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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2024

Priority setting: women's health topics in multiple sclerosis.

Lindsay Ross, Marcia Finlayson, Maria Pia Amato, Jeffrey Alan Cohen, Kerstin Hellwig, Mar Tintore, Sandra Vukusic, Amber Salter, Ruth Ann Marrie

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Neurology of Menopause.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. The influence of menopause on multiple sclerosis.European journal of neurology · 2025
    Article
  6. Review
  7. Men's health research priorities in men with multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical
    Article
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 at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Lindsay RossDepartment of Neurology, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Marcia FinlaysonSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Maria Pia AmatoDepartment of NEUROFARBA, Section of Neurosciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Jeffrey Alan CohenDepartment of Neurology, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Kerstin HellwigDepartment of Neurology, Katholische Klinikum, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Mar TintoreMultiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Sandra VukusicService de Neurologie, sclérose en plaques, pathologies de la myéline et neuro-inflammation-et Fondation Eugène Devic EDMUS pour la Sclérose en Plaques, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Amber SalterDepartment of Neurology, Section on Statistical Planning and Analysis, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Ruth Ann MarrieDepartment of Neurology, Section on Statistical Planning and Analysis, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Cleveland Clinic · USDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITQueen's University · CARuhr University Bochum · DEThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

UT Southwestern Center for Translational MedicineUL1TR003163 · NCATS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI TOTO, ROBERT DANIEL · 2021 to 2025
$39.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: A scoping review found that most studies on women's health in multiple sclerosis (MS) focused on pregnancy, fetal/neonatal outcomes and sexual dysfunction. Few studies addressed menopause, contraception, gynecologic cancers/cancer screening. However, the perceived relative importance of these knowledge gaps to people living with MS and other partners is unknown. We engaged a range of partners, including people living with MS, health care providers, researchers, and patient advocacy groups, to set priorities for future research in women's health in MS. Methods: We employed a three-step global engagement process. First, we identified which broad research topics relevant to women's health in MS were of highest priority using two surveys. Second, we developed specific research questions within these topics using focus groups. Finally, we prioritized the research questions with a third survey. Results: Overall, 5,266 individuals responded to the initial surveys [ Conclusion: Priorities for research relating to women's health issues for persons with MS have been delineated using a collaborative process with key partners. Alignment of future research with these priorities should be monitored.

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cancerfocus groupsmenopausemultiple sclerosissurveywomen’s health

Identifiers

PMID38440114
PMCPMC10910071
OpenAlexW4391941504

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Registered trials

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