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Table 1 Definition of consensus

From: Development of a standardised set of metrics for monitoring site performance in multicentre randomised trials: a Delphi study

Consensus classification

Description

Definition

Consensus in

Consensus that the metric should be included in the performance metric set

≥70% participants scoring 7 to 9 and < 15% participants scoring 1 to 3

Consensus out

Consensus that the metric should not be included in the performance metric set

≥70% participants scoring 1 to 3 and < 15% of participants scoring 7 to 9

No consensus

Uncertainty about the importance of the metric

Anything else

  1. Source: [11]