Definitions, acceptability, limitations, and guidance in the use and reporting of surrogate end points in trials : a scoping review

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OBJECTIVE: To synthesize the current literature on the use of surrogate end points, including definitions, acceptability, and limitations of surrogate end points and guidance for their design/reporting, into trial reporting items.

STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Literature was identified through searching bibliographic databases (until March 1, 2022) and gray literature sources (until May 27, 2022). Data were thematically analyzed into four categories: (1) definitions, (2) acceptability, (3) limitations and challenges, and (4) guidance, and synthesized into reporting guidance items.

RESULTS: After screening, 90 documents were included: 79% (n = 71) had data on definitions, 77% (n = 69) on acceptability, 72% (n = 65) on limitations and challenges, and 61% (n = 55) on guidance. Data were synthesized into 17 potential trial reporting items: explicit statements on the use of surrogate end point(s) and justification for their use (items 1-6); methodological considerations, including whether sample size calculations were informed by surrogate validity (items 7-9); reporting of results for composite outcomes containing a surrogate end point (item 10); discussion and interpretation of findings (items 11-14); plans for confirmatory studies, collecting data on the surrogate end point and target outcome, and data sharing (items 15-16); and informing trial participants about using surrogate end points (item 17).

CONCLUSION: The review identified and synthesized items on the use of surrogate end points in trials; these will inform the development of the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials-SURROGATE and Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials-SURROGATE extensions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical epidemiology - 160(2023) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 83-99

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manyara, Anthony Muchai [VerfasserIn]
Davies, Philippa [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Derek [VerfasserIn]
Weir, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Young, Amber E [VerfasserIn]
Wells, Valerie [VerfasserIn]
Blazeby, Jane [VerfasserIn]
Butcher, Nancy J [VerfasserIn]
Bujkiewicz, Sylwia [VerfasserIn]
Chan, An-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Gary S [VerfasserIn]
Dawoud, Dalia [VerfasserIn]
Offringa, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Ouwens, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Ross, Joseph S [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Rod S [VerfasserIn]
Ciani, Oriana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
CONSORT-Surrogate
Design
Journal Article
Protocols
Randomized controlled trials
Reporting guidance
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SPIRIT-Surrogate
Scoping review
Surrogate end points
Validation

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Date Completed 01.09.2023

Date Revised 13.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.013

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358814103