Franco 2020.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Randomised trial. Italy. | |
Participants | 222 patients with uncontrolled epileptic seizures. | |
Interventions | Assessment of adverse events using the Adverse Event Profile (AEP) and communication of patient scores to treating physicians. Intervention features Multiple complex feedback (multiple PROMs at multiple times) PROM(s) used as intervention: 31‐item epilepsy‐specific Quality of Life Inventory ‐ Epilepsy–31 (QOLIE‐31), 19‐item AEP questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI), 5‐digit Clinical Global Impression (CGI) scale Constructs measured: Health related Quality of Life, Symptoms, Functioning Instrument categories/domains: Generic, Domain/Disease specific (epilepsy) Administration features Where PROMs administered: Clinical setting How administered: Self‐administered Format of PROMs questionnaire(s): Electronic Feedback features Format of PROMs feedback: Unclear How often information fed back: 0 (enrolment), 6, 12, and 18 months Who information fed back to: Clinicians Information fed back: Scores |
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Outcomes | Main outcome: adverse events measured by the AEP and quality of life measured by the Quality of Life Inventory for Epilepsy‐31 (QOLIE‐31). | |
Notes | Funded by the Italian Medicines Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco [AIFA]) (FARM52K2WM_003) and the University Pavia. The study was conducted between 2006 and 2009. No conflicts of interest are reported. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated randomisation. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Secure online system delivered allocation. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Nature of intervention. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported. |
Baseline outcome measurements similar | Low risk | Measurements the same. |
Baseline characteristics similar | Low risk | Characteristics similar. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported. |
Was study protected against contamination | High risk | Multi‐site no cluster design. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No published protocol. |