EP 14: New standards in dysphagia research: Core outcome sets with Sarah Gorst and Nicola Harman
dysphagia mattersShow Notes
How do we know what outcomes to measure and when to measure them when designing clinical trials? And how can we make studies more comparable, so that researchers measure the same outcomes with the same assessment at the same time points? One solution is the development and application of Core Outcome Sets (COS).
Dr. Sarah Gorst and Dr. Nicola Harman share their knowledge on Core Outcome Sets, how they can help us as researchers and clinicians, how to conduct them and what to do if there is no COS for our patient population, yet. Additionally, Dr. Sallyanne Duncan provides an overview on the COS she recently developed for dysphagia interventions in critical care – the first completed COS in the field of dysphagia!
Further helpful information:
What are core outcome sets? A COMET Initiative video
Williamson et al. (2017). The COMET Handbook https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1978-4
COMET Initiative
COSMIN Initiative
Duncan et al. (2020). Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06126-y
Paul Glasziou & Iain Chalmers: Is 85% of health research really “wasted”?
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