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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2022

Patient-centred clinical trial design.

Allison Tong, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Carmel Hawley, Andrea K Viecelli, Simon A Carter, Adeera Levin, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Tess Harris, Jonathan C Craig

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Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 4 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.

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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. A scoping review of patient and public involvement in empirical stroke research.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2024
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  18. Delivering Digital Health Solutions that Patients Need: A Call to Action.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2024
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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

9 authors.

Allison TongSydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Allison.tong@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8973-9538
Nicole Scholes-RobertsonSydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Carmel HawleyDepartment of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Andrea K ViecelliDepartment of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-6654
Simon A CarterSydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Adeera LevinDivision of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Brenda R HemmelgarnFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry at University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Tess HarrisPKD International, London, United Kingdom.
Jonathan C CraigCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient involvement in clinical trial design can facilitate the recruitment and retention of participants as well as potentially increase the uptake of the tested intervention and the impact of the findings on patient outcomes. Despite these benefits, patients still have very limited involvement in designing and conducting trials in nephrology. Many trials do not address research questions and outcomes that are important to patients, including patient-reported outcomes that reflect how patients feel and function. This limitation can undermine the relevance, reliability and value of trial-based evidence for decision-making in clinical practice and health policy. However, efforts to involve patients with kidney disease are increasing across all stages of the trial process from priority setting, to study design (including selection of outcomes and approaches to improve participant recruitment and retention) and dissemination and implementation of the findings. Harnessing the patient voice in designing trials can ensure that efforts and resources are directed towards patient-centred trials that address the needs, concerns and priorities of patients living with kidney disease with the aim of achieving transformative improvements in care and outcomes.

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Kidney DiseasesNephrologyClinical Trials as TopicHumansPatient-Centered CarePatient ParticipationReproducibility of Results

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