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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND__0355_09-22-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Staff-Generated PICO
Population(s): Adults and children with chronic insomnia with or without comorbid … initiate or maintain sleep or a lack of restorative sleep and is
experienced by as many as one-third of adults
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
August 07, 2012 - In addition, we will
search for relevant studies in the adult population. … Adults:
Search all literature from 1948 forward. … Adults:
Search all literature from 1948 forward. … Adults:
Search all literature from 1948 forward. … Adult-onset otitis media with effusion. Arch Otolaryngol
Head Neck Surg. 1994 May; 120(5):517-27.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-pharmacologic-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
December 27, 2016 - Indication
ICS
Aerospan (flunisolide) Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in adult … corticosteroids
Alvesco (ciclesonide) Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in adult … therapy
Pulmicort Flexhaler (budesonide) Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in adult … patient already
adequately controlled on both inhaled corticosteroids and long-
acting β2-agonists in adults … aclidinium/formoterol fumarate dihydrate)
Maintenance bronchodilator treatment to relieve symptoms in adult
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-197-fractional-exhaled-nitric-oxide.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Key Points
• In adults (ages >18) and children (ages 5 -18), FeNO
level is weakly associated with asthma … (SOE: Low)
• In adults (ages >18) and children (ages 5 -18), FeNO
levels have a weak association with … (SOE: Low)
• In adults (ages >18) and children (ages 5 -18) with
acute asthma exacerbations, FeNO levels … Key Points
• In adults (ages of >18 years) and children (ages of
5-18 years), using asthma management
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vitamin-d-calcium_disposition-comments.pdf
September 15, 2014 - To
include only the childhood adverse bone health
outcome, rickets, and not the adult one is problematic … Regarding the evidence on the
important concern of vitamin D deficiency and
adult osteomalacia, we … observational
studies of vitamin D or calcium and vitamin D
supplementation or serum 25(OH)D status in
adults … up for at least a year) however a number of
RCTs are included that assess bone health
outcomes in adult … question
on vitamin D or vitamin D in combination with calcium
on bone health did not include the adult
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/pbi-protocol.pdf
August 09, 2021 - In adult women with early stage breast cancer, what are the comparative effectiveness,
adverse events … In adult women with early stage breast cancer, what are the comparative effectiveness,
adverse events … In adult women with early stage breast cancer, to what extent does financial toxicity differ
between … survival
• Overall survival
• Cancer-free survival
• Breast conservation
• Quality of life
• Cosmesis
Adult … PDQ® Adult Treatment Editorial Board. PDQ financial toxicity and cancer treatment.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
September 22, 2014 - Strategies may target clinicians and others
who care for patients with acute RTI in outpatient settings, adult … Populations
1) Adult and pediatric patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear … *Including adults, children,
or the parents of children with acute RTI.
IV. … National trends in the use of antibiotics by primary
care physicians for adult patients with cough. … may target
clinicians and others
who care for patients
with acute RTI in
outpatient settings,
adult
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults, including older adults (age >65
years)?
c. … Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults, including older adults (age >65
years)?
c. … If available, we will examine data among populations of older adult (>65 years). … Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults?
1c. … Age: very young children, adolescents, and adults?
2c.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-equity-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Population(s):
• Include for all KQs: Adults, asymptomatic for the screening or preventive service … :
screening and
management
All adults (screening);
adults who are overweight
or obese (management … Eligibility Criteria
PICOTS Include Exclude
Populations Adults, asymptomatic for the screening or … High blood pressure in adults: screening
8. Lung cancer screening
9. … Obesity in adults: screening and management
10.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - ankylosing spondylitis; reducing signs and
symptoms, inducing and maintaining clinical remission, in adult … rheumatoid
arthritis; reducing signs and symptoms, inducing and maintaining clinical remission in
adult … Treatment for reducing signs and symptoms of
Crohn's disease and maintaining clinical response
in adult … Treatment of adult, nonimmunocompromised patients with severe recalcitrant plaque psoriasis
who have … The population
evaluated in the study must be adult patients (≥18 years) with chronic plaque psoriasis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND__0250_05-20-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Staff-Generated PICO: Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Population(s): Adults with AF
Intervention … quality of life
Staff-Generated PICO: Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
Population(s): Adults … Staff-Generated PICO: Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation and Progression to Heart
Failure
Population(s): Adults
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0365_10-28-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Adults)
b. Sex/Gender (Men vs. Women)
c. Race/ethnicity
d. … The disorders combined represent a considerable number of adults and
children in the US comprising a … evidence for a new review on this topic, this topic will move
forward for a new systematic review on both adults
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lung-cancer-nonsurgical-therapies_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - not involved in subsequent evidence
analysis or drafting the report.
5
Medically
inoperable
adult … Analytical framework for comparative effectiveness of local nonsurgical
definitive therapies for adult … framework for comparative effectiveness of local nonsurgical curative
or palliative therapies for adult … PICOTS for the Key Questions
PICOTS Key Questions 1 and 2 Key Question 3
Population Key Question 1: Adult … poor pulmonary function, severe
intercurrent illness, or poor performance status
Key Question 2: Adult
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_executive.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Target Populations
Healthy Adults Adults at high risk for CVD Adults with CVD
(No known CVD … Three studies of healthy
adults evaluated incident CHD. … Three studies, two in healthy adults and one in adults with
a history of MI, evaluated CHF; in one study … ) and one in healthy adults
(erythrocyte DHA). … One
study in adults age ≥65 years evaluated several clinical
outcomes.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - Effectiveness Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Case Management for Adults … Comparative Effectiveness Review
Objective:
To determine the effectiveness of case management in adult … compared with mental illness, we decided to limit the scope of the report to case
management for adults … KQ 1:
In adults with medical illness and complex care needs, does case management improve patient … KQ 3:
In adults with medical illness and complex care needs, does case management affect process
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0161_09-01-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - breathing method for
reducing bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use and improving the health status of
adults … For adults and children with asthma, what is the effectiveness of the Buteyko
breathing method on reducing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - KQ 2: In older adults (≥50 years) admitted to hospital following acute hip fracture
(population), what … Health services utilization
KQ 3: In older adults (≥50 years) admitted to hospital following acute … KQ 4: In older adults (≥50 years) admitted to hospital following acute hip fracture
(population), how … Important refinement points regarding the key questions:
• Population(s):
Older adults of either … The economic cost of hip fractures in community-
dwelling older adults: a prospective study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-200-post-acs-depression.pdf
November 01, 2017 - comparative safety and
effectiveness of pharmacologic and
nonpharmacologic treatments for
depression in adult … Findings may be used
for research purposes,
but should not be
considered current.
2
Adult post-ACS
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - In adults with COPD and acute respiratory failure?
b. In adults with ACPE?
c. … In adults with COPD and acute respiratory failure?
b. In adults with ACPE?
c. … Subgroups considered for KQs
1–3 included adults with COPD and respiratory failure;
adults with ACPE … Adult intensive care unit use at the end
of life: a population-based study. … A prospective study
of 150 critically ill adult patients. Am J Med. 1981;70(1):65-76.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-evidence-heart-disease.pdf
October 01, 2022 - Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Study
Parameter
Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Population • Adults … Publication
dates
2018 – April 2023 Prior to 2018
*Stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) includes adults … evaluated the short- and long-term clinical benefit of PCI compared to OMT in a broad
population of adults … This RCT, conducted entirely
within the U.K., included adult patients with LVEF 35 percent or less, … Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria:
Adult RCTs comparing CTO-PCI
with no CTO-PCI or OMT were
included.