Abstract | UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND: METHODS: The 20 RAPPORT site principal investigators (PIs) and 4 topic specialists constituted an expert panel that participated in the consensus process. The panel used a modified Delphi Method consisting of an on-line questionnaire, followed by a one day face-to-face consensus conference. Consensus was defined as ≥ 75% agreement. For items deemed essential but when consensus on critical values was not achieved, simple majority vote drove the final decision. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The expert panel established consensus regarding corticosteroid management and an algorithm for steroid dosing that was well accepted and used by RAPPORT investigators. Developed specifically for the RAPPORT trial, further study of the algorithm is needed before recommendation for more general clinical use.
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Authors | Norman T Ilowite, Christy I Sandborg, Brian M Feldman, Alexi Grom, Laura E Schanberg, Edward H Giannini, Carol A Wallace, Rayfel Schneider, Kathleen Kenney, Beth Gottlieb, Philip J Hashkes, Lisa Imundo, Yukiko Kimura, Bianca Lang, Michael Miller, Diana Milojevic, Kathleen M O'Neil, Marilynn Punaro, Natasha Ruth, Nora G Singer, Richard K Vehe, James Verbsky, Amy Woodward, Lawrence Zemel |
Journal | Pediatric rheumatology online journal
(Pediatr Rheumatol Online J)
Vol. 10
Issue 1
Pg. 31
(Aug 29 2012)
ISSN: 1546-0096 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22931206
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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