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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2017

Preliminary evidence on the uptake, use and benefits of the CONSORT-PRO extension.

Rebecca Mercieca-Bebber, Julie Rouette, Melanie Calvert, Madeleine T King, Lori McLeod, Patricia Holch, Michael J Palmer, Michael Brundage, International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Best Practice for PROs—Reporting Taskforce

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Knowledge translation concerns for the CONSORT-PRO extension reporting guidance: a review of reviews.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
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  9. Patient-reported outcomes in stroke clinical trials 2002-2016: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019
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  19. Comparing the use of patient-reported outcomes in clinical studies in Europe in 2008 and 2018: a literature review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Rebecca Mercieca-BebberCentral Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Quality of Life Office, Level 6 North, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse C39Z, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. Rebecca.Mercieca@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-3708-9099
Julie RouetteCancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
Melanie CalvertCentre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Madeleine T KingCentral Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Quality of Life Office, Level 6 North, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse C39Z, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Lori McLeodRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27709, USA.
Patricia HolchPsychology, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK.
Michael J PalmerCancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
Michael BrundageCancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) Best Practice for PROs—Reporting Taskforce

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L004933/1Medical Research Council MR/L004933/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study assessed the uptake of the CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)-Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) statement; determined if use of CONSORT-PRO was associated with more complete reporting of PRO endpoints in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and identified the extent to which high-impact journals publishing RCTs with PRO endpoints endorse CONSORT-PRO.

methodsCONSORT-PRO citations were identified by systematically searching Medline, EMBASE and Google from 2013 (year CONSORT-PRO released) to 17 December 2015. RCTs that cited CONSORT-PRO (cases) were compared to a comparable control sample of RCTs in terms of adherence to CONSORT-PRO using t tests. General linear models assessed the relationship between CONSORT-PRO score and key, pre-specified variables. The 100 highest-impact journals that published RCTs with PRO endpoints (2014-2015) were identified via a systematic Medline search. Instructions for authors were reviewed to determine whether journals endorsed CONSORT-PRO.

resultsTotal CONSORT-PRO scores ranged from 47 to 100% for cases and 25-96% for controls. Cases had significantly higher total CONSORT-PRO scores compared to controls: t = 2.64, p = 0.01. 'Citing CONSORT-PRO', 'journal endorsing CONSORT-PRO' and 'dedicated PRO paper' were significant predictors of higher CONSORT-PRO adherence score: R

conclusionThis study demonstrated improved PRO reporting associated with journal endorsement and author use of the CONSORT-PRO extension. Despite growing awareness, more work is needed to promote appropriate use of CONSORT-PRO to improve completeness of reporting; in particular, stronger journal endorsement of CONSORT-PRO.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresEndpoint DeterminationHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicCONSORT-PROPatient-reported outcomeQuality of LifeReporting standards

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PMID28168602

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