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ArticleBMJ open2021

Protocol for the development of Core Outcome Sets for Early intervention trials to Prevent Obesity in CHildren (COS-EPOCH).

Vicki Brown, Marj Moodie, Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran, Marufa Sultana, Kylie Elizabeth Hunter, Rebecca Byrne, Dorota Zarnowiecki, Anna Lene Seidler, Rebecca Golley, Rachael Taylor and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Vicki BrownDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia victoria.brown@deakin.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-2891-9476
Marj MoodieDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Huong Ngoc Quynh TranDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Marufa SultanaDeakin Health Economics, Institute for Health Transformation, Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Kylie Elizabeth HunterCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-9220
Rebecca ByrneCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Dorota ZarnowieckiCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0874-7830
Anna Lene SeidlerCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0027-1623
Rebecca GolleyCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rachael TaylorCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kylie D HeskethCentre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Karen Matvienko-SikarSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2777-6581

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChildhood overweight and obesity is prevalent in the first 5 years of life, and can result in significant health and economic consequences over the lifetime. The outcomes currently measured and reported in randomised controlled trials of early childhood obesity prevention interventions to reduce this burden of obesity are heterogeneous, and measured in a variety of ways. This variability limits the comparability of findings between studies, and contributes to research waste. This protocol presents the methodology for the development of two core outcome sets (COS) for obesity prevention interventions in children aged from 1 to 5 years from a singular development process: (1) a COS for interventions targeting physical activity and sedentary behaviour and (2) a COS for interventions targeting child feeding and dietary intake. Core outcomes related to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children aged ≤1 year will also be identified to complement an existing COS for early feeding interventions, and provide a broader set of core outcomes in this age range. This will result in a suite of COS useful for measuring and reporting outcomes in early childhood obesity prevention studies, including multicomponent interventions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Development of the COS will follow international best practice guidelines. A scoping review of trial registries will identify commonly reported outcomes and associated measurement instruments. Key stakeholders involved in obesity prevention, including policy-makers/funders, parents, researchers, health practitioners and community and organisational stakeholders will participate in an e-Delphi study and consensus meeting regarding inclusion of outcomes in the COS. Finally, recommended outcome measure instruments will be identified through literature review and group consensus. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee (HEAG-H 231_2020). The COS will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and engagement with key stakeholders.

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Pediatric ObesityChildChild, PreschoolConsensusDelphi TechniqueHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareResearch DesignCommunity child healthpaediatricsPreventive medicinepublic health

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PMID34301658
PMCPMC8728369

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