COS-Speech: protocol to develop a core outcome set for dysarthria after stroke for use in clinical practice and research

DiscussionThere is currently no COS for dysarthria after stroke for research trials or clinical practice. The findings from this research study will be a minimum COS, for use in all dysarthria research studies and clinical practice looking at post-stroke recovery of speech. These findings will be widely disseminated using professional and patient networks, research and clinical forums as well as using a variety of academic papers, videos, accessible writing such as blogs and links on social media.Trial registrationCOS-Speech is registered with the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) database, October 2021https://www.comet-initiative.org/Studies/Details/1959.In addition, “A systematic review of the psychometric properties and clinical utility of instruments measuring dysarthria after stroke” will inform the consensus meeting to match measures to COS-Speech. The protocol for the systematic reviews registered with the International Prospective Register of Systemat ic Reviews. PROSPERO registration number:CRD42022302998.
Source: Trials - Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials