The objectives of this study are to use the Delphi method to assemble an expert panel representing innovation in asthma treatment, to collect freely suggested recommendation statements concerning OCS tapering (and sub-topics) among severe asthma patients from this panel for peer evaluation, and finally to determine the level of consensus for each statement from the panel as a whole.
A series of anonymous questionnaires will be administered to a panel of experts. Each questionnaire administered results in a body of information that is re-presented to the experts before performing the next round. Initial brainstorming questionnaires are open in nature, and are used to generate statements that individual experts would like to see evaluated by their peers. Subsequent ranking questionnaires require that each expert rank each statement according to a pre-defined likert scale. Serial ranking questionnaires are administered electronically and continue until stopping rules are met, or the maximum number of allowed rounds is achieved (capped at three rounds for the present study). Experts are recruited by invitation or response to open call (see eligibility criteria and url at the end of this declaration.)
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
140
Expert recommendation statements will be collected for peer evaluation.
Each participant will rank each statement using a likert scale: strongly disagree -- disagree -- neutral -- agree -- strongly agree.
Each participant will rank each statement using a likert scale: strongly disagree -- disagree -- neutral -- agree -- strongly agree.
Carey Suehs
Montpellier, France
The number of recommendation statements achieving positive consensus
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates either "agree" or "strongly agree" for a given statement, a positive consensus has been met.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
The number of recommendation statements achieving negative consensus
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates either "disagree" or "strongly disagree" for a given statement, a positive consensus has been met.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
The number of recommendation statements achieving consensus for neutrality
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates "neutral" for a given statement, a consensus for neutrality has been met.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
The number of statements meeting the stopping rule after ranking round 1.
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates the same score for a given statement, no subsequent rounds of ranking for that statement will be performed.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
The number of statements meeting the stopping rule after ranking round 2.
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates the same score for a given statement, no subsequent rounds of ranking for that statement will be performed.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
The number of statements meeting the stopping rule after ranking round 3.
When \>= 70% of the expert panel indicates the same score for a given statement, no subsequent rounds of ranking for that statement will be performed.
Time frame: Approximately month 5
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Each participant will rank each statement using a likert scale: strongly disagree -- disagree -- neutral -- agree -- strongly agree.