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Population characteristics as important contextual factors in rheumatological trials: an exploratory meta-epidemiological study from an OMERACT Working Group

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  • Sabrina Mai Nielsen Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Helene Storgaard Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Torkell Ellingsen Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Beverley J Shea Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • George A Wells School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vivian Andrea Welch School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Daniel E Furst David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA University of Florence, Florence, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maarten de Wit OMERACT Patient Research Partner, Zaltbommel, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Marieke Voshaar Department Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carsten Bogh Juhl Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev & Gentofte, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maarten Boers Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Reuben Escorpizo Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thasia G Woodworth David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Annelies Boonen Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), 6229 ER Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Henning Bliddal Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lyn M March Florance and Cope Professorial Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter Tugwell Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Robin Christensen Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Ms Sabrina Mai Nielsen, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen DK-2000, Denmark; sabrina.mai.nielsen{at}regionh.dk
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Nielsen SM, Storgaard H, Ellingsen T, et al
Population characteristics as important contextual factors in rheumatological trials: an exploratory meta-epidemiological study from an OMERACT Working Group
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2020;79:1269-1276.

Publication history

  • Received February 28, 2020
  • Revised April 24, 2020
  • Accepted June 2, 2020
  • First published June 30, 2020.
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September 14, 2020

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