About the Contextual Factors Working Group
In 2012, ‘contextual factors’ was introduced for the first time in the OMERACT process, but identifying, understanding and approaching contextual factors proved difficult. The Contextual Factors Working Group (CFWG) was formed to provide guidance on how to address these challenges. An essential part of the research plan includes developing an operational definition and guidance on how to address contextual factors in rheumatology trials, when developing core outcome measurement sets
Robin Christensen
Co-Chair
Lyn March
Co-Chair
Peter Tugwell
Co-Chair
Sabrina Mai Nielsen
Fellow
Maarten de Wit
Patient Research Partner
Amye Leong
Patient Research Partner
Marieke Scholte-Voshaar
Patient Research Partner
OMERACT Contextual Factors Working Group
What are Contextual Factors?
OMERACT 2020 Virtual Contextual Factors Special Interest Group November 12th 2020
Working Group Publications
Background Reading Materials
Glossary List
OMERACT consensus-based operational definition of contextual factors in rheumatology clinical trials: A mixed methods study
Towards consensus in defining and handling contextual factors within rheumatology trials: an initial qualitative study from an OMERACT working group
Identifying Provisional Generic Contextual Factor Domains for Clinical Trials in Rheumatology: Results from an OMERACT Initiative
An OMERACT Initiative Toward Consensus to Identify and Characterize Candidate Contextual Factors: Report from the Contextual Factors Working Group
Working Group Members:
Aidan Cashin
Allyson Jones
Amye Leong
Annelies Boonen
Ayano Kelly
Barnaby Reeves
Beverly Shea
Caroline Flurey
Catherine Hill
Catherine Hofstetter
Christoph Pohl
Clifton Bingham
Courage Uhunmwangho
Daniel Furst
Danielle van der Windt
Diana Hollander
Dinesh Khanna
Dorcas Beaton
Ernest Choy
Esen Cam
Francesca Ingegnoli
Francis Guillemin
George Wells
Gerd Jenny Aanerud
Graham Macdonald
Gulen Hatemi
Helene Storgaard
Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma
Jasvinder Singh
Jennifer Petkovic
Josef Smolen
Karine Toupin-April
Kathleen Tymms
Lara Maxwell
Laure Gossec
Linda Li
Lisa Christopher-Stine
Lisa Stamp
Lyn March
Maarten Boers
Maarten de Wit
Margreet Kloppenburg
Maria E. Suarez-Almazor
Marieke Voshaar
Mary Cowern
Melissa Selb
Michael Gill
Mike Backhouse
Monika Finger
Nataliya Milman
Niti Goel
Pam Richards
Patricia Hurley
Peter Taylor
Peter Choong
Peter Merkel
Peter Tugwell
Philip Conaghan
Philip J. Mease
Reuben Escorpizo
Richard Veselý
Rieke Alten
Robin Christensen
Sabrina Mai Nielsen
Sarah Mackie
Saurab Sharma
Sofia Ramiro
Stanton P. Newman
Suzanne Verstappen
Thasia Woodworth
Torkell Ellingsen
Vibeke Strand
Victor Sloan
Will Taylor