Choosing important health outcomes for comparative effectiveness research: An updated systematic review and involvement of low and middle income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Core outcome sets (COS) comprise a minimum set of outcomes that should be measured and reported in all trials for a specific health condition. The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative maintains an up to date, publicly accessible online database of published and ongoing COS. An annual systematic review update is an important part of this process.

Methods

This review employed the same, multifaceted approach that was used in the original review and the previous two updates. This approach has identified studies that sought to determine which outcomes/domains to measure in clinical trials of a specific condition. This update includes an analysis of the inclusion of participants from low and middle income countries (LMICs) as identified by th

SUBMITTER: Davis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810981 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature