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ArticleFrontiers in public health2020

Delphi Technique in Health Sciences: A Map.

Marlen Niederberger, Julia Spranger

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract read
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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 516 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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516citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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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.

NCT07258030 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Development of a Decision Algorithm for Vital Sign Assessment in the Outpatient Physical Therapy Setting: An e-Delphi Study

TypeobservationalSponsorYoungstown State UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled100ConditionsHealthyArmsE-Delphi
NCT07420946 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation in Critically Ill Patients: An International DELphi Consensus (DELMI-E)

TypeobservationalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsAirway Clearance, Mechanical Insufflation-exsufflation, Mechanical Insufflation-exsufflation Session ( With Cough Assist), Delphi StudyArmsDelphi Questionnaire
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

516 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Methodological evaluation of the psychometric properties of medication-related quality indicators in residential aged care homes: a systematic review.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2026
    Pooled it
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  4. British Dietetic Association Guidelines for the Dietary Management of Chronic Constipation in Adults.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
    Guideline
  5. Opioid conversion in adults with cancer: MASCC-ASCO-AAHPM-HPNA-NICSO guideline.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
    Guideline
  6. The benefits and future potential of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) on mental health: a Delphi study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026
    Article
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  11. PRiSM project: e-Delphi study on the role of specialist palliative care services in the care of people with stable locally advanced or metastatic cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  17. Anatomy of a Setback: A Taxonomy of Clinical Trial Failures in Alzheimer's Disease and Strategic Lessons for the Future.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
    Review
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  19. Ethics of Autonomous AI Clinical Trials: Delphi Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026
    Article
  20. Review

456 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Marlen NiederbergerDepartment of Research Methods in Health Promotion and Prevention, University of Education Schwaebisch Gmuend, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
Julia SprangerDepartment of Research Methods in Health Promotion and Prevention, University of Education Schwaebisch Gmuend, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

MedicineConsensusDelphi TechniqueconsensusDelphi techniqueexpert surveyhealth sciencesmapmethodmethodological discussionsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID33072683
PMCPMC7536299

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