Evaluating the balance of benefits and harms in chronic pain clinical trials: prioritizing individual participants over individual outcomes
Authors' conclusion
Composite outcomes of benefits and harms are underutilized in chronic pain RCTs.
Study context
- Population
- Chronic pain randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published in 6 major pain journals, 2016–2021
- Participants
- 73 RCTs
- Primary endpoint
- Inclusion of a composite outcome:
- Measure of benefits
- Harms
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
RCTs including a composite outcome:
- Measure of benefits
- Harms
- RCTs with a composite outcome of benefits and harms (of 73)
- 2
Original publication
Evaluating the balance of benefits and harms in chronic pain clinical trials: prioritizing individual participants over individual outcomes. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 14 November 2023. doi:10.
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