Prioritization of Randomized Clinical Trial Questions for Children Hospitalized With Common Conditions: A Consensus Statement.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a lack of randomized clinical trial (RCT) data to guide many routine decisions in the care of children hospitalized for common conditions. A first step in addressing the shortage of RCTs for this population is to identify the most pressing RCT questions for children hospitalized with common conditions.

Objective

To identify the most important and feasible RCT questions for children hospitalized with common conditions.

Design, setting, and participants

For this consensus statement, a 3-stage modified Delphi process was used in a virtual conference series spanning January 1 to September 29, 2022. Forty-six individuals from 30 different institutions participated in the process. Stage 1 involved construction of RCT questions for the 10 most common pedi

SUBMITTER: Coon ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12857807 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature