Rasch model-based testing of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (QLQ-CIPN20) using Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (Alliance) A151408 study data.
Ellen M Lavoie SmithNoah ZanvilleGrace Kanzawa-LeeClare DonohoeCelia BridgesCharles LoprinziJennifer Le-RademacherJames J YangPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)
Rasch model testing revealed psychometric weaknesses that could be addressed by revising the QLQ-CIPN20's problematic items and response options. Alternatively, perhaps the new gold standard CIPN measurement approach in future intervention trials should involve use of only the best items, which would also allow comparisons across previous trials that utilized the QLQ-CIPN20.