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121. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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122. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/stakeholder-report_0824.pdf
     August 01, 2024 - Potential research areas include the following: • Educational interventions • Develop and assess the … • Develop and assess the impact of educational interventions to improve communication between clinicians … • Develop methods to assess provider knowledge about disabilities and the delivery of clinical preventive … 8 Each of these items could be measured by funders, and trends could be examined and shared to assess … I Statement The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of

123. Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Toolkit (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - We chose a validated research tool to assess adverse drug events. … Brief Description: To assess symptoms potentially related to medications, patients in the MEDIS-MB … We chose a validated research tool to assess drug related problems. … The responses can be combined and summarized to assess the numbers and types of drug related problem … In addition, three questions were asked to assess overall satisfaction with healthcare received.

124. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - may not be translated or used; however, their existence will be noted in the report so readers can assess … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies Predefined criteria will be used to assess … The study may be missing information, making it difficult to assess limitations and potential problems … Specificity"/ 12 "Reproducibility of Results"/ 13 or/6-12 14 (risk adj2 (factor$ or assess … Curve") S14 S7 or S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13 S15 "risk factor*" S16 "risk assess

125. Disposition of Comments Report for Multigene Panels in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_disposition-comments.pdf
     July 03, 2012 - The tools to assess the studies (ACCE framework, partial- QUADAS and NOS) are appropriate. … Given the conclusion of this report on the clinical validity of SNPs-panels to assess risk, a discussion … few critical points that are not evident from this presentation: 1) "The aim of this review is to assess

126. uterine-fibroids-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/uterine-fibroids_research-protocol.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - We will use the same screening forms and inclusion/exclusion criteria to assess eligibility of citations … We will use an adapted version of the McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms tool to assess harms … upon the quantity and size of the sources for the data, we may attempt to establish thresholds to assess … We will assess strength of evidence as stipulated in the Effective Health Care Program’s Methods Guide … We will assess reporting bias of randomized controlled trials by examining outcomes of trials as reported

127. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Transitions (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2024 - responsibility, during transitions in patient care”.2 There is no single patient safety outcome metric used to assess … Purpose of the Review The purpose of this rapid review is to assess the effectiveness of “within unit … .21 When assessing non-randomized studies, we will use specific items in the ROBINS-I tool that assess … changes are known to be context-dependent, if there is only 1 study in 1 context it is impossible to assess … Overview of the Topic Purpose of the Review The purpose of this rapid review is to assess the effectiveness

128. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01_0.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - o Assess risk of bias based on study design-specific criteria and conduct rather than quality of reporting … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. … A tool to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis. Res Synth Methods. 2013;4(4):351-66. … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

129. Disposition of Comments for CER 159 Insomnia (pdf file)
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     December 30, 2015 - for which we did not assess ‘benefits’ data. … We did not assess strength of evidence on this data. … We aimed to assess the efficacy of the active treatment when it was administered. … Additionally, some global outcomes do assess components of both benefit and harm. … We searched gray literature resources to identify additional trials, assess publication bias.

130. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/mmm-draft-protocol-amendment.pdf
     February 02, 2022 - type Published in peer-reviewed journals with full text available (if sufficient information to assess … We will use information from grey literature to assess publication and reporting bias and inform future … We will assess similarity within/across population, exposure, outcome measure(s) and, if appropriate … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … the Strength of Evidence for Major Comparisons and Outcomes Two investigators will independently assess

131. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2011 - effectiveness review on the use of IVDx applications in patients with CAD is timely and necessary to assess … We will extract relevant data and assess methodological quality. … We expect to require input from the clinical experts (cardiologists or radiologists) in our team to assess … We will assess the precision (precise or imprecise) of the evidence based on the degree of certainty … Assessing Applicability The following factors will be evaluated to assess applicability of study

132. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-health-children_research-protocol.pdf
     December 11, 2015 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: To assess the risk of bias (internal … Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias for each study. … If we conduct quantitative syntheses (i.e., meta-analysis), we will assess statistical heterogeneity … Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews … We intend to assess “having evidence of improvement” as our outcome set.

133. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_research-protocol.pdf
     October 18, 2010 - The most appropriate measure to assess the efficacy of tocolytic agents should focus on improved health … outcomes for infants; yet, most tocolytic trials to date have insufficient power to assess this endpoint … Surrogate endpoints (such as delay in delivery) are therefore common and meta-analyses are used to assess … The methodology to assess ITT, loss to followup, and confounding by indication, is described in more … Therefore, to determine if an ITT analysis has been conducted in these study designs, we will assess

134. Assessing-The-Risk-Of-Bias-In-Systematic-Reviews-Of-Health-Care-Interventions (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
     May 01, 2005 - o Assess risk of bias based on study design-specific criteria and conduct rather than quality of reporting … AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic … Scales to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. … A tool to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis. Res Synth Methods. 2013;4(4):351-66. … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed.

135. Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review To assess the effectiveness of tonsillectomy for treating children with obstructive … We implemented a mixed-effects, arm-based meta-analysis to assess the influence of different surgical … We did not assess harms separately by indication because there is no reason to expect that they would … Particularly in studies intended to assess effects of tonsillectomy on throat infections, parents of … Measures commonly used to assess objective improvements in obstructed breathing, such as the AHI, are

136. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cognitive-decline_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - requires steadily progressive cognitive decline from a previous level, generally with Objective To assess … To assess changes in brain functional abnormalities earlier or with greater sensitivity than is possible … Study characteristics that were evaluated to assess applicability included, but were not limited to … Cognitive Performance The studies used a wide variety of instruments to assess cognitive performance … There was an effort to assess the effects of booster training, but assignment to receive a booster

137. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - requires steadily progressive cognitive decline from a previous level, generally with Objective To assess … To assess changes in brain functional abnormalities earlier or with greater sensitivity than is possible … Study characteristics that were evaluated to assess applicability included, but were not limited to … Cognitive Performance The studies used a wide variety of instruments to assess cognitive performance … There was an effort to assess the effects of booster training, but assignment to receive a booster

138. Untitled (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-medical-update_research-protocol.pdf
     February 16, 2016 - We will use the ROBIS tool42 to assess the quality of recent, relevant systematic reviews addressing … Two senior investigators will assess each included study independently. … We will use the thresholds we establish in prior reviews to assess overall high, medium or low risk … We will assess the risk of bias based upon the study-defined primary outcome(s). … ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews.  

139. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Effectiveness of Treatments Options for the Prevention of Complications and Treatment of Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-neuropathy_research-protocol.pdf
     September 01, 2016 - trials be reported through registries, such as ClinicalTrials.gov, has been proposed as a way to assess … We will assess qualitative dis- cordance (preliminarily defined as change in direction of conclusion … When available we will use existing frameworks and tools to assess for differences. … For trials with multiple publications and outcomes, we will assess each outcome separately, but will

140. Management of Insomnia Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2017 - Outcome measures include: �� Sleep outcome measures: These assess specific sleep parameters (sleep-onset … onset, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency) or sleep quality. �� Global outcome measures: These assess … For additional details on the methodology used to assess strength of evidence, please refer to: Owens … therapy, and a large placebo response was observed in some studies. �� Evidence was insufficient to assess