Identifying the primary outcome for a randomised controlled trial in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of a discrete choice experiment.
Eugena StamuliDavid TorgersonMatthew NorthgravesSarah RonaldsonLindsey CherryPublished in: Journal of foot and ankle research (2017)
Foot and ankle pain can be considered the patient choice for primary outcome of an RCT relating to a health and fitness intervention. This study demonstrated that, by using the DCE method, it is possible to incorporate patients' preferences at the design stage of a RCT. This approach ensures patient involvement at early stages of health care design.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- case report
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- chronic pain
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- health information
- body composition
- peritoneal dialysis
- neuropathic pain
- disease activity
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- climate change
- interstitial lung disease
- spinal cord injury
- contrast enhanced
- spinal cord
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- patient reported