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Background <p>Preventing fetal exposure to teratogenic medications is an important target for risk mitigation efforts. Decisions about risk mitigation efforts specific to teratogenic medications are complex.</p> Objectives <p>The Teratogenic Risk Impact and Mitigation (TRIM) tool was developed as an innovative decision support tool to facilitate prioritization of teratogenic medications for risk mitigation strategies.</p> Methods <p>We employed a modified Delphi study design involving experts across teratology, obstetrics/gynecology, and medication safety. Panelists proposed decision criteria in three focus groups, followed by e-Delphi rounds to reach a consensus on criteria regarding three dimensions: (1) completeness; (2) relevance; and (3) distinctiveness. Aggregated feedback from each round was used to inform revision of the criteria in subsequent rounds.</p> Results <p>A total of 33 candidate criteria proposed by 32 focus group participants were organized into ten distinct criteria for the Delphi process. Consensus (defined as &gt;&#xa0;85% agreement on all three dimensions) was reached after three e-Delphi rounds, resulting in six criteria: (1) background use among persons of reproductive potential; (2) overall medication benefit considering severity of the indication and availability of alternatives; (3) seriousness of the teratogenic outcome; (4) risk of the teratogenic outcome; (5) certainty regarding teratogenicity; and (6) the risk of exposure during pregnancy.</p> Conclusions <p>We established measurable criteria to inform decisions when prioritizing teratogenic medications for risk mitigation programs. Criteria are consensus based and consistent with relevant regulatory guidance. Future work will operationalize these criteria and determine specific weights to facilitate medication-specific TRIM scores. Through its explicit framework, the TRIM tool may support consistent, transparent, and rational decision making and help optimize the contribution of risk mitigation programs to public health.</p>

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Teratogenic Risk Impact Mitigation (TRIM): Development of Explicit Criteria to Facilitate Decisions Regarding Teratogenic Risk Mitigation Strategies

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    2025年8月5日

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  • Celeste L. Y. Ewig,
  • Yanning Wang,
  • Nicole E. Smolinski,
  • Gita A. Toyserkani,
  • Cynthia LaCivita,
  • Leila Lackey,
  • Sara Eggers,
  • Leyla Sahin,
  • Reem S. Abu-Rustum,
  • Brian T. Bateman,
  • Anick Berard,
  • Christina D. Chambers,
  • Beth Choby,
  • Elizabeth A. Conover,
  • Michael F. Greene,
  • Sonia Hernández-Díaz,
  • Denise J. Jamieson,
  • Sarah G. Običan,
  • Janine E. Polifka,
  • Kay Roussos-Ross,
  • Jeanne S. Sheffield,
  • Sharon Voyer Lavigne,
  • Ellen M. Zimmermann,
  • Susan B. Laffan,
  • Anthony M. DeLise,
  • Alicia W. Gilsenan,
  • Tarek A. Hammad,
  • Christian Hampp,
  • Janet R. Hardy,
  • Caitlin A. Knox,
  • Kristine Shields,
  • Meredith Y. Smith,
  • Rachel E. Sobel,
  • Melissa S. Tassinari,
  • Judith C. Maro,
  • Sonja A. Rasmussen,
  • Almut G. Winterstein

摘要

Background

Preventing fetal exposure to teratogenic medications is an important target for risk mitigation efforts. Decisions about risk mitigation efforts specific to teratogenic medications are complex.

Objectives

The Teratogenic Risk Impact and Mitigation (TRIM) tool was developed as an innovative decision support tool to facilitate prioritization of teratogenic medications for risk mitigation strategies.

Methods

We employed a modified Delphi study design involving experts across teratology, obstetrics/gynecology, and medication safety. Panelists proposed decision criteria in three focus groups, followed by e-Delphi rounds to reach a consensus on criteria regarding three dimensions: (1) completeness; (2) relevance; and (3) distinctiveness. Aggregated feedback from each round was used to inform revision of the criteria in subsequent rounds.

Results

A total of 33 candidate criteria proposed by 32 focus group participants were organized into ten distinct criteria for the Delphi process. Consensus (defined as > 85% agreement on all three dimensions) was reached after three e-Delphi rounds, resulting in six criteria: (1) background use among persons of reproductive potential; (2) overall medication benefit considering severity of the indication and availability of alternatives; (3) seriousness of the teratogenic outcome; (4) risk of the teratogenic outcome; (5) certainty regarding teratogenicity; and (6) the risk of exposure during pregnancy.

Conclusions

We established measurable criteria to inform decisions when prioritizing teratogenic medications for risk mitigation programs. Criteria are consensus based and consistent with relevant regulatory guidance. Future work will operationalize these criteria and determine specific weights to facilitate medication-specific TRIM scores. Through its explicit framework, the TRIM tool may support consistent, transparent, and rational decision making and help optimize the contribution of risk mitigation programs to public health.