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Development and pilot test of a process to identify research needs from a systematic review
Ian J Saldanha1, Lisa M Wilson, Wendy L Bennett
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
|September 22, 2012
Summary
A new 8-step process effectively identified high-priority clinical research needs in gestational diabetes mellitus. This method, using systematic reviews and stakeholder consensus, can guide research funding and future studies.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Research Prioritization
- Health Services Research
- Evidence Synthesis
Background:
- Identifying high-priority clinical research needs is crucial for effective research funding allocation.
- Systematic reviews are valuable tools for synthesizing existing evidence and identifying knowledge gaps.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and pilot test a systematic process for identifying primary clinical research needs.
- To apply this process to the field of gestational diabetes mellitus.
Main Methods:
- An eight-step process was employed, starting with abstracting research gaps from a systematic review using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, and Settings (PICOS) framework.
- Multidisciplinary stakeholder feedback and the Delphi method were used to establish consensus on research question importance.
- Conceptual models were developed to highlight identified research needs.
Main Results:
- Nineteen research questions were identified from the systematic review.
- External stakeholders reached consensus on 16 of the 19 questions through the Delphi method.
- Fifteen questions were deemed of "high" clinical benefit/importance, and one was rated as "medium".
Conclusions:
- A pilot eight-step process for identifying clinically important research needs was successfully tested.
- Further testing with systematic reviews of other diseases is recommended before wider application.
- Future evaluations should assess the utility of generated research needs for researchers and funders.
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