Dialogue on Developing Consensus on Measurement and Presentation of Patient-important Outcomes, Using Pain Outcomes as an Exemplar, in Systematic Reviews: A Preconference Meeting at OMERACT 12

Peter S Tugwell; Lara J Maxwell; Dorcas E Beaton; Jason W Busse; Robin Christensen; Philip G Conaghan; Lee S Simon; Caroline Terwee; David Tovey; George A Wells; Paula Williamson

doi:10.3899/jrheum.141430

Dialogue on Developing Consensus on Measurement and Presentation of Patient-important Outcomes, Using Pain Outcomes as an Exemplar, in Systematic Reviews: A Preconference Meeting at OMERACT 12

J Rheumatol. 2015 Oct;42(10):1931-1933. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.141430. Epub 2015 Feb 1.

Authors

Peter S Tugwell^{1

2}, Lara J Maxwell^{3

4}, Dorcas E Beaton^{1

2}, Jason W Busse^{1

2}, Robin Christensen^{1

2}, Philip G Conaghan^{1

2}, Lee S Simon^{1

2}, Caroline Terwee^{1

2}, David Tovey^{1

2}, George A Wells^{1

2}, Paula Williamson^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ From Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa; Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Population Health, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto; Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Department of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; VU University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Netherlands; Cochrane Editorial Unit, London, UK; Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
² P.S. Tugwell, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Population Health; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa; D.E. Beaton, BScOT, PhD, Institute for Work and Health; J.W. Busse, DC, PhD, Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University; R. Christensen, MSc, PhD, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen; P.G. Conaghan, MBBS PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; L.S. Simon, MD, SDG LLC; C. Terwee, PhD, VU University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; D. Tovey, MBChB, Cochrane Editorial Unit; G.A. Wells, MSc, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Williamson, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool.
³ From Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa; Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Population Health, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto; Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, Department of Rheumatology, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; SDG LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; VU University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Netherlands; Cochrane Editorial Unit, London, UK; Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. lmaxwell@uottawa.ca.
⁴ P.S. Tugwell, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Ottawa, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Population Health; L.J. Maxwell, MSc, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa; D.E. Beaton, BScOT, PhD, Institute for Work and Health; J.W. Busse, DC, PhD, Department of Anesthesia, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University; R. Christensen, MSc, PhD, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen; P.G. Conaghan, MBBS PhD, FRACP, FRCP, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; L.S. Simon, MD, SDG LLC; C. Terwee, PhD, VU University Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; D. Tovey, MBChB, Cochrane Editorial Unit; G.A. Wells, MSc, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute; Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; P. Williamson, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool. lmaxwell@uottawa.ca.

PMID: 25641896
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141430

Abstract

Prior to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 12 meeting in Budapest, Hungary, a workshop was held bringing together individuals from a number of international outcome measure organizations to assess how best to further develop consensus on how pain is conceptualized and measured in trials of musculoskeletal conditions, and how the trials should be reported in systematic reviews.

Keywords: CHRONIC PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Grants and funding

MR/K025635/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom