We define the minimal important change (MIC) as a threshold for a minimal within-person
change over time above which patients perceive themselves importantly changed. There is …

Importance Complete information in a trial protocol regarding study outcomes is crucial for
obtaining regulatory approvals, ensuring standardized trial conduct, reducing research …

The goal of the OPTIKNEE consensus is to improve knee and overall health, to prevent
osteoarthritis (OA) after a traumatic knee injury. The consensus followed a seven-step hybrid …

Abstract Effect sizes are an important outcome of quantitative research, but few guidelines
exist that explain how researchers can determine which effect sizes are meaningful …

Aims The aim of this study was to report the meaningful values of the EuroQol five-
dimension three-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) and EuroQol visual analogue scale (EQ …

Prologue Glaucoma surgery has been, for many decades now, dominated by the universal
gold standard which is trabeculectomy augmented with antimetabolites. Tubes also came …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify the minimal clinically important difference (MCID),
minimal important change (MIC), minimal detectable change (MDC), and patient-acceptable …

Objective We synthesised and assessed credibility (ie, trustworthiness) of thresholds that
define meaningful scores for patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following …

Background: The Latarjet procedure is one of the most well-established treatment options for
anterior shoulder instability. However, meaningful clinical outcomes after this surgery have …

Introduction There are many intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IA-HA) products on the market
that have known intrinsic differences in molecular size, source, and structure. The current …