Consensus Building in OMERACT: Recommendations for Use of the Delphi for Core Outcome Set Development
Susan Humphrey-Murto1,2, Richard Crew3,4, Beverley Shea3,4
1From the University of Ottawa, Departments of Medicine and Innovation in Medical Education; Center for Global Health, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; OMERACT, Ottawa; Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; University of Liverpool, Department of Biostatistics, COMET, Liverpool, UK; Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney; Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health; Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia; Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. shumphrey@toh.on.ca.
Objective:
Developing international consensus on outcome measures for clinical trials is challenging. The following paper will review consensus building in Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT), with a focus on the Delphi.
Methods:
Based on the literature and feedback from delegates at OMERACT 2018, a set of recommendations is provided in the form of the OMERACT Delphi Consensus Checklist.
Results:
The OMERACT delegates generally supported the use of the checklist as a guide. The checklist provides guidance for clearly outlining the multiple aspects of the Delphi process.
Conclusion:
OMERACT is deeply committed to consensus building and these recommendations should be considered a work in progress.
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