SynthesisPloS one2015
The Importance of Integration of Stakeholder Views in Core Outcome Set Development: Otitis Media with Effusion in Children with Cleft Palate.
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- A Core Outcome Set to evaluate the impact of prognostication in people living with advanced cancer: An international consensus study.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Identifying common health indicators from paediatric core outcome sets: a systematic review with narrative synthesis using the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability.BMJ paediatrics open · 2022Pooled it
- Synthesizing Core Outcome Sets for outcomes research in cohort studies: a systematic review.Pediatric research · 2022Pooled it
- Development of the CORE-Kids core set of outcome domains for studies of childhood limb fractures.The bone & joint journal · 2021Guideline
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- Maxillary distraction osteogenesis versus orthognathic surgery for cleft lip and palate patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Parents Suggest Which Indicators of Progress and Outcomes Should be Measured in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Pooled it
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- What Matters Most? Developing a Core Patient Reported Outcome Set for Individuals With Genetic Intellectual Disabilities: An International Delphi Study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2026Article
- Participants' experiences with the Delphi method: an online evaluation of a three-round Delphi across German-speaking countries.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Measuring What Matters in Trial Operations: Development and Validation of the Clinical Trial Site Performance Measure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Establishing a core outcome set for creatine transporter deficiency and guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
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- Core outcomes for the evaluation of new healthcare programmes - a modified Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A core outcome set for acute otitis media (COS-AOM) for primary and community care studies.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Development of a core outcome set for trials for management of oral submucous fibrosis (OSFCOS): A consensus study protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 75% of children with cleft palate (CP) have Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) histories. Evidence for the effective management of OME in these children is lacking. The inconsistency in outcome measurement in previous studies has led to a call for the development of a Core Outcome Set (COS). Despite the increase in the number of published COS, involvement of patients in the COS development process, and methods to integrate the views of patients and health professionals, to date have been limited. METHODS AND
findingsA list of outcomes measured in previous research was identified through reviewing the literature. Opinion on the importance of each of these outcomes was then sought from key stakeholders: Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons, audiologists, cleft surgeons, speech and language therapists, specialist cleft nurses, psychologists, parents and children. The opinion of health professionals was sought in a three round Delphi survey where participants were asked to score each outcome using a bespoke online system. Parents and children were also asked to score outcomes in a survey and provided an in-depth insight into having OME through semi-structured interviews. The results of the Delphi survey, interviews and parent/patient survey were brought together in a final consensus meeting with representation from all stakeholders. A final set of eleven outcomes reached the definition of "consensus in" to form the recommended COS: hearing; chronic otitis media (COM); OME; receptive language skills; speech development; psycho social development; acute otitis media (AOM); cholesteatoma; side effects of treatment; listening skills; otalgia.
conclusionsWe have produced a recommendation about the outcomes that should be measured, as a minimum, in studies of the management of OME in children with CP. The development process included input from key stakeholders and used novel methodology to integrate the opinion of healthcare professionals, parents and children.
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