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141. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antipsychotics-children-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 04, 2015 - ) and pre-test the form on a sample of studies. … the earliest report of the main (primary) outcome data to be the primary data source. … When the study design changes during the process of a research program, for example ! … number of studies reporting on the appropriate outcome. … We will assess directness of the evidence (direct or indirect) on the basis of the use of surrogate

142. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vitamin-d-calcium_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 15, 2014 - The use of bold text has allowed the reader delineate (and yet compare) the new with the older data … -The cancer data was a secondary outcome -the data in the cancer paper is incomplete because it lacks … On the point of its use, one suggestion is to clarify the intended use that the NIH/ODS exercise was … On the point of its use, one suggestion is to clarify the intended use that the NIH/ODS exercise was … The use of 50,000 IU in the protocol given is a treatment based on opinion, not evidence.

143. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 253: Maternal and Child Outcomes Associated With the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/maternal-child-outcomes-wic-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 19, 2022 - At the conclusion of the public comment period, authors use the commentators’ comments to revise the … of the available data … full picture of the relationship between WIC use and various health outcomes. … section would benefit from a clear, detailed description of handling of missing data or data conversions … included missing data, a general statement on how missing data were handled is appropriate.

144. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-infertility_research-protocol.pdf
     September 02, 2016 - online: September 2, 2016 2 to allow our team to focus on a subset of KQs, where clinical trials … Manual matching will be performed initially by a research assistant, who will rate her confidence in … Estimate of Person-hours to Complete the Project EPC staff routinely log the time spent working on … Impact on Systematic Review Conclusions Study conclusions will flow from the strength of evidence … We will use the GRADE framework for evaluating SOE, a framework that includes assessment of risk of

145. The Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction and the Role of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-nonpharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     October 04, 2016 - The review will also highlight areas of controversy and identify needs for future research on these … are available, only outcome data from the report with the largest number of patients will be included … We will make an exception and include data from a smaller study when it reports data on an outcome that … A rating of insufficient will be given when the evidence does not permit a conclusion for the outcome … A refined method for the meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials with binary outcome.

146. Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Research Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypofractionated-radiation-therapy-protocol.pdf
     April 17, 2024 - Data Abstraction and Data Management: We will use a structured approach to abstract data from each eligible … data into a standardized form, followed by a second reviewer verifying the data for accuracy and completeness … , deviations from intended interventions, missing outcome data, measurement of the outcome, and selection … We will assign a rating of Insufficient when the evidence does not permit a conclusion for the outcome … Precision is the degree of certainty surrounding an effect estimate concerning a given outcome, based

147. Living Systematic Review on Plant-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
     March 29, 2023 - A decision to discontinue including them will be made based on the strength of the RCT evidence. … When the RCT evidence on a given KQ and outcome is insufficient, we will include observational studies … , for function as a mean difference of 10 to 20 points on the ODI or 2 to 5 points on the RDQ, and for … systematic review: • The Strength of Evidence for a primary outcome changes levels (insufficient, … Institute of Medicine Committee on Advancing Pain Research.

148. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - on validity.25 We concluded that a criterion was credible when the mean score was ≥6 on a scale of … on the quality of funded research is presently available.127 Future research using the newly developed … A report of the Working Group on Passive Smoking. … Severity (degree of the symptoms of the chronic disease) in a definition of the outcome. … Frequency of the symptoms of the chronic disease in a definition of the outcome.

149. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_research-protocol.pdf
     March 13, 2012 - Data Abstraction and Data Management The research team will create data abstraction forms and evidence … Based on clinical and methodological expertise, a pair of researchers will be assigned to the research … use data abstracted on the population studied, the intervention and comparator, the outcomes measured … effect of OC use on ovarian cancer will be the lack of randomized trial data; recent experience with … currently in use, and clinical relevance and timing of the outcome measures.

150. Disposition of Comments Report for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 26, 2012 - There is also a lack of data on the adverse effects of the treatments that are currently used. … There is also a lack of data on the adverse effects of the treatments that are currently used. … It is also possible that use of stone growth as a clinical outcome to guide treatment could lead to … This is not a limitation of this report but rather a limitation on the available data Thank you. … This is not a limitation of this report but rather a limitation on the available data.

151. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 -  Comparators: The comparator must be either non-use of a quality improvement strategy … Research on quality improvement interventions in health care, and more specifically, research on quality … The search strategies will use a combination of subject headings (i.e. controlled vocabulary) and keywords … Decision rules regarding detailed use of the quality-assessment tools will be specified a priori by … The influence of context on quality improvement success in health care: a systematic review of the

152. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2015 - validity) of studies, we will use predefined design-specific criteria based on guidance in the Methods … We will consider the risk of bias for each relevant outcome of a study. … Data Synthesis: If we find five or more similar studies that use a common design (all RCTs or all cohort … of similar studies, insufficiency or variation in outcome reporting), we will synthesize the data qualitatively … Contextual Frameworks for Research on the Implementation of Complex System Interventions.

153. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - Due to the nature of the data (narrative), we used a consecutive two-reviewer process to abstract data … In this process, a research assistant abstracted data directly to tables, and these data were checked … with the intervention on this outcome. … for palliative radiotherapy), which found a statistically significant improvement in the use of single … Finally, the use of different quality improvement types was limited in studies focusing on populations

154. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/instrumental-variable-methods_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - Unfortunately, the data available for such studies are frequently missing detailed information on the … outcome, X is the treatment, Z is the instrument and is a measure of the effect of X on Y. … The numerator of this estimator is the ITT estimate—i.e., the effect of the instrument on the outcome … use of a particular treatment. … Econometrics in outcomes research: the use of instrumental variables.

155. Disposition of Comments for CER 202 Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Management of Asthma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-202-thermoplasty-comments.pdf
     December 14, 2017 - strong conclusions based on a single trial for a given outcome. … (considering the risk of bias of the individual studies contributing evidence to a specific outcome … impact on subjective outcome measures such as quality of life. … it does not report unique data from a clinical trial, since it relies on data from AIR 2. … the risk of bias of the individual studies contributing evidence to a specific outcome), directness

156. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 261_Postpartum Care up to 1 Year After Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-261-postpartum-care-executive-summary.pdf
     June 01, 2023 - We extracted study data into the Systematic Review Data Repository Plus (SRDR+). … This was largely because the studies addressed a range of aspects of postpartum care (general postpartum … No study that reported subgroup data statistically evaluated whether the effect of the intervention … In addition, future research should evaluate the impact of more comprehensive or extended health insurance … to the number of studies that reported data for the outcome and delivery strategy comparison in that

157. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings, 2023-2024 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-1-year-final-report-updated-title_0.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - Former Director of Health Services Research and Development (Retired) Washington, DC David Bates … • Conclusion o Studies which use report card data to implement a quality improvement initiative … patient safety practices focused on the use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the … o The majority of the TEP encouraged use of ASC based on a small evidence base suggesting a benefit. … TEP encouraged the use of active surveillance culturing of multidrug-resistant organisms based on a

158. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
     December 08, 2014 - overlapping groups of patients were available, only outcome data based on the larger number of patients … • For quality of life (part of KQ2), this means reporting data on a previously tested quality-of-life … the imaging methodology (e.g., radiotracer, timing of test), risk of bias items, and outcome data. … another risk-of-bias category for other outcomes because the risk of bias can depend on the outcome … In order to draw a conclusion that two modalities differ for an outcome, we will use a p value less

159. Binge-Eating Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_research-protocol.pdf
     July 21, 2014 - Data Abstraction and Data Management: Two trained research team members will independently review all … A second member of the team will review all data abstractions for completeness and accuracy. … validity) of studies, we will use predefined design-specific criteria based on guidance provided by … We will consider the risk of bias for each relevant outcome of a study. … of similar studies, insufficiency or variation in outcome reporting), we will synthesize the data qualitatively

160. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma - Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-201-indoor-allergen-reduction-asthma-evidence-summary.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - Analytic framework for indoor allergen reduction in the management of asthma Data Sources MEDLINE®, … • Qualitative comparative analysis affirmed the general lack of robust findings of improved outcome … and asthma severity), infrequent reporting of validated asthma outcome measures, poor data reporting … We also need further research on the interaction between the effect size of outcome measures and meaningful … Further research on many critical questions is needed.