A consensus initiative for the assessment of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in Spain: the eXamina Project.
To create a national consensus checklist to assess newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients when considering treatment initiation in Spain.



The Delphi consensus method was used. A scientific committee drafted items/domains, 52 experts evaluated their inclusion in the project checklist and 47 experts assessed checklist use in clinical practice.



Forty-eight items from seven dimensions were selected: sociodemographics, n = 3; medical history, n = 10; multiple sclerosis clinical factors, n = 14; laboratory/MRI, n = 8; multiple sclerosis signs affecting treatment, n = 4; multiple sclerosis signs affecting management, n = 1; treatment-related features, n = 8. Understanding, acceptance, ease of use, effectiveness and suitability of checklist use were favorably rated by ≥75.5% of experts.



This project provides a consensus checklist gathering necessary information when considering multiple sclerosis treatment in newly diagnosed patients.
Neurology Department, Demyelinating Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Diego de León, 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
Virginia
V
Meca-Lallana
Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Diego de Velázquez, 1, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain.
Rafael
R
Arroyo-González
Neurology Department, Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Carretera Madrid-Cartagena, S/N, 30120 Murcia, Spain.|Department of Clinical Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Avenida Jerónimos, 135, 30107 Guadalupe, Spain.
José
J
Meca-Lallana
Medical Department, TEVA Pharma SLU, Calle Anabel Segura, 11, 28108 Alcobendas, Spain.
Javier
J
Martín-Hernández
Medical Department, TEVA Pharma SLU, Calle Anabel Segura, 11, 28108 Alcobendas, Spain.
Rainel
R
Sánchez-de la Rosa
D057189:Checklist; D032921:Consensus; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013030:Spain
diagnosis; multiple sclerosis; screening; treatment