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Table 3 Definitions of consensus

From: Development of a core outcome set (COS) and selecting outcome measurement instruments (OMIs) for non-valvular atrial fibrillation in traditional Chinese medicine clinical trials: study protocol

Consensus classification

Description

Definition

Consensus in

The outcome should be included in the core outcome set

70% or more of the participants scored outcome as 7 to 9, and < 15% of the participants scored the outcomes as 1 to 3

Consensus out

The outcome should not be included in the core outcomes set

70% or more of the participants scored the outcome as 1 to 3, and < 15% of the participants scored the outcome as 7 to 9

No consensus

Uncertainty of the importance of outcome

Anything else