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June 09, 2020 - Meta-analyses were conducted using a random-effects profile likelihood model on abstinence (or relapse … For pharmacotherapies, stratified analyses were also conducted by route of administration, naltrexone … Analyses were conducted using Stata version 13.1 (StataCorp). … All studies used hair and urine analyses to validate drug use ( Table 1 ). … Results were similar when analyses were restricted to trials of oral naltrexone at a dose of 50 mg/d
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July 11, 2017 - The data
on health outcomes (KQ1) and adverse events (KQ4) did not allow
for pooled analyses and so were … For in-
termediate health outcomes (KQ2) and behavioral outcomes (KQ3),
random-effects meta-analyses … Within each study, 1-year outcome data were chosen for meta-
analyses if available; otherwise, the point … Stata version 13.1 (Stata Corp)
was used for all quantitative analyses. … physical activity messages were
consistent with those seen in analyses stratified by intensity (re-
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October 15, 2007 - Study Selection: For the literature on benefits, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; and randomized, … For harms, meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohort studies; case-control … For the literature on benefits, we included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; and randomized, controlled … For harms, we included meta-analyses; systematic reviews; randomized, controlled trials; cohorts; case
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April 01, 2009 - Data from meta-
analyses of efficacy among children and adolescents,
analyzed separately, suggested that … However, meta-analyses of SSRI
treatment also demonstrated that fluoxetine is effica-
cious for treating … Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
The USPSTF examined data from fair-quality RCTs and
meta-analyses … Conservative estimates from analyses show that
treatment with antidepressants leads to a 1% to 2%
absolute
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May 02, 2023 - To determine whether meta-analyses were appropriate, the clinical and methodological heterogeneity of … For benefits and harms of treatment (KQ3 and KQ5), sensitivity analyses were conducted by adding RCTs … All quantitative analyses were conducted using Stata version 17 (StataCorp). … The sensitivity analyses using combined data from the 24- and 52-week groups from the IUAT trial and … The criteria for RCTs to be included in sensitivity analyses were the same as those described for KQ3
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April 01, 2016 - METHODS
Model Description
We conducted study analyses using the Health-
Partners Institute ModelHealth … Study Perspective
Analyses were conducted from a clinical perspec-
tive with respect to health outcomes … Analysis Design and Outcomes
All analyses compared outcomes of a simulated
population routinely using … Deterministic (1-way) sensitivity analyses of
key parameters were conducted with all other parame-
ters … Probabilistic sensitivity analyses can be
found in our prior work (52).
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November 14, 2019 - Randomized, controlled trials; large cohort studies or registries
All KQs: Cost-effectiveness analyses
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - Pooled estimates based on random-effects meta-analyses using the DerSimonian and Laird method indicated … The data on health outcomes (KQ1) and adverse events (KQ3) did not allow for pooled analyses and so were … and the total number of participants randomized for each group were entered into random-effects meta-analyses … Sensitivity analyses using a restricted maximum-likelihood model with the Knapp-Hartung modification … Stata version 13.1 (Stata Corp) was used for all quantitative analyses.
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March 01, 2014 - We also reviewed refer-
ence lists of relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses. … We conducted sensitivity analyses using a fixed-
effects model as well as the profile likelihood method … (hazard ratio,
0.97 [95% CI, 0.96–0.99]), and sensitivity analyses at the
13- to 15-year time point … The
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomised
studies in meta-analyses. … A re-analysis of the Cochrane
Library data: the dangers of unobserved heterogeneity in meta-analyses.
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January 01, 2010 - Data Synthesis
We conducted separate meta-analyses of RCTs
to examine the influence of specific components … Sensitivity analyses were performed excluding
poor-quality studies and to assess the effect of
breastfeeding … lack of adjustment for
confounders, high attrition, or insufficient data to
conduct intention-to-treat analyses … Results of Meta-analyses of Studies of Education and Support
9
Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding … Improving the quality of reports of
meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the
QUOROM statement
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July 01, 2003 - Data Synthesis
We conducted separate meta-analyses of RCTs to examine the influence of specific components … Sensitivity analyses were performed excluding poor-quality studies and to assess the effect of breastfeeding … lack of adjustment for confounders, high attrition, or insufficient data to conduct intention-to-treat analyses … groups, or randomized trials with issues regarding randomization methods or lack of intention-to-treat analyses … Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement
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Contextual
N/A General RCTs, controlled clinical
trials, and
observational studies
with subgroup analyses … by appropriate age-
grouped cohorts
Subgroup analyses by
age using data from
existing trials
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racial and
ethnic groups
representative of
U.S. population to
allow for
preplanned
subgroup
analyses … population and
sufficient
numbers of
women younger
than age 65 years
to allow for
preplanned
analyses
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September 24, 2019 - The reference lists of other previ-
ously published reviews, meta-analyses, and primary studies were … To support sensitiv-
ity analyses, studies were flagged as “high risk of bias” if there were
notable … When pooling fewer than 10 studies, sensitivity analyses using
a restricted maximum likelihood model … Stata version 15.1 (StataCorp) was used for all analyses. … The
Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the
quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses.
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February 01, 2004 - The search was limited to randomized controlled
trials (RCTs), meta-analyses, systematic reviews,
editorials … No
new RCTs, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews of
the evidence for screening in the general population
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November 01, 2012 - Analyses were conducted by
using Comprehensive Meta Analysis, version 2.2.055 (Bio-
Stat, Englewood, … When quantitative analyses were not appropriate
(for example, because of heterogeneity, insufficient … The Figure shows the forest plots for
12-month outcomes from our meta-analyses for adults. … Subgroup analyses identified no significant differences be-
tween men and women. … Measuring inconsistency
in meta-analyses. BMJ. 2003;327:557-60. [PMID: 12958120]
28.
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July 06, 2010 - Several trials included in the meta-analyses reported few, rare, or 0 fracture events. … We therefore conducted sensitivity analyses to determine the effects of alternate pooling methods on … analyses. … Subgroup analyses of individual bisphosphonates were limited by few fractures (range, 0 to 20 events) … Subgroup analyses of other bisphosphonates were limited by few fractures (range, 5 to 18 events).
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June 20, 2017 - There were not sufficient data to perform these analyses for other outcomes or for metformin trials. … Analyses were conducted in Stata version 13.1 (StataCorp). … In pooled analyses, metformin was associated with a lower BMI z score (−0.10 [95% CI, −0.17 to −0.03 … In pooled analyses, metformin reduced BMI z score by −0.10 (95% CI, −0.17 to −0.03; 6 studies; I 2 … Consistency: inconsistent
Precision: imprecise
Six trials included subgroup analyses.
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February 15, 2005 - Final Evidence Review (February 15, 2005)
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses … references, is included in the summary of evidence, 2 evidence synthesis, 3 and in the cost-effectiveness analyses … Cost-effectiveness analyses of population-based screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: evidence synthesis … Available at: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/cost-effectiveness-analyses-of-population-based-screening-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-evidence-synthesis
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October 11, 2022 - articles, and study quality and extracted data; when at least 3 similar studies were available, meta-analyses … (RCTs) reporting on treatment interventions. 31-70 The results in this publication focus on pooled analyses … Few studies reported analyses for populations of interest. … Studies reporting on analyses of anxiety symptoms consistently reported no differences in effect of treatment … Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses.