Core Outcome Set (COS)
What is an outcome?
An outcome is something which is monitored during a research study to assess the impact of a disease and/or treatment on a group of patients. For example, in a study looking at how well a new treatment for migraine works, an ‘outcome’ might be to measure the symptom of pain.
Why is a core outcome set important in pituitary surgery?
Despite increased research within pituitary surgery, many questions about the condition remain unanswered.
One of the key barriers to answering such questions is that the information recorded in pituitary surgery research is inconsistent.
This is due to different studies measuring different outcomes, which makes it challenging to compare or combine results in order to draw meaningful conclusions.
So, what’s our solution?
We aim to develop a core outcome set that should be included as a minimum in all future pituitary surgery research studies.
This will allow researchers to compare like for like, finding out useful information about which treatments work and which don’t.
We hope to generate these outcomes by working with people with personal experience of the condition (including patients, their family, and carers) and healthcare professionals with expertise in treating patients with the condition being studied.
What does the study involve?
The study has three rounds. . .
