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The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative

Authors: Paula R Williamson, Doug G Altman, Jane M Blazeby, Mike Clarke, Elizabeth Gargon

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 1/2011

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Systematic reviews are hampered by inconsistencies in outcomes assessed and reported in otherwise eligible studies. Many meta-analyses have to exclude key studies because relevant outcomes were not reported. Much could be gained if an agreed minimum set of appropriate and important outcomes was measured and reported in all clinical trials in a particular area. …

Title: The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative
Authors: Paula R Williamson
Doug G Altman
Jane M Blazeby
Mike Clarke
Elizabeth Gargon
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Trials / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-S1-A70

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