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241. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - Each study will be assessed for the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Additionally, RCTs will be assessed for randomization technique and allocation concealment. … The risk of bias will be assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations. … Consistency will be assessed in two main ways, first the effect http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … final health outcomes, adequate study duration with clinically relevant treatment modalities, assessed

242. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     August 01, 2022 - HRQOL)     Timing Any (timing may depend on treatments provided and outcomes assessed … Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed using the same process of dual review … RCTs will be assessed based on criteria and methods established in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic … Applicability to U.S. practice settings will be assessed based on the Evidence-based Practice Center … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide,

243. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies RCTs will be assessed based on criteria … Studies included in prior systematic reviews conducted by our EPC that are relevant to this review were assessed … for Major Comparisons and Outcomes The strength of evidence for each Key Question will be initially assessed … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed in accordance with the AHRQ's Methods Guide,

244. Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis — Research Protocol Document | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Pulmonary function is most commonly assessed by forced expiratory volume in one minute (FEV1), which … terminal endpoints in patients with CF are evaluated) and 5 (where the malignant effects of rhGH are assessed … Each study will be assessed for the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Additionally, randomized controlled trials will be assessed for randomization technique and allocation … Observational studies will be assessed for sample size, participant selection method, exposure measurement

245. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-protocol-update-2023.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - (RoB) assessment for each of the new studies identified in this update using RoB 2.16 RoB will be assessed … transparency and ease of future updating, the EPC will include detailed definitions related to how RoB was assessed … the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Major Comparisons and Outcomes: Strength of evidence will not be assessed … 5.2) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results … 5.3) Is the numerical result being assessed likely to have been selected, on the basis of the results

246. Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - A systematic review published in 2006 identified three studies from the 1990s that assessed the effect … A systematic review published in 2006 found that 51 of 59 included randomized controlled trials assessed … studies Systematic reviews will be used as primary sources of evidence if they address a KQ and are assessed … Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question The strength of evidence for each KQ will be assessed by

247. Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/depression-pregnancy-postpartum/research-protocol
     December 01, 2019 - environmental) that might impact maternal and child outcomes during treatment of perinatal depression will be assessed … Titles and abstracts will first be assessed by one reviewer, with a second reviewer assessing only those … Full-text articles of all potentially relevant titles and abstracts will be retrieved and will be assessed … validity (quality) of systematic reviews, randomized trials, and cohort and case control studies will be assessed … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed by paying special attention to study eligibility

248. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis – An Update to the 2006 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - The purpose of this comparative effectiveness review (CER) is to update the previous report that assessed … clear statement of the questions(s), reported inclusion criteria, used an adequate search strategy, assessed … validity, performed dual data abstraction, reported adequate detail of included studies, assessed for … statistical analyses of potential confounders. 11 The applicability of trials and other studies will be assessed … An important limitation of observational studies of NSAIDs was that none simultaneously assessed the

249. Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Added to Standard Medical Therapy for Treating Stable Ischemic Heart Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Partly out of date : This report was assessed in July 2015 and some conclusions may not be current.

250. Multigene Panels in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes/research
     December 01, 2019 - The limited evidence on clinical validity is insufficient to conclude that the panels assessed would

251. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2021 - used for grading the strength of evidence and how certain domains (e.g., directness, precision) were assessed

252. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Page Contents Archived : This report was assessed

253. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-measures-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - For example, while pain on the individual patient level could be assessed with a visual analog scale … • Ready data sources: The extent to which the data required can be assessed or determined from available … for emotional and financial stress, and whether caregiving burden and assistance needs had been assessed … How can it be assessed? JAMA 1988;260(12):1743-1748. 5. Lorenz K, Lynn J, Dy SM, et al. … (Physical) Multiple Policy/procedure specifying frequency with which pain and dyspnea should be assessed

254. OUTLINE (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-quality-indicator-framework_research.pdf
     April 01, 2010 - For example, while pain on the individual patient level could be assessed with a visual analog scale … • Ready data sources: The extent to which the data required can be assessed or determined from available … for emotional and financial stress, and whether caregiving burden and assistance needs had been assessed … How can it be assessed? JAMA 1988;260(12):1743-1748. 5. Lorenz K, Lynn J, Dy SM, et al. … (Physical) Multiple Policy/procedure specifying frequency with which pain and dyspnea should be assessed

255. Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-210-breastfeeding-evidence-summary.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Applicability We assessed applicability following guidance from the Methods Guide for Effectiveness … BFHI Interventions Twelve included studies (described in 13 publications) assessed the effectiveness … (Non-BFHI) Health Care System–Based Interventions Fifteen studies (described in 16 publications) assessed … Included studies assessed heterogeneous interventions and policies; key findings and SOE assessments … English),73 and one prospective cohort study assessed a tailored breastfeeding counseling intervention

256. Integrated Pain Management Programs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2020 - Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions. 24 , 38 RCTs will be assessed … Publication bias will be assessed using funnel plots and statistical methods when there are at least … Grading the Strength of Evidence for Major Comparisons and Outcomes Outcomes to be assessed for strength … population, i.e. patients eligible for Medicare due to age ≥ 65 or disability (including ESRD), will be assessed

257. Tools to (Semi) Automate Evidence Synthesis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/AI-tools-protocol.pdf
     August 15, 2023 - intersection of tool and task, so if a tool offers (semi-)automation for multiple tasks, it will be assessed … o Date tool assessed o Inputs (i.e., the instructions given to the AI, how model trained) o Outputs

258. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_research-protocol.pdf
     March 09, 2010 - • Outcome is change in one of the prespecified intermediate or final outcomes and is assessed by … • Outcome is change in one of the prespecified intermediate or long-term outcomes and is assessed … • Outcomes are determined a priori and are assessed by using an acceptable standard (KQ1-KQ4). … Grading the Evidence for Each Key Question The strength of evidence for each key question will be assessed … Questions KQ 1: KQ 2: KQ 3: KQ 4: KQ 5: The strength of evidence for each key question will be assessed

259. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_research-protocol.pdf
     August 22, 2008 - associated with increased morbidity and mortality in CF patients.7-10 Pulmonary function is most commonly assessed … terminal endpoints in patients with CF are evaluated) and 5 (where the malignant effects of rhGH are assessed … Each study will be assessed for the following individual criteria: comparable study groups at baseline … Additionally, randomized controlled trials will be assessed for randomization technique and allocation … Observational studies will be assessed for sample size, participant selection method, exposure measurement

260. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_executive.pdf
     October 01, 2012 - We assessed the risk of bias and appropriateness of all studies that met our eligibility criteria, following … A low risk of bias was assessed if six or more of the items were scored as a “yes.” … A medium risk of bias was assessed if four or five of the items were scored as a “yes” or “unclear.” … A high risk of bias was assessed if zero to three items were scored as a “yes.” … Grading We assessed the strength of the best available evidence, including the risk of bias in relevant