This study aims to develop a core outcome set for clinical research involving patients with facial trauma. The goal is to establish a standardized minimum set of outcomes that should be consistently measured and reported in all clinical trials and observational studies addressing patients with facial injuries to hard tissues or any injury to the facial skeleton and overlying soft tissues, excluding purely dental injuries. The Core Outcomes will be developed using established methodologies, including systematic reviews to identify existing outcomes and structured consensus processes involving patients, clinicians, and researchers. This collaborative approach will ensure the outcomes chosen are both clinically relevant and meaningful to patients. Implementing this Core Outcome will improve the consistency of outcome reporting, and support better, evidence-based care for people with facial trauma.
ContributorsAssociate Professor Ben Marson – Principal Investigator
Dr Rory O’Connor - Principal Investigator
Smruti Pashte
Ka Yu Keith Cheung
University of Nottingham, NUH
Disease Category: Orthopaedics & trauma
Disease Name: Facial trauma
Age Range: 0 - 99
Sex: Either
Nature of Intervention: Any
- Clinical experts
- Families
- Methodologists
- Researchers
- Service providers
- Service users
- COS for clinical trials or clinical research
- COS for practice
- Consensus meeting
- Delphi process
- Focus group(s)
- Survey
- Systematic review