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Table 1 Search strategy

From: Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) initiative: protocol for an international Delphi study to achieve consensus on how to select outcome measurement instruments for outcomes included in a ‘core outcome set’

 

Search terms

1.

“Outcome Assessment (Health Care)”/

2.

Clinical Trials as Topic/

3.

guidance.ti,kw.

4.

guideline*.ti,kw.

5.

(outcome* adj2 measure*).ti,kw.

6.

outcome*.ti,kw.

7.

treatment outcome.ti,kw.

8.

outcome studies.ti,kw.

9.

outcomes assessment.ti,kw.

10.

(outcome* adj2 instrument*).ti,kw.

11.

measurement instrument*.ti,kw.

12.

1 or 2

13.

3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11

14.

12 and 13

15.

limit 14 to (guideline or meta analysis or “review”)

16.

limit 15 to English language

17.

limit 16 to humans