Safety, quality & education

Improving the Reporting of Trials Evaluating Organ Support Therapies Using Multistate Modeling

Am J Respir Crit Care MedPublished Methodological study

Authors' conclusion

Multistate modeling can substantially inform the interpretation and primary analysis of a clinical trial evaluating an OST.

Study context

Population
Critically ill ICU patients in RCTs evaluating organ support therapies (OSTs)2 RCTs
Outcome
Multistate reanalysis of two OST trials
Methodological detailsmultistate modeling, reanalysis of two RCTs
  • Multistate modeling
  • Reanalysis of two RCTs

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

  • Multistate framework gave clearer insight into how interventions impact timing of transitions between clinical states, a richer and more clinically relevant understanding of treatment effects

Original publication

Improving the Reporting of Trials Evaluating Organ Support Therapies Using Multistate Modeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Published 1 August 2025. doi:10.1164/rccm.202408-1669oc

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