Access & management - Collaboration structure; Access for authors; Finance…

14. What next Any comments or questions? Any potential collaborators? Contacts: A.Harden@ioe.ac.uk WeightmanAL@cf.ac.uk