S K Nijjar1, M I D'Amico1, N A Wimalaweera2, Nam Cooper1, J Zamora1,3, K S Khan4. 1. Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. 2. The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. 3. Clinical Biostatistics Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal (IRYCIS) and CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Publica, Madrid, Spain. 4. Multidisciplinary Evidence Synthesis Hub (mEsh), Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University, London, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous reviews examining the effect of participation in trials on outcomes have not consistently shown benefit. Obstetrics and gynaecology is a unique disease area posing challenges for both researchers and patients. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether participation in randomised controlled trials (RCTs), compared with non-participation, has a beneficial effect on women's health. SEARCH STRATEGY: Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and PsycInfo were searched up to December 2015. SELECTION CRITERIA: We selected studies that reported the same clinical outcomes for participants in a women's health RCT and a comparable non-participant cohort. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were extracted on quality, characteristics and study results. Outcomes were compared using logistic regression. MAIN RESULTS: There were 21 relevant studies (20 160 women, 4759 outcome events). Trial participants, compared with non-participants, had 25% better odds of improved outcomes on average (OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.64-0.87; I2 = 64.3%). The beneficial effect of participating in a trial was larger in comparisons where: RCTs were of high quality (OR 0.62; 95% CI 0.50-0.76) versus low (OR 0.92; 95% CI 0.74-1.16); and RCT intervention was not available to non-participants (OR 0.57; 95% CI 0.47-0.69) versus when it was (OR 1.13; 95% CI 0.89-1.44). The effect of trial participation was not influenced by effect size within the RCT (P = 0.48), whether funding was received or not (P = 0.13), whether non-participants received any treatment or not (P = 0.49), and the quality of the comparison of RCT participants with non-participants (P = 0.88). CONCLUSIONS: Women participating in RCTs on average experienced better outcomes compared with those outside trials. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Participants in obstetric and gynaecology RCTs experience better outcomes compared with non-participants.
BACKGROUND: Previous reviews examining the effect of participation in trials on outcomes have not consistently shown benefit. Obstetrics and gynaecology is a unique disease area posing challenges for both researchers and patients. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether participation in randomised controlled trials (RCTs), compared with non-participation, has a beneficial effect on women's health. SEARCH STRATEGY: Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and PsycInfo were searched up to December 2015. SELECTION CRITERIA: We selected studies that reported the same clinical outcomes for participants in a women's health RCT and a comparable non-participant cohort. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were extracted on quality, characteristics and study results. Outcomes were compared using logistic regression. MAIN RESULTS: There were 21 relevant studies (20 160 women, 4759 outcome events). Trial participants, compared with non-participants, had 25% better odds of improved outcomes on average (OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.64-0.87; I2 = 64.3%). The beneficial effect of participating in a trial was larger in comparisons where: RCTs were of high quality (OR 0.62; 95% CI 0.50-0.76) versus low (OR 0.92; 95% CI 0.74-1.16); and RCT intervention was not available to non-participants (OR 0.57; 95% CI 0.47-0.69) versus when it was (OR 1.13; 95% CI 0.89-1.44). The effect of trial participation was not influenced by effect size within the RCT (P = 0.48), whether funding was received or not (P = 0.13), whether non-participants received any treatment or not (P = 0.49), and the quality of the comparison of RCT participants with non-participants (P = 0.88). CONCLUSIONS: Women participating in RCTs on average experienced better outcomes compared with those outside trials. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Participants in obstetric and gynaecology RCTs experience better outcomes compared with non-participants.
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