COMET Initiative | Development of a core outcome set for assisted vaginal birth

Development of a core outcome set for assisted vaginal birth

This project will work with women, families, practitioners and stakeholders to develop a core outcome set for studies examining outcomes resulting from operative vaginal birth

Contributors

Project Leads:
Rebecca Martin, Andrew Demetri & Emily Hotton

Project Supervisor:
Stephen O’Brien

Further Study Information

Current Stage: Ongoing
Date: January 2018 - August 2026
Funding source(s): To be confirmed

Health Area

Disease Category: Pregnancy & childbirth

Disease Name: Operative vaginal birth

Target Population

Age Range: 16 - 50

Sex: Female

Nature of Intervention: Surgery

Stakeholders Involved

- Charities
- Clinical experts
- Families
- Journal editors
- Patient/ support group representatives
- Researchers
- Service commissioners
- Service providers
- Service users
- Statisticians

Study Type

- COS for clinical trials or clinical research
- COS for practice

Method(s)

- Consensus meeting
- Delphi process
- Focus group(s)
- Literature review
- Semi structured discussion
- Systematic review

A core outcome set will be developed using a systematic review, a Delphi consensus process and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders.

Linked Studies

No related studies