The content validity of the ANMS GCSI-DD in patients with idiopathic or diabetic gastroparesis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index-Daily Diary (ANMS GCSI-DD) was developed to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations for patient-reported outcome (PRO) endpoints in gastroparesis studies, including therapeutic trials. The current version of the ANMS GCSI-DD contains five items pertaining to nausea, early satiety, post-prandial fullness, upper abdominal pain, and vomiting. The specific aims of this study were to determine if the appropriate symptoms are included in the ANMS GCSI-DD and to assess the content validity in patients with idiopathic (IG) and diabetic gastroparesis (DG). METHODS:Patients diagnosed with IG or DG were recruited by five clinical sites in the United States for a cross-sectional, qua

SUBMITTER: Revicki DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292831 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature