Publications by authors named "Shaelyn Ward"

Introduction: A core outcome set (COS) helps standardize outcome measurements across clinical trials. Although lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, research exploring COS implementation across lung cancer trials remains limited. We aim to analyze the uptake of the lung cancer COS and identify potential gaps in COS adherence.

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Main Problem: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that affects millions of people worldwide. A standardized core outcome set (COS) was developed for CKD by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes and Measurements in 2019. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of measurement for these outcomes before and after the publication of the COS.

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Objective: To assess the degree of core outcome set alignment and identify issues with alignment to the 2019 COS among clinical trial registrations focused on knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Our search was performed on registered knee and hip OA randomized controlled trials (RCTs) available on ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform.

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Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) poses a significant health burden on individuals. The burden occurs more frequently in the medically underserved, as well as racial and sexual minority populations. Ameliorating health inequities is vital to improving patient-centered care.

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Introduction: Clinical trials (CTs) guide clinical practice, but inconsistent outcome reporting presents challenges. To increase comparability, a core outcome set (COS) was created for primary Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in 2009 to standardize outcome measurements. We aimed to evaluate uptake of the primary ITP COS in CT registries.

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Aims: This study analyzed uptake of the core outcome set (COS) for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and trends in its use before and after its development in December 2017.

Methods: On June 26, 2023, ClinicalTrials.gov was systematically searched for T1D randomized controlled trials.

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Objective: Analyse uptake of the core outcome set (COS) within preterm birth (PTB) clinical trials.

Design: On 26 June 2023, we conducted a systematic search of phase III/IV trial registry entries regarding PTB interventions via ClinicalTrials.gov and the International Clinical Trial Registry Platform.

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Background: Parkinson's Disease (PD) affects more than 10 million individuals, with increasing incidence worldwide. As PD's incidence rises, research funding is increasing substantially. PD's core outcome set (COS) provides standardization for PD clinical trial outcomes, improves research quality, and study comparability.

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Our objectives are: to evaluate the completeness of harms reporting in systematic reviews (SRs) on platelet-rich plasma therapy; to assess the overall methodological quality of the SR using AMSTAR-2 tool; to assess harms reporting overlap in primary studies between SRs. The authors searched five database systems for relevant literature on platelet rich plasma therapy. The authors screened and extracted in masked, duplicate fashion.

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