Agreement on what to measure in randomised controlled trials in burn care: study protocol for the development of a core outcome set.
Amber E YoungSara BrookesNichola RumseyJane BlazebyPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
A COS will reduce outcome reporting heterogeneity in burn care research, allowing more effective use of research funding and facilitating evidence synthesis and evidence-based clinical decision-making. Stakeholders will include journal editors, health commissioners, researchers, patients and professionals. The study has ethical approval and is registered with Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials Initiative (http://www.comet-initiative.org/studies/details/798?result=true).
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- decision making
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- pain management
- single cell
- affordable care act
- wound healing
- health insurance
- drug administration