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Establish a standardized minimal reporting format for hearing function in clinical trials to resolve interstudy reporting variability and enable meta-analyses.

August 29, 2012Otolaryngology

A New Standardized Format for Reporting Hearing Outcome in Clinical Trials

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RGRichard K. GurgelUniversity of Utah RJRobert K. JacklerStanford University RDRobert A. DobieGoogle (United States)

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Consensus statement presents a standardized reporting format for hearing outcomes in clinical trials, suggesting improved interstudy comparability for meta-analyses.

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Establish a standardized minimal reporting format for hearing function in clinical trials to resolve interstudy reporting variability and enable meta-analyses.
Held an inclusive panel consensus process within the Hearing Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery to address reporting inconsistencies.
Endorsed a minimal reporting standard consisting of a scattergram that plots average pure-tone threshold against word recognition score.
Maintained investigator flexibility to publish additional outcome metrics while establishing a mandatory common baseline to permit cross-study data pooling.

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Gurgel et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7be156c394ad7d0bed8d0 https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599812458401

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Consensus statement presents a standardized reporting format for hearing outcomes in clinical trials, suggesting improved interstudy comparability for meta-analyses.

A New Standardized Format for Reporting Hearing Outcome in Clinical Trials

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A New Standardized Format for Reporting Hearing Outcome in Clinical Trials

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