Perspectives on how to build bridges between regulation, health technology assessment and clinical guideline development: a qualitative focus group study with European experts.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Improving synergy among regulation, health technology assessment (HTA) and clinical guideline development is relevant as these independent processes are building on shared evidence-based grounds. The two objectives were first to assess how convergence of evidentiary needs among stakeholders may be achieved, and second, to determine to what extent convergence can be achieved.

Design

Qualitative study using eight online dual-moderator focus groups.

Setting

Discussions had a European focus and were contextualised in four case studies on head and neck cancer, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis and myelodysplastic syndromes.

Participants

Forty-two experienced (over 10 years) European regulators, HTA representatives and clinicians participated in the dis

SUBMITTER: Hogervorst MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature