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PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy Protocol: Circle One

This document outlines the PICO process and search strategy for a question about the effectiveness of gabapentin compared to placebo for decreasing phantom limb pain symptoms in middle-aged male amputees. The PICO elements identified are: Patient/Problem - Middle aged male amputees with phantom limb pain; Intervention - Gabapentin; Comparison - Placebo; Outcome - Decreased pain symptoms. Search terms are listed from the PICO elements and a search strategy combining them is provided. Limits on gender, age, year, and language are specified, as well as databases to search.

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PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy Protocol: Circle One

This document outlines the PICO process and search strategy for a question about the effectiveness of gabapentin compared to placebo for decreasing phantom limb pain symptoms in middle-aged male amputees. The PICO elements identified are: Patient/Problem - Middle aged male amputees with phantom limb pain; Intervention - Gabapentin; Comparison - Placebo; Outcome - Decreased pain symptoms. Search terms are listed from the PICO elements and a search strategy combining them is provided. Limits on gender, age, year, and language are specified, as well as databases to search.

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PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy Protocol

1. Define your question using PICO by identifying: Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison group and Outcome:

Patient/Problem Middle aged male amputees suffering phantom limb pain


Intervention Gabapentin
Comparison Placebo
Outcome Decreased pain symptoms

Write out your question:

In middle aged male amputees suffering phantom limb pain, is gabapentin, compared to placebo, effective in
decreasing pain symptoms?

2. Type of question/problem:

Circle one: Therapy / Prevention / Diagnosis / Etiology / Prognosis

3. Type of studies/publications to include in the search:

Check all that apply:

 Meta-analysis  Randomized controlled trial


 Systematic review  Research studies or articles
□ Clinical practice guidelines  Case report or series

4. List main topics and alternate terms from your PICO question that can be used for your search:

Gabapentin
Phantom limb pain Postamputation pain Post amputation pain
Men Man Male
Amputee Amputation
Pain symptoms Neuropathic pain symptoms

5. Write out your search strategy:

Gabapentin
AND Phantom limb pain OR Postamputation pain OR Post amputation pain
AND Men OR Man OR Male
AND Amputee OR Amputation
AND Pain symptoms OR Neuropathic pain symptoms

6. List any limits that may apply to your search:

Gender: Male
Age: Middle aged (45 to 64 years)
Year(s) of publication: 2000-2016
Language(s): English

7. List the databases you will search:

Medline
Scopus
Cochrane Library
Health Collection (Informit)

This form is adapted from: Miller, S.A. (2001). PICO worksheet and search strategy. US National Center for Dental Hygiene Research.

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