Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247466
Title: A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS
Authors: Remus, Alexandria 
Smith, Valerie
Gutke, Annelie
Saldana Mena, Juan Jose
Morkved, Siv
Wikmar, Lena Nilsson
Oberg, Birgitta
Olsson, Christina
Robinson, Hilde Stendal
Stuge, Britt
Wuytack, Francesca
Keywords: Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Issue Date: 25-Feb-2021
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Citation: Remus, Alexandria, Smith, Valerie, Gutke, Annelie, Saldana Mena, Juan Jose, Morkved, Siv, Wikmar, Lena Nilsson, Oberg, Birgitta, Olsson, Christina, Robinson, Hilde Stendal, Stuge, Britt, Wuytack, Francesca (2021-02-25). A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS. PLOS ONE 16 (2). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247466
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Inconsistent reporting of outcomes in clinical trials of women with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) hinders comparison of findings and the reliability of evidence synthesis. A core outcome set (COS) can address this issue as it defines a minimum set of outcomes that should be reported in all clinical trials on the condition. The aim of this study was to develop a consensus-based COS for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in PGP during pregnancy and postpartum for use in research and clinical practice. METHODS: A systematic review of previous studies on PGP and semi-structured interviews with women were undertaken to identify all outcomes that were reported in prior studies and that are relevant to those experiencing the condition. Key stakeholders (clinicians, researchers, service providers/policy makers and individuals with PGP) then rated the importance of these outcomes for including in a preliminary PGP-COS using a 3-round Delphi study. The final COS was agreed at a face-to-face consensus meeting. RESULTS: Consensus was achieved on five outcomes for inclusion in the final PGP-COS. All outcomes are grouped under the "life impact" domain and include: pain frequency, pain intensity/severity, function/disability/activity limitation, health-related quality of life and fear avoidance. CONCLUSION: This study identified a COS for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in pregnancy-related and postpartum-related PGP in research and clinical settings. It is advocated that all trials, other non-randomised studies and clinicians in this area use this COS by reporting these outcomes as a minimum. This will ensure the reporting of meaningful outcomes and will enable the findings of future studies to be compared and combined. Future work will determine how to measure the outcomes of the PGP-COS. CORE OUTCOME SET REGISTRATION: This PGP-COS was registered with COMET (Core Outcome Measures for Effectiveness Trials) in January 2017 (http://www.comet-initiative.org/studies/details/958).
Source Title: PLOS ONE
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/239358
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247466
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