SynthesisPloS one2021
A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological risk factors for lumbopelvic pain before, during, and after pregnancy: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Predictive Factors for Pregnancy-Related Persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain (PPGP): A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Trial
- Core Measure Set for Patient Safety in Perioperative Care: A Clinical Practice-Oriented Consensus Study.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Postpartum Lumbopelvic Pain: A Multivariate Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Core Outcome Sets for Pain Disorders: A Systematic Review of Research and Reporting Quality.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Knowledge Mapping Analysis of Research on Pregnancy-Related Pelvic Girdle Pain (PPGP) from 2002 to 2022 Using Bibliometrics.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- One step at a time. Shaping consensus on research priorities and terminology in telehealth in musculoskeletal pain: an international modified e-Delphi study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Drivers, barriers, and response to care of Australian pregnant women seeking chiropractic care for low back and pelvic girdle pain: a qualitative case study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Article
- Development of a Core Outcome Set for the research and assessment of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction.PloS one · 2023Article
- Core outcome set for symptomatic uncomplicated gallstone disease.The British journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Lifestyle and Chronic Pain in the Pelvis: State of the Art and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Effects of a New Mattress and Pillow and Standard Treatment for Nightly Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnant Women: A Randomised Controlled Study.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
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11 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundInconsistent reporting of outcomes in clinical trials of women with Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) hinders comparison of findings and the reliability of evidence synthesis. A core outcome set (COS) can address this issue as it defines a minimum set of outcomes that should be reported in all clinical trials on the condition. The aim of this study was to develop a consensus-based COS for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in PGP during pregnancy and postpartum for use in research and clinical practice.
methodsA systematic review of previous studies on PGP and semi-structured interviews with women were undertaken to identify all outcomes that were reported in prior studies and that are relevant to those experiencing the condition. Key stakeholders (clinicians, researchers, service providers/policy makers and individuals with PGP) then rated the importance of these outcomes for including in a preliminary PGP-COS using a 3-round Delphi study. The final COS was agreed at a face-to-face consensus meeting.
resultsConsensus was achieved on five outcomes for inclusion in the final PGP-COS. All outcomes are grouped under the "life impact" domain and include: pain frequency, pain intensity/severity, function/disability/activity limitation, health-related quality of life and fear avoidance.
conclusionThis study identified a COS for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in pregnancy-related and postpartum-related PGP in research and clinical settings. It is advocated that all trials, other non-randomised studies and clinicians in this area use this COS by reporting these outcomes as a minimum. This will ensure the reporting of meaningful outcomes and will enable the findings of future studies to be compared and combined. Future work will determine how to measure the outcomes of the PGP-COS. CORE OUTCOME SET REGISTRATION: This PGP-COS was registered with COMET (Core Outcome Measures for Effectiveness Trials) in January 2017 (http://www.comet-initiative.org/studies/details/958).
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