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The development of lived experience-centered word clouds to support research uncertainty gathering in degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from an engagement process and protocol for their evaluation, via a nested randomized controlled trial.

Benjamin M Davies, Oliver D Mowforth, Danyal Z Khan, Xiaoyu Yang, Sybil R L Stacpoole, Olesja Hazenbiller, Toto Gronlund, Lindsay Tetreault, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Michelle L Starkey and 17 more

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Article in Trials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Benjamin M DaviesAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Oliver D MowforthAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Danyal Z KhanAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9213-2550
Xiaoyu YangAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Sybil R L StacpooleDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Peterborough Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Olesja HazenbillerAOSpine Spinal Cord Injury Knowledge Forum, Davos, Switzerland.
Toto GronlundJames Lind Alliance, National Institute for Health Research, Southampton, UK.
Lindsay TetreaultDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sukhvinder Kalsi-RyanToronto Rehabilitation Institute-LC, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michelle L StarkeyAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Iwan SadlerMyelopathy.org (Registered Charity England and Wales, No 1178673), Cambridge, UK.
Ellen SarewitzThe Goffin Consultancy, Goffin Consultancy Ltd, Riding House, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6AZ, UK.
Delphine HoultonMyelopathy.org (Registered Charity England and Wales, No 1178673), Cambridge, UK.
Julia CarterMyelopathy.org (Registered Charity England and Wales, No 1178673), Cambridge, UK.
Evangeline HowardUS Person with DCM Representative - CSU, Bakersfield, CA, USA.
Vafa Rahimi-MovagharAcademic Department of Neurological Surgery, Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
James D GuestDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Bizhan AarabiDivision of Neurosurgery, Shock Trauma, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Brian K KwonDivision of Spine Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Shekar N KurpadDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
James HarropDivision of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jefferson R WilsonDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Robert GrossmanDivision of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Emma K SmithSchool of General Practice, NHS Health Education East of England, Cambridge, UK.
Angus G K McNairCenter for Surgical Research, Bristol Medical School: Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Michael G FehlingsDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mark R N KotterAcademic Neurosurgery Unit & Anne McLaren Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. mrk25@cam.ac.uk.

Funding

AOSpine (SZ) Spinal Cord Injury Knowledge ForumNational Institute for Health Research (GB) CS-2015-15-023National Institute for Health Research (GB) NIHR-CS-2017-17-010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAO Spine REsearch objectives and Common Data Elements for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [RECODE-DCM] is a multi-stakeholder consensus process aiming to promote research efficiency in DCM. It aims to establish the top 10 research uncertainties, through a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership [PSP]. Through a consensus process, research questions are generated and ranked. The inclusion of people with cervical myelopathy [PwCM] is central to the process. We hypothesized that presenting PwCM experience through word cloud generation would stimulate other key stakeholders to generate research questions better aligned with PwCM needs. This protocol outlines our plans to evaluate this as a nested methodological study within our PSP.

methodsAn online poll asked PwCM to submit and vote on words associated with aspects of DCM. After review, a refined word list was re-polled for voting and word submission. Word clouds were generated and an implementation plan for AO Spine RECODE-DCM PSP surveys was subsequently developed.

resultsSeventy-nine terms were submitted after the first poll. Eighty-seven refined words were then re-polled (which added a further 39 words). Four word clouds were generated under the categories of diagnosis, management, long-term effects, and other. A 1:1 block randomization protocol to assess word cloud impact on the number and relevance of PSP research questions was generated.

conclusionsWe have shown it is feasible to work with PwCM to generate a tool for the AO Spine RECODE-DCM nested methodological study. Once the survey stage is completed, we will be able to evaluate the impact of the word clouds. Further research will be needed to assess the value of any impact in terms of stimulating a more creative research agenda.

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Health PrioritiesSpinal Cord DiseasesConsensusHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesUncertaintyAuditCervicalCervical stenosisCommon data elements (CDE)ConsensusCore outcomes in effectiveness trials (COMET)DatasetDelphiDisc herniationJames Lind Alliance (JLA)MyelopathyOPLLOutcomeProtocolResearch prioritiesSpondylosisSurveillanceWord cloud

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PMID34172080
PMCPMC8235822

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