Citation analysis did not provide a reliable assessment of core outcome set uptake.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of the study was to evaluate citation analysis as an approach to measuring core outcome set (COS) uptake, by assessing whether the number of citations for a COS report could be used as a surrogate measure of uptake of the COS by clinical trialists.

Study design and setting

Citation data were obtained for COS reports published before 2010 in five disease areas (systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, sepsis and critical care, and female sexual dysfunction). Those publications identified as a report of a clinical trial were examined to identify whether or not all outcomes in the COS were measured in the trial.

Results

Clinical trials measuring the relevant COS made up a small proportion of the total number of citations for COS reports. Not a

SUBMITTER: Barnes KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5513440 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature