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2026 · Preprint · Open Science Framework

Guidance for defining outcomes in clinical trials

Xiangji Ying; Tianjing Li; Joanne McKenzie; Matthew James Page; Kiran Ninan; Jean-Pierre Oberste; Colby J. Vorland; Andrew William Brown; Riaz Qureshi; Nicholas J DeVito; Ian Saldanha; Martin Offringa; Nancy J. Butcher; Sirui Zhang; Phi-Yen Nguyen; Joe D Menke; Veronica Ka Wai Lai; Halil Kilicoglu; Evan Mayo-Wilson

Develops a structured approach for defining clinical-trial outcomes completely and consistently before trials begin.

Preprint; this version has not been peer reviewed.

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Reporting transparency

Clinical trials · Outcome definitions

Author affiliations & identifiers
  • Xiangji Ying: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-3788
  • Tianjing Li: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5371-4558
  • Matthew James Page: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4242-7526
  • Kiran Ninan: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-6751
  • Jean-Pierre Oberste: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2075-5267
  • Colby J. Vorland: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-372X
  • Andrew William Brown: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1758-8205
  • Riaz Qureshi: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-4874
  • Nicholas J DeVito: University of Oxford · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8286-1995
  • Ian Saldanha: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2062-3382
  • Nancy J. Butcher: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-0108
  • Phi-Yen Nguyen: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0476-3385
  • Joe D Menke: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-7549
  • Veronica Ka Wai Lai: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-9141
  • Halil Kilicoglu: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3987-9393
  • Evan Mayo-Wilson: · ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-2459

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