COMET Initiative | Defining core outcomes for clinical trials of fertility sparing surgery for cervical cancer A Core Outcome sets for Gynaecological conditions (COGS) project

Defining core outcomes for clinical trials of fertility sparing surgery for cervical cancer A Core Outcome sets for Gynaecological conditions (COGS) project

To develop a core outcome set which can be used in future studies which investigate fertility sparing surgical techniques for cervical cancer.

Contributors

(PI) Professor Khalid Khan, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Natalie A.M. Cooper, Queen Mary University of London

Collaborators:
Dr Ranjit Manchanda, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Elly Brockbank, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Carol Rivas, University of Southampton

Further Study Information

Current Stage: Ongoing
Date: November 2015 - 2020
Funding source(s): BMA Strutt and Harper Grant

Health Area

Disease Category: Cancer, Gynaecology

Disease Name: Cervical cancer

Target Population

Age Range: 13 - 50

Sex: Female

Nature of Intervention: Surgery

Stakeholders Involved

- Clinical experts
- Consumers (caregivers)
- Consumers (patients)
- Researchers
- Service providers

Study Type

- COS for clinical trials or clinical research

Method(s)

- Consensus meeting
- Delphi process
- Interview
- Literature review
- Semi structured discussion

Methodology which engages all key stakeholders (clinicians, patients, researchers, charities) will be used to develop the core outcome set. Systematic reviews of the literature and patient workshops / interviews will be conducted to identify potential core outcomes. A Delphi survey of all relevant stakeholders will then be used to reach consensus regarding outcomes to be included in the core set, which will be subsequently refined through fact-to-face consensus discussions. The final core outcome set will be disseminated via publication.

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