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Defined term · Outcomes and endpoints

Patient-reported outcome

An outcome reported directly by the participant without interpretation by a clinician. At elevated risk of bias where the intervention produces a perceptible effect that unblinds the participant.

Document identifier
CEI-GT-094
Series
Defined term
Version
1.0
Published
30 Jul 2026
Last reviewed
30 Jul 2026
Certainty
Not rated

§1Patient-reported outcome

§1.1Also known as

PRO

§1.2Category

Outcomes and endpoints — Terms describing what a study measures and what the measurement supports.

§1.3Related terms

  • Blinding — The withholding of knowledge of assignment from participants, investigators, outcome assessors or analysts. The Institute records who was blinded rather than describing…
  • Risk of bias — The extent to which features of a study’s design or conduct could produce an effect estimate that systematically departs from the truth. Assessed at the level of the…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-094 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/patient-reported-outcome/ · retrieved 30 July 2026
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