ReviewQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019
Problems persist in reporting of methods and results for the WOMAC measure in hip and knee osteoarthritis trials.
Review in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04201886 (Serum Calprotectin Level in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Serum Calprotectin Level in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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Abstract
purposeThe Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is a commonly used outcome measure for osteoarthritis. There are different versions of the WOMAC (Likert, visual analogue or numeric scales). A previous review of trials published before 2010 found poor reporting and inconsistency in how the WOMAC was used. This review explores whether these problems persist.
methodsThis systematic review included randomised trials of hip and/or knee osteoarthritis published in 2016 that used the WOMAC. Data were extracted on the version used, score range, analysis and results of the WOMAC, and whether these details were clearly reported.
resultsThis review included 62 trials and 41 reported the WOMAC total score. The version used and item range for the WOMAC total score were unclear in 44% (n = 18/41) and 24% (n = 10/41) of trials, respectively. The smallest total score range was 0-10 (calculated by averaging 24 items scored 0-10); the largest was 0-2400 (calculated by summing 24 items scored 0-100). All trials reported the statistical analysis methods but only 29% reported the between-group mean difference and 95% confidence interval.
conclusionDetails on the use and scoring of the WOMAC were often not reported. We recommend that trials report the version of the WOMAC and the score range used. The between-group treatment effect and corresponding confidence interval should be reported. If all the items of the WOMAC are collected, the total score and individual subscale scores should be presented. Better reporting would facilitate the interpretation, comparison and synthesis of the WOMAC score in trials.
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