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Table 1 Definitions of consensus

From: IMMPACT-recommended outcome measures and tools of assessment in burning mouth syndrome RCTs: an international Delphi survey protocol

Consensus classification

Description

Definition

Consensus in

Outcome should be included in the COS

> 80% respondents scoring as 4 or 5 AND < 15% scoring as 1 or 2

Consensus out

Outcome should be excluded from the COS

50% or fewer scoring 4 or 5 in each stakeholder group

No consensus

Uncertainty regarding importance of outcome

Anything else