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The Causal Roadmap provides a structured process for designing studies using real-world data (RWD) to generate high-quality real-world evidence (RWE). This framework enhances transparency and aids communication with regulatory agencies.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical research methodology
  • Health data science
  • Regulatory science

Background:

  • Growing use of real-world evidence (RWE) for clinical policy and regulatory decisions.
  • Proliferation of guidance but inconsistencies in real-world data (RWD) study proposals and analyses.
  • Methodological flaws and implausible assumptions often affect RWD analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce and extend the Causal Roadmap framework for clinical and translational researchers.
  • Provide a structured, iterative process to prespecify study design and analysis plans for RWE generation.
  • Facilitate transparent evaluation of causal assumptions and comparison of design choices.

Main Methods:

  • The Causal Roadmap offers an explicit, itemized, and iterative process.
  • It guides investigators in prespecifying study design and analysis plans.
  • The framework supports transparent evaluation of causal assumptions and objective comparisons of choices.

Main Results:

  • The Causal Roadmap aids in evaluating the likely quality of evidence from a study.
  • It helps specify studies designed to generate high-quality RWE.
  • Facilitates effective communication with regulatory agencies and stakeholders.

Conclusions:

  • The Causal Roadmap is a valuable tool for improving the rigor and transparency of RWE studies.
  • It addresses a wide range of guidance within a single, comprehensive framework.
  • The framework supports the generation of reliable RWE for critical decision-making.