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ArticleActa anaesthesiologica Scandinavica2026

Improving Outcome Reporting in Paediatric Airway Management in Clinical Trials (IMPACT): A Study Protocol for Core Outcomes and Clinical Endpoints.

Clyde T Matava, Julia M Olsen, Vanessa Marchesini, Thomas Engelhardt, Alexander Fuchs, Thomas Riva, Nikolaus E Wolter, Britta S von Ungern-Sternberg, Mary Lyn Stein, Nicola Disma and 11 more

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Article in Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Clyde T MatavaDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9502-0981
Julia M OlsenDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-6732-6937
Vanessa MarchesiniAnaesthetics and Pain Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2785-4415
Thomas EngelhardtDepartment of Anesthesia, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3954-5820
Alexander FuchsDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7188-1683
Thomas RivaDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1297-3427
Nikolaus E WolterDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5196-6150
Britta S von Ungern-SternbergDepartment of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8043-8541
Mary Lyn SteinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4193-2026
Nicola DismaUnit for Research in Anaesthesia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2960-9333
Rebecca M GrayDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4704-3705
Jamuna B NavaratnarajahDepartment of Anaesthetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-0875-2887
Vinícius C QuintãoDepartment of Pediatrics, Instituto da Criança e Do Adolescente ICr, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6459-7983
Patrick N OlomuChildren's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA.
Maren Kleine-BrueggeneyDepartment of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5595-8529
Annery Garcia-MarcinkiewiczDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9163-9728
Taiki KojimaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Obu, Aichi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7136-9815
Karin Becke-JakobDepartment of Pediatric Anesthesia, University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland.
John E FiadjoeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Arash AfshariDepartment of Paediatric and Obstetric Anaesthesia, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5117-9715
Pete G KovatsisDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4961-1332

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 2009322Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough clinical trials are fundamental to advancing evidence-based practice, significant heterogeneity in outcome reporting poses a considerable challenge to the validity of systematic reviews. This inconsistency impedes the ability to compare, synthesise and interpret research findings effectively. In the field of paediatric airway management, this issue is particularly relevant because of the low incidence of critical events and the related high morbidity and mortality. The issue of inadequate and variable outcome reporting in clinical trials has been widely acknowledged, necessitating initiatives to enhance the quality of future research.

objectiveThis protocol delineates the methodology used for the development of standardised, consensus-based outcome definitions and reporting items specifically tailored to paediatric airway management trials. The goal is to create guidance that will serve as an extension to the established SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) and CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) frameworks, leading to enhanced trial reproducibility and transparency and ultimately improve pediatric airway research, systematic reviews and advance patient care and safety.

methodsThis project will adhere to the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network's framework for guideline development. The methodology will be structured into four distinct phases: (1) a scoping review to comprehensively identify outcomes and variables currently reported in paediatric airway management trials; (2) a three-round Delphi process involving a multidisciplinary panel of experts to prioritise and refine outcomes and variables; (3) a consensus meeting to achieve agreement on the final set of reporting items, which will then be prepared for publication and (4) dissemination.

conclusionsThe finalised outcome reporting guidelines, in the form of SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for paediatric airway management, will be disseminated through various channels to maximise their reach and impact. These include publication in peer-reviewed journals, presentation at major international conferences and submission to relevant international reporting registries, such as the EQUATOR, SPIRIT and CONSORT registries. Active engagement with key stakeholders, including journal editors, research funders, regulatory bodies and clinician networks and national and international societies, will be a crucial component of the dissemination strategy.

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Airway ManagementClinical Trials as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CarePediatricsChildHumansResearch Designclinical trialsCONSORTDelphiEQUATORoutcome reportingpaediatric airwaySPIRIT

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PMID41277350
PMCPMC12641240

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