European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Standard Operating Procedure for the development of guidelines

The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the development of clinical practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to rigorous methodological standards based on the principles of the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework. Key components include a transparent process for managing conflicts of interest, the incorporation of multidisciplinary panels including individuals with lived experience of diabetes, an evidence synthesis based on comprehensive systematic reviews, and an explicit peer review process. This SOP delineates the roles and responsibilities of the main structures involved, including the Guidelines Oversight Committee, Guideline Development Panels, and Evidence Synthesis Teams. Additionally, the SOP describes the main stages in guideline development, namely scoping of the guideline topic, evidence synthesis, development of Evidence-to-Decision frameworks for the formulation of clear, patient-centred recommendations, writing of the guideline document and the review process.

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Diabetologia
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2025-05-26
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-025-06370-1
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Clinical practice guidelines implementation
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European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Standard Operating Procedure for the development of guidelines

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European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Standard Operating Procedure for the development of guidelines

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Abstract

The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the development of clinical practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to rigorous methodological standards based on the principles of the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) framework. Key components include a transparent process for managing conflicts of interest, the incorporation of multidisciplinary panels including individuals with lived experience of diabetes, an evidence synthesis based on comprehensive systematic reviews, and an explicit peer review process. This SOP delineates the roles and responsibilities of the main structures involved, including the Guidelines Oversight Committee, Guideline Development Panels, and Evidence Synthesis Teams. Additionally, the SOP describes the main stages in guideline development, namely scoping of the guideline topic, evidence synthesis, development of Evidence-to-Decision frameworks for the formulation of clear, patient-centred recommendations, writing of the guideline document and the review process.

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St. Michael's Hospital (CA), University of Leicester (GB), Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (IT), Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven (BE), University Hospital Galway (IE), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Medical University of Sofia (BG), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (ES), Advanced Computer System (Italy) (IT), Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE), NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB), University of Southampton (GB), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE), KU Leuven (BE)
McMaster University, Università degli Studi di Firenze
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