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181. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - Evidence for other therapies for clinically localized prostate cancer assessed in this updated systematic … Gleason score) impacted outcomes of therapies for localized prostate cancer. –� No comparative studies assessed

182. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - † The overall evidence grade was assessed based on the ratings for the following domains: study limitations … The response to supplementation may be modified by the background intake. �� Studies assessed in this

183. Dietary-Supplements Surveillance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - some new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and /or a minority of responding experts assessed … The 3 prescription studies (1 on Vascepa and 2 on Lovaza/Omacor) assessed the interaction of these … A small RCT (n=75) assessed the effects of Stilvid resveratrol- enriched grape extract against grape … One study that assessed statistical interaction using general linear modeling found no significant … One study that assessed statistical interaction using general linear modeling found no significant

184. Disposition of Comments for CER 195 Management of Uterine Fibroids (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-195-disposition-comments-uterine-fibroids.pdf
     December 14, 2017 - Indicating the study assessed changed means they evaluated the characteristic or symptom at baseline … Indicating the study assessed changed means they evaluated the characteristic or symptom at baseline … Throughout this report in the text we refer to whether or not a study assessed change in specific measures … Indicating the study assessed changed means they evaluated the characteristic or symptom at baseline … TEP Reviewer #2 Results I realise I am biased but I am unsure why EMMY is assessed as Good Quality and

185. Insomnia Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2015 - Improvements in specific sleep measures can be assessed objectively or subjectively. … Studies that two investigators assessed as high risk of bias were excluded from analysis. … Strength of evidence was assessed using AHRQ methodology. … Fewer trials assessed nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics in older adults with insomnia (Table G). … Most trials assessed efficacy in the general adult population.

186. Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - Is the validity of included studies adequately assessed? … (5) Is the validity of included studies adequately assessed? … One unpublished study assessed OA patients only, 2 studies (both published) assessed RA patients only … and two studies (both unpublished) assessed OA and RA patients. … (5) Is the validity of included studies adequately assessed?

187. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 224 Omega-3 Fatty Acids (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/omega-3-maternity_disposition-comments.pdf
     October 12, 2016 - comments In the discussions related to biomarkers, it is not always clear as to what biomarker was assessed … In some cases different biomarkers were assessed in different studies evaluating the same outcome; … We abstracted how intake was assessed (e.g., food frequency questionnaire) but not the reference for … We did not identify any studies that assessed the risk for late term births (>42 weeks) and only 1 … We stated in the Methods chapter that we excluded studies that assessed associations of fish intake

188. Stem-Cell-Children Surveillance (pdf file)
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     October 29, 2012 - assessments: • If we found no new evidence or only confirmatory evidence and all responding experts assessed … found some new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and /or a minority of responding experts assessed … substantial new evidence that might change the CER conclusion, and/or a majority of responding experts assessed … duping, 255 records remained (MEDLINE=253 and CCRCT=2), from which 34 potentially eligible records were assessed … ) – A2 • A superior new treatment (e.g., new treatment that is significantly superior to the one assessed

189. Restless-Legs Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 16, 2011 - global assessment (0: No RLS; 1-10: mild; 11-20: moderate; 21-30: severe; 31-40: very severe)  Assessed … Improvement) is assessed  Assessed by clinician  Disease severity (item 1; 1 = not at all …  Assessed together by patient and investigator to assess severity of augmentation defined … other active comparator Outcomes Primary Outcomes o Change in disease severity and impact assessed

190. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - extraction process when the comparison is sufficiently relevant and the systematic review methodology is assessed … For studies assessed as having low to moderate risk of bias (according to methods described below), … Risk of bias of eligible systematic reviews will be assessed using modified AMSTAR criteria.36. … Outcomes in studies assessed as having a high risk of bias will be compared to synthesized evidence … (4) precision (degree of certainty around an estimate).39 A fifth domain, reporting bias, will be assessed

191. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_protocol-140716.pdf
     April 03, 2014 - extraction process when the comparison is sufficiently relevant and the systematic review methodology is assessed … For studies assessed as having low to moderate risk of bias (according to methods described below), … Risk of bias of eligible systematic reviews will be assessed using modified AMSTAR criteria.36. … Outcomes in studies assessed as having a high risk of bias will be compared to synthesized evidence … (4) precision (degree of certainty around an estimate).39 A fifth domain, reporting bias, will be assessed

192. Obesity Prevention and Control (pdf file)
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     February 08, 2017 - What obesity measures, dietary and physical behaviors, and other outcomes have been assessed in studies … list of outcome measures): • Body weight • Body mass index • Individual physical activity behavior assessed … further code these population based data systems according to data quality issues when they can be assessed … What obesity measures, dietary and physical behaviors, and other outcomes have been assessed in studies … What obesity measures, dietary and physical behaviors, and other outcomes have been assessed in studies

193. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Clinical endpoints, which included neonatal health outcomes and maternal/neonatal harms, were assessed … tocolytic therapy; contained at least one group that was administered the SQ terbutaline pump; and assessed … Noncomparative studies (i.e., case series) were assessed only for pump-related harms outcomes, such as … We assessed study risk of bias given the study design, by outcome, using generic items to assess confounding … medium risk of bias; although these studies had no identifiable flaws, several criteria could not be assessed

194. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - PPH = postpartum hemorrhage; RCT = randomized controlled trial. 6 Two team members independently assessed … Applicability We assessed applicability by identifying potential PICOTS factors likely to affect the … Procedures Both of the procedures assessed in the studies we reviewed (uterine balloon tamponade, … In a study that assessed differences in fatigue and quality of life between women treated with blood … Overall the systems- level interventions assessed have good applicability to current practice in the

195. Hepatitis-C-Treatment-Adherence Executive (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2011 - It was possible to get a good rating if an item was not reported (so could not be assessed) but the … Adherence Adherence was assessed in three ways: (1) the proportion of patients remaining on treatment … (Strength of evidence = insufficient) Four studies27,34-36 assessed the effect of interventions … Quality of Life One study27 assessed the change in energy- and activity- related QOL from baseline in … None of the included studies assessed whether the comparative effectiveness of adherence interventions

196. Cancer-Ovarian-Contraceptives Executive (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - Risk-of-Bias Assessment of Individual Studies The included studies were assessed using the approach … Outcomes assessed by meta-analysis, if feasible, included disease-specific incidence, disease-specific … The impact of varying age of starting OC use and duration of use was assessed in a separate analysis … We assessed the impact of uncertainty in the effects of OC use on both harms and benefits (based on … Using a net-benefits approach, we assessed the impact of different “willingness-to-pay” thresholds in

197. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - We included only studies that assessed interventions applicable to patients who were discharged to … We rated the studies as low, medium, high, or unclear risk of bias.31 Two independent reviewers assessed … Two reviewers assessed each domain for each key outcome and determined an overall SOE grade based on … Applicability We assessed applicability of the evidence following guidance from the Methods Guide.37 … No trial assessed whether transitional care interventions increased or decreased caregiver or self-care

198. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - commissioned by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ).6, 7 That evidence report assessed … Assessment of Risk of Bias We assessed the risk of bias for each individual study following the Methods … For Key Question 3, because of the heterogeneity of research designs and outcomes assessed, we were … We assessed consistency on the basis of the direction and magnitude of results across studies. … For Key Questions 1 and 2, we assessed the strength of evidence by integrating our (subjective) judgments

199. Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharma-treatment-pain_research-protocol-amended.pdf
     September 20, 2017 - Literature identified during the updated search will be assessed by following the same process of dual … Primarily RCTs will be assessed based on criteria and methods established in the Cochrane Handbook for … precepts for appraisal developed by the Cochrane Back and Neck Group.21 Systematic reviews will be assessed … We will summarize findings from prior systematic reviews assessed as being at low risk of bias (i.e., … Assessing Applicability Applicability will be assessed by examining the characteristics of the patient

200. Coronary-Artery-Stenting Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - For each meta-analysis, the statistical heterogeneity was assessed with the I2 statistic, which describes … Risk of Bias We assessed the risk of bias (methodological quality) for each study using the assessment … We assessed the consistency of the data as either “no inconsistency” or “inconsistency present” (or … We also assessed the precision and sparseness of the evidence. … outcomes, and patient-centered clinical outcomes, we assessed the strength of evidence based on these