Mycobacterium avium complex肺疾患のコアアウトカムドメイン:MACCOR研究
Cara D Varley1,2, Sarah A R Siegel2, Naomi A DeBacker2
1Oregon Health and Science University, School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA.
ERJ open research
|December 24, 2025
まとめ
研究者たちは、Mycobacterium avium complex肺疾患(MAC-PD)の臨床試験のためのコアアウトカムドメインを確立しました。このコンセンサスは、この慢性的な肺疾患の研究と治療評価を改善するでしょう。
科学分野:
- 肺医学;臨床試験デザイン;患者報告アウトカム
背景:
- Mycobacterium avium complex肺疾患(MAC-PD)は、患者に大きな影響を与える慢性炎症性疾患です。MAC-PD試験における現在のアウトカム尺度は、疾患と治療の効果を反映するにはしばしば不十分です。MAC-PD研究における標準化されたアウトカムドメインの必要性があります。
研究 の 目的:
- MAC-PD臨床試験のための国際的なコンセンサスベースのコアアウトカムドメイン(COD)セットを確立すること。MAC-PDを評価するための、患者の経験と疾患負担をよりよく反映するフレームワークを開発すること。MAC-PDの適切な測定機器の開発における将来の研究を導くこと。
主な方法:
- 修正デルファイコンセンサス方法論が採用されました。患者、臨床医、研究者を含む国際的な利害関係者が、電子デルファイプロセスに参加しました。参加者は、予備的なアウトカムドメインの重要性を評価し、コンセンサスに達しました。
主要な成果:
- 306人の参加者が17カ国からコンセンサスプロセスに参加しました。複数のコンセンサスラウンドを経て、9つのコアアウトカムドメインが包含基準を満たしました。含まれるドメインは、症状、微生物学、治療副作用、画像、身体機能、治療負担、バイタリティ、再発、バイオマーカーをカバーしています。
結論:
- 特定されたコアアウトカムドメインは、MAC-PD臨床試験デザインの基盤を提供します。これらのドメインは、疾患活動性のための複合尺度の開発を促進します。これらのCODの普及は、MAC-PDにおける測定機器の研究の優先順位付けに役立ちます。
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