Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO)

Ranjani Somayaji, Victoria Haldane, Rob Fowler, Karla D Krewulak, Nadine Foster, Shelley Longmore, Sean W X Ong, Steven Tong, Benjamin A Rogers, Lisa Burry, Katherine Kissel, David L Paterson, Nick Daneman, Kirsten Fiest

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849
Published: 2026-07
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849,
  title = {Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO)},
  author = {Ranjani Somayaji and Victoria Haldane and Rob Fowler and Karla D Krewulak and Nadine Foster and Shelley Longmore and Sean W X Ong and Steven Tong and Benjamin A Rogers and Lisa Burry and Katherine Kissel and David L Paterson and Nick Daneman and Kirsten Fiest},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO)
AU  - Ranjani Somayaji
AU  - Victoria Haldane
AU  - Rob Fowler
AU  - Karla D Krewulak
AU  - Nadine Foster
AU  - Shelley Longmore
AU  - Sean W X Ong
AU  - Steven Tong
AU  - Benjamin A Rogers
AU  - Lisa Burry
AU  - Katherine Kissel
AU  - David L Paterson
AU  - Nick Daneman
AU  - Kirsten Fiest
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849
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Somayaji, R., Haldane, V., Fowler, R., Krewulak, K. D., Foster, N., Longmore, S., Ong, S. W. X., Tong, S., Rogers, B. A., Burry, L., Kissel, K., Paterson, D. L., Daneman, N., & Fiest, K. (2026). Towards use of Patient-informed Relevant Outcomes (PRO) in trials of bloodstream infections: a mixed-methods study protocol (BALANCE+PRO). BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119849

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