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Similar outcomes were grouped and classified into domains to produce a structured inventory.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010four trials were identified including 136 reported outcomes and outcome measures. Rates of reporting outcomes varied (4\u2013100%) and pelvic pain was the most frequently reported outcome (100%). All trials reported the pain domain; however, only half reported quality of life, clinical effectiveness and adverse events. No differences in outcome reporting were observed in five high\u2010quality trials (21%). Univariate analysis demonstrated an association between quality of outcome reporting and methodological quality of studies (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub>\u00a0=\u00a00.407, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.048).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is wide variation in reported outcomes and applied outcome measures in CPP trials. While a COS is being developed and implemented, we propose the interim use of commonly reported outcomes in each domain: pain (pelvic pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea), life impact (quality of life, emotional functioning, physical functioning), clinical effectiveness (efficacy, satisfaction, cost effectiveness, return to daily activities) and adverse events (surgical, perioperative observations, nonsurgical).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Tweetable abstract<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is significant variation in outcome reporting in CPP trials. 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