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Trial reportJournal of veterinary internal medicine2016

Evaluation of Clinical Metrology Instrument in Dogs with Osteoarthritis.

C Muller, B Gaines, M Gruen, B Case, K Arrufat, J Innes, B D X Lascelles

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

C MullerComparative Pain Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
B GainesDepartment of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
M GruenComparative Pain Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
B CaseComparative Pain Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
K ArrufatComparative Pain Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
J InnesChester Gates Referral Hospital, Chester, UK.
B D X LascellesComparative Pain Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
North Carolina State University · USUniversity of Liverpool · GBUniversity of North Carolina Health Care · US

Funding

Comparative Medicine and Translational Research Training ProgramT32OD011130 · OD · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Lauren Virginia Schnabel · 2012 to 2026
$7.8M
NIH HHS T32 OD011130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn veterinary clinical pain studies, there is a paucity of data on test-retest variability in Clinical Metrology Instruments (CMIs), and it is unknown whether CMIs should be administered using independent (respondents not permitted to see previous answers) or dependent (respondents shown previous answers) interviewing.

objectivesTo compare baseline variability in CMIs designed to assess pain in dogs with osteoarthritis, and compare CMI scores using independent (InD) and dependent interviewing (DI) for the Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI) and the Client-Specific Outcome Measures (CSOM). ANIMALS: Fifty-one client-owned dogs with radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis and associated pain.

methodsClinical Metrology Instruments data were collected during 2 randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, proof of principle pilot studies with parallel treatment groups. Enrolled dogs received either placebo or antinerve growth factor antibody (NV-01).

resultsAgreement between baseline CMI scores was good (CBPI Pain P = .29, CBPI Interference P = .32, CSOM P = .036, LOAD P = .67, HCPI P = .27), being best for the LOAD (ICC = 0.89). CMI responses collected during independent and dependent interviewing were not statistically different (CBPI Pain P = .33, CBPI Interference P = .28, CSOM P = .42) and showed good agreement. Additionally, dependent interviewing resulted in increased treatment effect sizes. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: There is little difference between independent and dependent interviewing, however, dependent interviewing resulted in increased treatment effect sizes. By using dependent interviewing, investigators could increase clinical trial power through minimal change to study design. Further research is warranted to investigate the use of dependent interviewing.

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AnimalsAntibodiesDog DiseasesDogsDouble-Blind MethodImmunotherapyNerve Growth FactorOsteoarthritisPainPain MeasurementPilot ProjectsProof of Concept StudyAntibodiesNerve Growth FactorAnalgesiaClient metrology instrumentDegenerative joint diseaseQuestionnaire

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PMID26971876
PMCPMC4896092
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