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ArticleBMJ open2020

Generic outcome set for the international registry on Laser trEAtments in Dermatology (LEAD): a protocol for a Delphi study to achieve consensus on

Frederike Fransen, Phyllis Spuls, Murad Alam, Ashraf Badawi, Pablo Boixeda, Merete Haedersdal, Iltefat Hamzavi, Lene Hedelund, Kristen M Kelly, Tara Kono and 9 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 13 institutions in 8 countries.

Frederike FransenDermatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands frederikefransen@gmail.com m-alam@northwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0550-7970
Phyllis SpulsDermatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.
Murad AlamDepartment of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States frederikefransen@gmail.com m-alam@northwestern.edu.
Ashraf BadawiDermatology Unit, Department of Medical Applications of Lasers, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Pablo BoixedaDermatology Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Merete HaedersdalDermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Iltefat HamzaviDepartment of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Lene HedelundDermatology, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Kristen M KellyBeckman Laser Institute, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
Tara KonoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehera, Japan.
Hans Joachim LaubachDermatology and Venereology, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland.
Woraphong ManuskiattiFaculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Leonardo MariniDermatology, SDC-The Skin Doctors' Center, Trieste, Italy.
Keyvan NouriDermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Uwe PaaschUniversity of Leipzig, Leipzig, UK.
Thierry PasseronDermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, France.
Cecilia A C Sanna PrinsenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ines VernerDermatology, Verner clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Albert WolkerstorferDermatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLNorthwestern University · USAarhus University · DKAmsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLCairo University · EGCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · FRHarvard University · USHenry Ford Hospital · USHôpital Beau-Séjour · CHSiriraj Hospital · THTokai University · JPUniversity of California, Irvine · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhile laser technology has expanded the armamentarium of treatment for various skin diseases during the past years, heterogeneity in study outcomes hampers comparability and appropriate evidence synthesis. Part of these issues can be addressed by developing a generic outcome set. Using the Delphi method, this study aims to seek consensus between key stakeholders on relevant generic outcomes ( METHODS AND ANALYSIS: By reviewing the literature and involvement of key stakeholder groups and adult patients in need or after laser surgery and health professionals, a preliminary list of outcomes will be generated and categorised into domains. Using these outcomes, an international three-round Delphi study will be performed to rate the importance of outcomes in the selection of a generic outcome set. Participants are allowed to provide new outcomes to the preliminary list for revisions during the first Delphi round. Finally, results will be discussed during a consensus meeting to agree on generic outcomes to be used in the LEAD registry. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: An ethics approval was not applicable (W19_290 # 18.336). The study is registered with the Cochrane Skin Core OUtcome Set INitiative) and the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials initiative. Procedures will be conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

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ConsensusDelphi TechniqueDermatologyHumansLaser TherapyOutcome Assessment, Health CareRegistriesResearch DesignStakeholder Participationdermatologylaser therapysurgical dermatology

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PMID32595165
PMCPMC7322331
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