Time as an outcome measure in fertility-related clinical studies: long-awaited

Sunkara, Sesh K., Zheng, Wenjing, D'Hooghe, Thomas, Longobardi, Salvatore and Boivin, Jacky 2020. Time as an outcome measure in fertility-related clinical studies: long-awaited. Human Reproduction 35 (8) , pp. 1732-1739. 10.1093/humrep/deaa138

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Abstract

Time taken to achieve a live birth is an important consideration that is central to managing patient expectations during infertility treatment. However, time-related endpoints are not reported as standard in the majority of fertility-related clinical studies and there is no internationally recognized consensus definition for such endpoints. There is, therefore, a need for meaningful discussions around the selection of appropriate time-related treatment outcome measures for studies evaluating fertility treatments that will be relevant to diverse stakeholders (e.g. patients, healthcare professionals, clinical scientists, authorities and industry). Here, we provide a proposal for the evaluation of time-related outcome measures in fertility-related clinical studies, alongside associated definitions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0268-1161
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 October 2020
Date of Acceptance:	5 May 2020
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2020 15:30
URI:	http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/135693

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