Authors
Alexander G Mathioudakis, Markus Fally, Jan Hansel, Rebecca C Robey, Faiuna Haseeb, Thomas Williams, Ahmed Kouta, Tobias Welte, Dan G Wootton, Mike Clarke, Grant Waterer, Paul Dark, Paula R Williamson, Jørgen Vestbo, Timothy W Felton, Stefano Aliberti, Aleksandra Barac, Francesco Blasi, Jean Chastre, Catia Ciloniz, George Dimopoulos, Andrea Gramegna, Eva Polverino, Claire Roger, Nikoletta Rovina, Daiana Stolz, Geffen van Wouter
Publication date
2023/10/26
Source
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Pergamon
Description
Objective
To inform clinical practice guidelines, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of the management of pneumonia need to address the outcomes that are most important to patients and health professionals using consistent instruments, to enable results to be compared, contrasted, and combined as appropriate. This systematic review describes the outcomes reported in clinical trials of pneumonia management and the instruments used to measure these outcomes.
Study design and setting
Based on a prospective protocol, we searched MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL and clinical trial registries for ongoing or completed clinical trials evaluating pneumonia management in adults in any clinical setting. We grouped reported outcomes thematically and classified them following the COMET Initiative’s taxonomy. We describe instruments used for assessing each outcome.
Results
We found 280 eligible RCTs of …
Total citations
20244
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