Cooper, NAM;
Rivas, C;
Munro, MG;
Critchley, HOD;
Clark, TJ;
Matteson, KA;
Papadantonaki, R;
... Khan, K; + view all
(2023)
Standardising outcome reporting for clinical trials of interventions for heavy menstrual bleeding: Development of a core outcome set.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
10.1111/1471-0528.17473.
(In press).
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop a core outcome set for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). DESIGN: Core outcome set (COS) development methodology described by the COMET initiative. SETTING: University hospital gynaecology department, online international survey and web-based international consensus meetings. POPULATION OR SAMPLE: Phase 1: Systematic review of previously reported outcomes to identify potential core outcomes. Phase 2: Qualitative studies with patients to identify outcomes most important to them. Phase 3: Online two-round Delphi survey to achieve consensus about which outcomes are most important. Phase 4: A consensus meeting to finalise the COS. METHODS: Phase 1: Systematic review of previously reported outcomes to identify potential core outcomes. Phase 2: Qualitative studies with patients to identify outcomes most important to them. Phase 3: Online two-round Delphi survey to achieve consensus about which outcomes are most important. Phase 4: A consensus meeting to finalise the COS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome importance was assessed in the Delphi survey on a 9-point scale. RESULTS: From the ‘long list’ of 114, 10 outcomes were included in the final COS: subjective blood loss; flooding; menstrual cycle metrics; severity of dysmenorrhoea; number of days with dysmenorrhoea; quality of life; adverse events; patient satisfaction; number of patients going on to have further treatment for HMB and haemoglobin level. CONCLUSIONS: The final COS includes variables that are feasible for use in clinical trials in all resource settings and apply to all known underlying causes of the symptom of HMB. These outcomes should be reported in all future trials of interventions, their systematic reviews, and clinical guidelines to underpin policy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Standardising outcome reporting for clinical trials of interventions for heavy menstrual bleeding: Development of a core outcome set |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1471-0528.17473 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17473 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Authors. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10168397 |
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