Description of core sets developed outside of OMERACT: expert consensus panels.
| Generic Methodology | First Author/Year/(Reference) | Literature Search for All Outcomes Currently Used | Expert Group Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute renal failure | Bellomo R, 2004 (19) | Literature search conducted | Professionals discussed the acceptability of various endpoints |
| Bipolar affective disorder | Carlson GA, 2003 (20) | — | Authors held a discussion forum including what should be included in outcome measures. They conclude by selecting a scale as their primary outcome |
| Breast cancer | Hudis CA, 2007 (21) | Evaluated existing practices | Expert working group (statisticians, oncologists, correlative experts) developed guidelines by consensus |
| Colon cancer | Punt CJ, 2007 (22) | Literature search for endpoints conducted | Expert panel discussed the endpoints found in the study and recommended 6 endpoints with definitions for each |
| Fall prevention | Lamb SE, 2005 (23) | — | Recommendations were generated by international expert consensus in 3 phases. 1. An international meeting of 32 experts in which agreement on the key domains for outcome assessment was secured. 2. Within each domain, systematic literature reviews were used to identify the quality and scope of measures used in clinical trials to date. 3. A further 2-day international meeting in which expert consensus recommendations for outcome measures in each domain were developed |
| Graft versus host disease (GVHD) | Pavletic SZ, 2006 (24, 25) | — | Expert group consensus |
| Infantile spasms | Lux AL, 2004 (26) | — | 5-round Delphi was conducted with experts |
| Prostate cancer | Scher HI, 2008 (27) | — | New census criteria defined by experts by reviewing the old criteria and based on previous trial data |
| Sepsis | Goldstein B, 2005 (28) | — | Expert consensus conference |
| Smoking cessation | West R, 2005 (29) | — | No clear methodology — however appears to be expert consensus |
| Spinal disorders | Bombardier C, 2000 (30) | — | Expert consensus conference |