Acute severe paediatric asthma: study protocol for the development of a core outcome set, a Pediatric Emergency Reserarch Networks (PERN) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute severe childhood asthma is an infrequent, but potentially life-threatening emergency condition. There is a wide range of different approaches to this condition, with very little supporting evidence, leading to significant variation in practice. To improve knowledge in this area, there must first be consensus on how to conduct clinical trials, so that valid comparisons can be made between future studies. We have formed an international working group comprising paediatricians and emergency physicians from North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Central America, Australasia and the United Kingdom.

Methods/design

A 5-stage approach will be used: (1) a comprehensive list of outcomes relevant to stakeholders will be compiled through sy

SUBMITTER: Craig S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6956506 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature