A focused protocol
Translate a broad business or clinical question into a more precise research starting point.
RESEARCH PLANNING
A sharper question.
A stronger starting point.
Define your population, intervention, comparator and outcomes. Build a focused foundation for HTA and EU JCA evidence planning.
THE PICO FRAMEWORKHelp me structure a PICO question for this review and identify the comparator evidence I need to investigate.
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P · PopulationWho is the research about?
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I · InterventionWhat is being evaluated?
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C · ComparatorWhat is it compared with?
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O · OutcomesWhich results matter?
An example research workflow
BUILT FOR
HEOR researchers · Market access teams · Evidence planners
THE CHALLENGE, RECONSIDERED
Give your review a clear direction before it begins.
A broad question can lead to an unfocused review. Use the Population, Intervention, Comparator and Outcomes framework to define what you are investigating, surface the evidence you need and discuss the scope with your team before the protocol is finalised.
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Start with your research question
Describe the question in natural language. Add the population, treatment setting and evidence context you already know.
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Make the scope explicit
Work through each PICO element. Explore comparator choices, outcome measures and potential evidence gaps.
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Refine with your team
Review the proposed framework against your intended HTA or EU JCA context, then use it to guide the literature review.
MORE SPACE FOR WHAT MATTERS
Keep the context.
Move the work forward.
Your research judgement stays at the centre. giles® helps with the work around it.
Earlier conversations
Discuss comparator coverage and outcome priorities before your review is underway.
A shared framework
Give researchers, medical writers and market access colleagues a clear scope to work from.
THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE
Great research starts
with a better question.
Let’s see what you and giles® can discover.