核心指标集研制规范(COS-STAD)介绍及其在中医药领域应用的思考

Introduction of COS-STAD recommendations and its application of TCM

核心指标集(Core Outcome Set,COS)是解决临床研究中结局指标不一致、不实用、发表偏倚等问题的重要途径。为保障COS研制过程的规范化,COMET工作组制定了核心指标集研制规范(Core Outcome SetSTAndards for Development,COS-STAD)。该规范包含11条最低标准,涉及三个重要共性环节:应用范围、利益相关者及共识过程。COS-STAD不仅适用于COS研制者规范研究设计,也可用于COS使用者判断某个COS的方法学质量。本文结合我国临床实践和临床试验的背景和条件,特别是中医药COS研制的特点,对COS-STAD推荐进行解读,为我国临床试验COS研究者和实施者提供参考。

Core Outcome Set （COS） is an important approach to address problems in which the outcomes are inconsistent, non-essential and reporting biased in clinical researches. In order to ensure the standardization of the COS development process, the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials （COMET） has initiatively developed the Core Outcome Set-STAndards for Development （COS-STAD）. The recommendation includes 11 minimum standards, involving 3 common key domains： the scope, the stakeholders, and the consensus process. The COS-STAD is used by COS developers for standardizing research design, determining the quality of the methodology to develop a COS. Based on the background and conditions of clinical practice and clinical trials in China, especially the characteristics of the development of Core Outcome Set of Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM-COS）, this paper interprets the recommendations of COS- STAD, providing a reference for the potential users of COS in China.