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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Trials often focus on benefits, with little effort to balance assessment of benefits with assessment … Trials often focus on benefits, with little effort to balance assessment of benefits with assessment … Assessment of harms is often a secondary consideration. … Often the assessment of harms within RCTs is a secondary consideration, the quality and quantity of harms … Comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs) should include both head-to-head and placebo-controlled RCTs for assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Trials often focus on benefits, with little effort to balance assessment of benefits with assessment … Trials often focus on benefits, with little effort to balance assessment of benefits with assessment … Assessment of harms is often a secondary consideration. … Often the assessment of harms within RCTs is a secondary consideration, the quality and quantity of harms … Comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs) should include both head-to-head and placebo-controlled RCTs for assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Determine the added value of the genetic test over existing risk assessment approaches. … Updated assessment of cystic fibrosis mutation frequencies in non-Hispanic Caucasians. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 146. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 146. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 172.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Determine the added value of the genetic test over existing risk assessment approaches. … Updated assessment of cystic fibrosis mutation frequencies in non-Hispanic Caucasians. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 146. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 146. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 172.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genitourinary-symptoms-protocol_0.pdf
July 10, 2023 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
Risk of bias of eligible studies by … Assessment of vaginal atrophy: a review. … PICOTS)
All included studies
were intended for risk
of bias (ROB)
assessment. … PICOTS)
Allowed for any timing
of outcome assessment. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
E. Data Synthesis
F.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-healthcare-community-amended-protocol.pdf
July 02, 2020 - Quality Assessment
For randomized controlled trials, quality will be assessed using criteria adapted … Clinical Evidence Assessment: Safety of Extended Use and Reuse of N95 Respirators.
2020. https://assets.ecri.org … Types of studies to be included:
Literature Searches
Data Extraction (Selection and Coding)
Quality Assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-f-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.xlsx
October 08, 2025 - Risk of bias assessment for randomized controlled trials
Author, Year
(Full Citations Are Listed in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-iv-nursing-staff-shortages.pdf
October 01, 2024 - We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such
systematic review … We will not endorse any specific toolkit.
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Risk of Bias Assessment
For studies that address … Pre-post studies have a high risk of bias by definition so we will not
perform a detailed assessment … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Literature Searches
Description of Included Studies
Risk of Bias Assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/05_depression_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - This observation tempered their overall assessment of the technology. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-surveillance_research-protocol.pdf
May 19, 2011 - Risk assessment; predictive models
ii. … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
For those KQs with applicable studies … For the assessment of systematic reviews, we will use the
Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews … (AMSTAR) instrument to evaluate the quality of
the review.
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For the assessment of randomized and … This assessment will be based on the representativeness of United States-based studies (e.g., a
national
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-protocol.pdf
June 01, 2023 - We will tailor the risk of bias
assessment to the question the study is used to answers. … • Reporting bias: Reporting bias assessment will include an evaluation of whether a
pre-specified … We will incorporate the risk of bias results into the strength of
evidence assessment and downgrade … , Development and Evaluation), outlined in the AHRQ
methods guide.45 The initial assessment will be … A scoping review of bereavement risk
assessment measures: Implications for palliative care.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
September 19, 2014 - Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation
Strategies
a. … Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies
a. … Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies
(continued)
b. … QUADAS-2: A revised tool for the Quality Assessment
of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. … Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 218.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/safety-vaccines-protocol.pdf
January 30, 2020 - This review is limited to a
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safety assessment. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies: All included studies
will be assessed … The
assessments will be undertaken by one reviewer; a second reviewer will check the
assessment for … The strength of
evidence assessment will use the AHRQ EPC program strength of evidence assessment
categories … [Assessment of the
MF59-adjuvanted pandemic influenza A/H1N1 vaccine.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/05_depression_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form. … (ECRI Institute,
Technology Assessment). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatigue-sleepiness-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2023 - quality systematic reviews defined using the criteria for
“Good” described below in the Risk of Bias Assessment … We will not perform an independent
assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment
For studies that address Review Question 5 about the effectiveness … Assessment of Physician Sleep and Wellness, Burnout,
and Clinically Significant Medical Errors. … quality systematic reviews defined using the criteria for “Good” described below in the Risk of Bias Assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
August 19, 2024 - For these reasons, timing of nutritional assessment during
pregnancy matters and completion of multiple … nutritional assessments including assessment of
dietary supplement use is needed to estimate usual … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies
In accordance with the AHRQ Methods … We will provide a qualitative summary of our assessment.
V. References
1. … Regulating fatty acids in infant formula: critical assessment of U.S. policies and
practices.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
July 01, 2023 - We will not perform an independent
assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … We will not endorse any specific toolkit.
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Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment
For studies … A statewide assessment of surgical site infection
following colectomy: the role of oral antibiotics. … We will not perform an independent assessment of original studies cited in any such systematic review … Literature Searches for Studies of Effectiveness
Description of Included Studies
Risk of Bias (Quality) Assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/machine-learning-tools-white-paper-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Risk of bias
assessment tools showed moderate agreement with human assessments (Cohen’s kappa = 0.20 … The reference standard for data extraction and risk of bias assessment is either the
extracted data … 17101, 110-125 (11) Human
assessment or
assessment in
the published
review
Cohen's weighted … A kappa score of 0.22 indicates slight to fair
agreement.
3.2.8 Risk of Bias Assessment Tools … Language models for
data extraction and risk of bias assessment in
complementary medicine.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - topics in the same class of a
device, drug, or biologic are aggregated for discussion and impact assessment … reflects clinical practice, clinical research, health care delivery, health
business, health technology assessment … This system, developed by Cerebral Assessment Systems, Inc. … Class II medical device and granted de
novo clearance as a first-in-class computerized cognitive assessment … Cerebral Assessment Systems has begun developing commercial Cognivue units, with
plans to distribute
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
October 14, 2011 - PCA3 will be excluded based on sample size but
this element will be considered as part of quality assessment … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies and Reviews
To assess the methodological … Quality
assessment will be performed by analyzing the individual items described above and their … Assessing Applicability
In addition to quality assessment, we will also assess the applicability … Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality
assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.