Journal Article

Developing the RIGHT extension statement for practice guideline protocols: the RIGHT-P statement protocol

Zhu, Ying, Amer, Yasser S., Luo, Xufei, Akl, Elie A., Chen, Yaolong, Wang, Jianjian, Lv, Meng, Song, Yang, Liu, Xiao, Song, Xuping, Wang, Ping, Litvin, Andrey

2022

Overview

Background : A protocol for a practice guideline can facilitate the guideline development process, ensure its transparency, and improve the quality of the guidelines. However, there are currently no reporting guideline for guideline protocols. Methods : We intend to develop an extension of the Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in HealThcare (RIGHT) statement for guideline protocols (RIGHT-P). We will follow the toolkit for developing a reporting guideline developed by the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR) network. We will form a multidisciplinary international team of experts. The development of RIGHT-P will be conducted in 12 steps grouped in three stages over a two-year period. Results: The results of RIGHT-P statement will be presented in an article to be published later. Conclusion : This report describes the process of RIGHT-P statement development. We believe RIGHT-P will help guideline developers improve the reporting of guideline protocols and indirectly improve their quality and the quality of guidelines. Registration : We registered the protocol on the EQUATOR network .