A core outcome set for pre-eclampsia research: an international consensus development study
Duffy JMN., Cairns AE., Richards-Doran D., van 't Hooft J., Gale C., Brown M., Chappell LC., Grobman WA., Fitzpatrick R., Karumanchi SA., Khalil A., Lucas DN., Magee LA., Mol BW., Stark M., Thangaratinam S., Wilson MJ., von Dadelszen P., Williamson PR., Ziebland S., McManus RJ., Abalos EJ., DA CCD., AkaDr AA., Akturk Z., Allegaert K., Angel-Müller E., Antretter J., Ashdown HF., Audibert F., Auger N., Aygun C., Babic I., Bagga R., Baker JM., Bhakta P., Bhandari V., Bhattacharya S., Blanker MH., Bloomfield FH., Bof A., Brennan SM., Broekhuijsen K., Pipkin EFB., Browne JL., Browning RM., Bull JW., Butt A., Button D., Campbell JP., Campbell DM., Carbillon L., Carthy S., Casely E., Cave JA., Cecatti JG., Chamillard ME., Chassard D., Checheir NC., Chulkov VS., Cluver CA., Crawford CF., Daly MC., Darmochwal-Kolarz DA., Davies RE., Davies MW., Dawson JS., Dobson N., Dodd CN., Donald F., Duley L., Epstein-Mares J., Erez O., Evans E., Farlie RN., Ferris AV., Frankland EM., Freeman DJ., Gainder S., Ganzevoort W., Gbinigie OA., Ghosh SK., Glogowska M., Goodlife A., Gough KL., Green JR., Gul F., Haggerty L., Hall DR., Hallman M., Hamilton LM., Hammond SJ., Harlow SD., Hays KE., Hickey SC., Higgins M., Hinton L., Hobson SR., Hogg MJ., Hollands HJ.
Objective: To develop a core outcome set for pre-eclampsia. Design: Consensus development study. Setting: International. Population: Two hundred and eight-one healthcare professionals, 41 researchers and 110 patients, representing 56 countries, participated. Methods: Modified Delphi method and Modified Nominal Group Technique. Results: A long-list of 116 potential core outcomes was developed by combining the outcomes reported in 79 pre-eclampsia trials with those derived from thematic analysis of 30 in-depth interviews of women with lived experience of pre-eclampsia. Forty-seven consensus outcomes were identified from the Delphi process following which 14 maternal and eight offspring core outcomes were agreed at the consensus development meeting. Maternal core outcomes: death, eclampsia, stroke, cortical blindness, retinal detachment, pulmonary oedema, acute kidney injury, liver haematoma or rupture, abruption, postpartum haemorrhage, raised liver enzymes, low platelets, admission to intensive care required, and intubation and ventilation. Offspring core outcomes: stillbirth, gestational age at delivery, birthweight, small-for-gestational-age, neonatal mortality, seizures, admission to neonatal unit required and respiratory support. Conclusions: The core outcome set for pre-eclampsia should underpin future randomised trials and systematic reviews. Such implementation should ensure that future research holds the necessary reach and relevance to inform clinical practice, enhance women's care and improve the outcomes of pregnant women and their babies. Tweetable abstract: 281 healthcare professionals, 41 researchers and 110 women have developed #preeclampsia core outcomes @HOPEoutcomes @jamesmnduffy. [Correction added on 29 June 2020, after first online publication: the order has been corrected.].