# Living systematic reviews and PRISMA-LSR 2024

Decision workbook and teaching example · 2026-10-06

The completed case is fictional. Its values and decisions are not actual findings; complete your project using relevant permissions, methods and requirements.

- Project: ____________________
- Researcher and role: ____________________
- Date and version: ____________________
- Data seen before the decision: ____________________
- Aim and scope: ____________________

## Completed example

| Stage/decision | Example | Check or action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Question | An intervention with growing evidence | Justify the living approach. |
| Monitoring | Monthly in the hypothetical plan | Record source, query and owner. |
| Empty cycle | Search done, zero eligible studies | Log zero findings too. |
| Trigger | New evidence with material impact | Predefine publication rules. |
| Stopping | Changed relevance or resources | Publish reason and final maintained version. |

## Complete your own record

| Topic | Actual decision and reason | Evidence link and status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Question | __________ | __________ |
| Monitoring | __________ | __________ |
| Empty cycle | __________ | __________ |
| Trigger | __________ | __________ |
| Stopping | __________ | __________ |

## Completion checks

- [ ] A surveillance protocol and update triggers.
- [ ] Cycle, extraction and version-change logs.
- [ ] A stopping and responsibility-continuity policy.

## Changes and limitations

| Date | Change | Data known at decision time | Reason | Consequence for claim | Reviewer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |

## Sources and further reading

- [PRISMA — Living systematic reviews extension (2024)](https://www.prisma-statement.org/lsr)
- [PRISMA 2020 — Statement and checklists](https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020)
- [EQUATOR Network — Reporting guidelines](https://www.equator-network.org/)

Related guide: https://didgar-research-site1.vercel.app/en/guides/living-systematic-reviews/