In this project, relevant stakeholders will agree upon a Core Outcome Set for future treatment studies on provoked vestibulodynia. The goal of the project is to make recommendations regarding outcomes so that more studies measure those that are important for both healthcare staff and researchers as well as patients.
A Core Outcome Set is an agreed-upon standardised collection of outcomes which should be measured and reported, as a minimum, in all trials of a of a specific condition regardless of the type of treatment being studied. Examples of outcomes in this area are dyspareunia, sexual function, ability to carry out physical activities, quality of life, and level of function.
The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Service (SBU) is principal investigator (responsible for) for the project. More information is available here:https://www.sbu.se/en/ongoing-projects/development-of-a-core-outcome-set-for-treatment-of-provoked-vestibulodynia/. The study has been approved by the Swedish ethical application board: (nr 2022-02091-01)
The project has been registered in the COMET Initiative database: https://www.comet-initiative.org/Studies/Details/2085