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. 2016 Jan;50(1):37-43.
doi: 10.1177/2168479015621601.

Practical Considerations for the Use of Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) in Pediatric Clinical Research: Examples From Pediatric Gastroenterology

Sarrit M Kovacs  1 , Diane M Turner-Bowker  2 , Gina Calarco  3 , Andrew E Mulberg  1 , Jean Paty  4
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Practical Considerations for the Use of Clinical Outcome Assessments (COAs) in Pediatric Clinical Research: Examples From Pediatric Gastroenterology

Sarrit M Kovacs et al. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Clinical outcome assessments (COAs), including patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, are routinely used in drug development and other clinical research initiatives to assess the impact of treatment on patient health and well-being. The FDA Guidance for Industry Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Use in Medical Product Development to Support Labeling Claims (2009), the European Medicines Agency's Reflection Paper on the Regulatory Guidance for the Use of Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (2005), and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research PRO Good Research Practices for the Assessment of Children and Adolescence Task Force (2013) outline key considerations and good measurement principles that are relevant to the selection and use of COAs in a pediatric population. However, challenges remain in the appropriate selection and use of COAs to assess treatment benefit in pediatric clinical research. The purpose of this paper is to summarize proceedings from a panel presentation at the Critical Path Institute's 2015 Annual PRO Consortium Workshop. This paper underscores the importance of considering children's specific needs and the numerous challenges faced when developing and implementing well-defined and reliable COAs in pediatric clinical trials evaluating medical products, and describes some approaches to addressing these unique needs and challenges.

Keywords: clinical trial; drug development; functional constipation; gastroesophageal; patient-reported outcome (PRO).

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