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Consensus Building in OMERACT: Recommendations for Use of the Delphi for Core Outcome Set Development
Susan Humphrey-Murto, Richard Crew, Beverley Shea, Susan J. Bartlett, Lyn March, Peter Tugwell, Lara J. Maxwell, Dorcas Beaton, Shawna Grosskleg and Maarten de Wit
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2019, jrheum.181094; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181094
Susan Humphrey-Murto
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Richard Crew
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Beverley Shea
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Susan J. Bartlett
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Lyn March
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Peter Tugwell
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Lara J. Maxwell
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Dorcas Beaton
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Shawna Grosskleg
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Maarten de Wit
From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. S. Humphrey-Murto, Associate Professor of Medicine, MD, MEd, University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; R. Crew, BSc (Hons), University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET; B. Shea, PhD, Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; L. March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; P. Tugwell, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; L.J. Maxwell, PhD, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and University of Ottawa; D. Beaton, BscOT, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Work and Health; S. Grosskleg, OMERACT, and University of Ottawa; M. de Wit, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health. Address correspondence by Dr. S. Humphrey-Murto, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, 1967 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: shumphrey@toh.on.ca. Accepted for publication December 6, 2018.
Abstract
Objective Developing international consensus on outcome measures for clinical trials is challenging. The following paper will review consensus building in Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT), with a focus on the Delphi.
Methods Based on the literature and feedback from delegates at OMERACT 2018, a set of recommendations is provided in the form of the OMERACT Delphi Consensus Checklist.
Results The OMERACT delegates generally supported the use of the checklist as a guide. The checklist provides guidance for clearly outlining the multiple aspects of the Delphi process.
Conclusion OMERACT is deeply committed to consensus building and these recommendations should be considered a work in progress.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 3
1 Mar 2024
Consensus Building in OMERACT: Recommendations for Use of the Delphi for Core Outcome Set Development
Susan Humphrey-Murto, Richard Crew, Beverley Shea, Susan J. Bartlett, Lyn March, Peter Tugwell, Lara J. Maxwell, Dorcas Beaton, Shawna Grosskleg, Maarten de Wit
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2019, jrheum.181094; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181094
Consensus Building in OMERACT: Recommendations for Use of the Delphi for Core Outcome Set Development
Susan Humphrey-Murto, Richard Crew, Beverley Shea, Susan J. Bartlett, Lyn March, Peter Tugwell, Lara J. Maxwell, Dorcas Beaton, Shawna Grosskleg, Maarten de Wit
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2019, jrheum.181094; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181094