Control yourself: ISPE‐endorsed guidance in the application of self‐controlled study designs in pharmacoepidemiology

Purpose Consensus is needed on conceptual foundations, terminology and relationships among the various self‐controlled “trigger” study designs that control for time‐invariant confounding factors and target the association between transient exposures (potential triggers) and abrupt outcomes. The Inte...

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Published inPharmacoepidemiology and drug safety Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 671 - 684
Main Authors Cadarette, Suzanne M., Maclure, Malcolm, Delaney, J. A. Chris, Whitaker, Heather J., Hayes, Kaleen N., Wang, Shirley V., Tadrous, Mina, Gagne, Joshua J., Consiglio, Giulia P., Hallas, Jesper
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2021
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Summary:Purpose Consensus is needed on conceptual foundations, terminology and relationships among the various self‐controlled “trigger” study designs that control for time‐invariant confounding factors and target the association between transient exposures (potential triggers) and abrupt outcomes. The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) funded a working group of ISPE members to develop guidance material for the application and reporting of self‐controlled study designs, similar to Standards of Reporting Observational Epidemiology (STROBE). This first paper focuses on navigation between the types of self‐controlled designs to permit a foundational understanding with guiding principles. Methods We leveraged a systematic review of applications of these designs, that we term Self‐controlled Crossover Observational PharmacoEpidemiologic (SCOPE) studies. Starting from first principles and using case examples, we reviewed outcome‐anchored (case‐crossover [CCO], case‐time control [CTC], case‐case‐time control [CCTC]) and exposure‐anchored (self‐controlled case‐series [SCCS]) study designs. Results Key methodological features related to exposure, outcome and time‐related concerns were clarified, and a common language and worksheet to facilitate the design of SCOPE studies is introduced. Conclusions Consensus on conceptual foundations, terminology and relationships among SCOPE designs will facilitate understanding and critical appraisal of published studies, as well as help in the design, analysis and review of new SCOPE studies. This manuscript is endorsed by ISPE.
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ISSN:1053-8569
1099-1557
DOI:10.1002/pds.5227