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Kidney & Transplant

Cochrane Kidney & Transplant is using core outcomes developed by the SONG initiative based at the Centre for Kidney Research.

Since 2017 Cochrane Kidney & Transplant has adopted the standardised core outcomes for HD & Tx into their protocols and reviews. 

SONG initiative

Outcome setsOutcomes
Haemodialysis (SONG-HD)
  • fatigue
  • cardiovascular disease
  • vascular access
  • mortality
Transplantation (SONG-Tx)
  • graft health
  • cardiovascular disease
  • cancer
  • infection
  • life participation
  • mortality
Peritoneal dialysis (SONG-PD)
  • PD infection
  • cardiovascular disease
  • mortality
  • life participation
  • technique survival
Children and adolescents (SONG-Kids)
  • life participation
  • survival
  • kidney function
  • infection

Polycystic kidney disease (SONG-PKD)

  • kidney function
  • morality
  • cyst pain
  • cardiovascular disease

SONG Handbook

See page 16 for the core outcomes and other tiered outcomes.

SONG_Handbook_v01_20170601-published.pdf


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