{"id":333,"date":"2026-06-10T15:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:21:27","slug":"guide-to-develop-a-cos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/guide-to-develop-a-cos\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you  develop a COS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:229px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f6d8c3\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(24.034px, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.247), 40px);\"><strong style=\"text-align: start;white-space: normal\">A methodology to develop your own&nbsp;MISLToe Core Outcome Set (COS)&nbsp;for use in other countries&nbsp;or with other clinical populations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/guide-to-develop-a-cos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull\" style=\"font-size:clamp(18.959px, 1.185rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.863), 30px);\">What is a Core Outcome Set (COS)?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-palette-color-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">A <em>COS<\/em> is a <em>concise group of agreed measures for baseline and outcome data<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>What are the benefits of having a COS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When you identify a COS for each health condition, this supports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Comparability of results across clinical trials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Consistency and systematic approaches to routine data collection in healthcare services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>MISLToe_SSD COS <\/strong>is designed together with specialist Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) for clinicians working with children with SSD in the UK healthcare system. <em>If you live outside the UK, or work with a different client group,<\/em> the <strong>MISLToe Methodology <\/strong>provides guidance to help you <strong>develop your own COS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>How do you develop a COS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>COMET<\/em> initiative supports researchers and healthcare professionals interested in collecting a COS. A tutorial on developing a COS is available on the <a style=\"white-space: normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comet-initiative.org\/Resources\/COSTutorial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">COMET website<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard;font-size: medium;white-space: normal\">.<\/span><br><br>Full details of the MISLToe methodology are available in the manual here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-583x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1301\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:0.6748019957433447;width:558px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-583x1024.png 583w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-768x1348.png 768w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-875x1536.png 875w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-1167x2048.png 1167w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/10\/MISLToe_Methodolody-scaled.png 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The MISLToe Methodology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:127px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The MISLToe_SSD project is a collaboration between&nbsp;<strong>Cardiff Metropolitan University,<\/strong><br><strong>Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit at Bristol Foundation Trust,<\/strong><br><strong>Newcastle University, the University of Strathclyde,<\/strong> <strong>University of the West of<br>England, the University of Bristol, and Afasic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:bft.misltoe.southmead@nhs.net\">bft.misltoe.southmead@nhs.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-663b1194 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">This project is sponsored and funded by the following institutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2316\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2.png 2316w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2-1024x108.png 1024w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2-768x81.png 768w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2-1536x162.png 1536w, https:\/\/microsites.cardiffmet.ac.uk\/MISLToeSSD\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/08\/Picture2-2048x217.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2316px) 100vw, 2316px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Core Outcome Set (COS)? A COS is a concise group of agreed measures for baseline and outcome data What are the benefits of having a COS? 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