RESEARCH REPORT Comparative Effectiveness Research and Children With Cerebral Palsy: Identifying a Conceptual Framework and Specifying Measures Mary E. Gannotti, PT, PhD; Mary Law, OT (Reg Ont), PhD, FCAOT; Amy F. Bailes, PT, PhD, PC; Margaret E. O’Neil, PT, PhD, MPH; Uzma Williams, BA; Briano DiRezze, OT (Reg Ont), PhD; Expert Panel* Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Gannotti), College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut; CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research (Drs Law and DiRezze, and Ms Williams) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy (Dr Bailes), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department (Dr O’Neil), College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Purpose: A step toward advancing research about rehabilitation service associated with positive outcomes for children with cerebral palsy is consensus about a conceptual framework and measures. Methods: A Delphi process was used to establish consensus among clinicians and researchers in North America. Results: Directors of large pediatric rehabilitation centers, clinicians from large hospitals, and researchers with expertise in outcomes participated (N = 18). Andersen’s model of health care utilization framed outcomes: consumer satisfaction, activity, participation, quality of life, and pain. Measures agreed upon included Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth, Measure of Processes of Care, PEDI-CAT, KIDSCREEN-10, PROMIS Pediatric Pain Interference Scale, Visual Analog Scale for pain intensity, PROMIS Global Health Short Form, Family Environment Scale, Family Support Scale, and functional classification levels for gross motor, manual 0898-5669/110/2801-0058 Pediatric Physical Therapy Copyright C  2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association Correspondence: Mary E. Gannotti, PT, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117 (Gannotti@hartford.edu). *Expert Panel: Connie Andrade, MBA, PT, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah; Anita Bagley, PhD, MPH, Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, California; Danielle Bellows, PT, MHS, C/NDT, PCS, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut; Sheree Chapman York, PT, DPT, PCS, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama; Laura Crooks, OTR/L, MHA, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington; George E. Gorton III, MS, CCRP, Shriners Hospital for Children, Springfield, Massachusetts; Donna Hurley, PT, DPT, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Michelle Leiter, RN, Intermountain Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake, Utah; Mark Malczynski, PT, DPT, PCS, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mary Jane Mulcahey, OTR/L, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Rebecca Reder, OTD, OTR/L, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; David Scalzitti, PT, PhD, OCS, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Joe Schreiber, PT, PhD, PCS, Chathman University, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Durga Shah, PT, DPT, PCS, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia; Denise Watson, MHSc, KidsAbility, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Grant Support: American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Pediatrics Planning Grant 2012-2014; University of Hartford Institute for Translation Research; CanChild; Drexel University; Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center; University of Cincinnati Center for Translational Research for funding and in-kind support for this project. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000203 Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. 58 Gannotti et al Pediatric Physical Therapy