Abstract
Introduction: Variability in usage and definition of data characteristics in previous cohort studies on unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) complicated pooling and proper interpretation of these data. The aim of the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke UIA and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) Common Data Elements (CDE) Project was to provide a common structure for data collection in future research on UIA and SAH. Methods: This paper describes the development and summarization of the recommendations of the working groups (WGs) on UIAs, which consisted of an international and multidisciplinary panel of cerebrovascular specialists on research and treatment of UIAs. Consensus recommendations were developed by review of previously published CDEs for other neurological diseases and the literature on UIAs. Recommendations for CDEs were classified by priority into ‘Core,’ ‘Supplemental—Highly Recommended,’ ‘Supplemental,’ and ‘Exploratory.’ Results: Ninety-one CDEs were compiled; 69 were newly created and 22 were existing CDEs. The CDEs were assigned to eight subcategories and were classified as Core (8), Supplemental—Highly Recommended (23), Supplemental (25), and Exploratory (35) elements. Additionally, the WG developed and agreed on a classification for aneurysm morphology. Conclusion: The proposed CDEs have been distilled from a broad pool of characteristics, measures, or outcomes. The usage of these CDEs will facilitate pooling of data from cohort studies or clinical trials on patients with UIAs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-101 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Neurocritical Care |
Volume | 30 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 16 2019 |
Funding
The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent those of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), or the US Government. Logistical support for this project was provided in part through NIH Contract HHSN271201200034C, the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NLM, The Neurocritical Care Society, and the CHI Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX. The development of the NINDS SAH CDEs was made possible thanks to the great The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent those of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), or the US Government. Logistical support for this project was provided in part through NIH Contract HHSN271201200034C, the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NLM, The Neurocritical Care Society, and the CHI Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, TX. The development of the NINDS SAH CDEs was made possible thanks to the great investment of time and effort of WG members and the members of the NINDS CDE Project and NLM CDE project teams participating from 2015–2017.
Keywords
- Common data elements
- Data standardization
- Morphology
- Risk factors
- Unruptured intracranial aneurysms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
- Clinical Neurology