RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Identifying Provisional Generic Contextual Factor Domains for Clinical Trials in Rheumatology: Results from an OMERACT Initiative
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.181081
DO 10.3899/jrheum.181081
A1 Sabrina M.  Nielsen
A1 Peter Tugwell
A1 Maarten P.T.  de Wit
A1 Maarten Boers
A1 Dorcas E.  Beaton
A1 Thasia G.  Woodworth
A1 Reuben Escorpizo
A1 Beverley Shea
A1 Karine Toupin-April
A1 Francis Guillemin
A1 Vibeke Strand
A1 Jasvinder A.  Singh
A1 Margreet Kloppenburg
A1 Daniel E.  Furst
A1 George A.  Wells
A1 Josef S.  Smolen
A1 Richard Veselý
A1 Annelies Boonen
A1 Helene Storgaard
A1 Marieke Voshaar
A1 Lyn March
A1 Robin Christensen
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/01/11/jrheum.181081.abstract
AB Objective The Contextual Factors Working Group aims to provide guidance on addressing contextual factors in rheumatology trials within OMERACT. Methods During the Special Interest Group session at OMERACT 2018, preliminary results were presented from a case scenario survey and semistructured interviews, including contextual factors mentioned in these. A group-based exercise sought to identify and rank important generic contextual factors. Results A total of 79 candidate factors were listed. Across the 3 groups, gender/sex, comorbidities, and the healthcare system were ranked as most important. Conclusion The identified important contextual factor domains may be considered a provisional list pending further research.