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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
February 27, 2025 - WhatsApp
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Draft Research Plan … relapse prevention
Primary prevention of tobacco use
Tobacco harm-reduction strategies
Condition … tobacco cessation interventions that can be provided in primary care or are feasible to refer to from … ENDS interventions in adults, including pregnant adults:
Randomized clinical trials
Nonrandomized … WHO Clinical Treatment Guideline for Tobacco Cessation in Adults. Accessed January 6, 2025.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
June 23, 2016 - criteria designed to assemble a population with a specific condition or a group of closely related conditions … are considered at high risk for falls
Have a medical condition associated with vitamin D deficiency … toe, and heel; total primary major osteoporotic fracture, defined as fracture of the hip; vertebral (clinical … Intervention duration of <1 month
KQ 2: No exclusions
Setting
Community and primary care–relevant … defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Skilled nursing facilities; postacute care
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
July 24, 2025 - WhatsApp
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Final Research Plan … evaluating screening in specified populations of children with a chronic medical or developmental condition … However, studies that happen to include some children with a chronic condition will be included as long … as the presence of the condition was not among the study’s inclusion criteria
Setting
All … IMI - Defining and Classifying Myopia: A Proposed Set of Standards for Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults reduce alcohol use or … See “Condition” for the definition of unhealthy alcohol use. … a related behavior or condition
KQs 4, 5: Studies in which at least 50% of the enrolled sample is … usual care KQ 2: Comparison with reference standard (i.e., structured or semistructured clinical interview … semistructured clinical interview KQs 4, 5: Randomized, controlled trials
Other study designs
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
October 20, 2016 - a related behavior or condition
KQs 4, 5: Studies in which at least 50% of the enrolled sample … KQ 2: Reference standard (i.e., structured or semistructured clinical interview)
KQs 4, 5: … applicable to or referable from primary care, including: primary care clinics; prenatal clinics; obstetrics … clinical interview
KQ 4, 5: Randomized, controlled trials and nonrandomized controlled trials … Public comments on the draft research plan for "Primary Care Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - a reported outcome)
Condition
Unhealthy alcohol use * , including:
Risky or hazardous … a related behavior or condition
KQs 4, 5: Studies in which at least 50% of the enrolled sample … usual care
KQ 2: Comparison with reference standard (i.e., structured or semistructured clinical … applicable to or referable from primary care, including: primary care clinics; prenatal clinics; obstetrics … clinical interview
KQs 4, 5: Randomized, controlled trials and nonrandomized controlled trials
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
November 05, 2015 - WhatsApp
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Final Research Plan … Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic … Does screening (clinical risk assessment, bone density measurement, or both) for osteoporotic fracture … years with increased fracture risk
KQs 1–5:
Majority of study population has underlying medical condition … or primary care–like settings
KQs 2–5: Primary care or primary care–like settings, specialists
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
January 12, 2023 - WhatsApp
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Draft Research Plan … Study populations with 20% to 50% having a known condition will be considered in sensitivity analyses … assemble populations with a specific condition or a group of closely related conditions, such as those … Inpatient, skilled nursing facilities; postacute care and rehabilitation facilities. … Study design
KQ 1: RCTs, controlled clinical trials.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - USPSTF works to improve the health of people nationwide by
making evidence-based recommendations about clinical … condition that the screening, counseling, or preventive medication targets. … Recommendations
address only services offered in the primary care setting or services referred by a … primary care clinician. … Review Public Comments
& Finalize Research Plan
Review Evidence
& Develop Draft Recommendation
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
August 11, 2016 - (e.g., schizophrenia, pervasive development disorder)
Studies imited to women with a medical condition … development
Attachment or bonding
Achievement of recognized developmental milestones
Health care … /number of days)
KQ 2:
Reduced satisfaction with care
Care avoidance
Maternal or fetal/infant … Emergency departments
Study Designs
KQ 1: Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical … trials
KQ 2: Systematic reviews; meta-analyses; randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
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Final Research Plan … Are there new evidence-based approaches for identifying patients at risk for preeclampsia in clinical … persons seeking fertility treatment; and other selected nongeneralizable populations
Disease/condition … developmental problems
Length of hospital stay (without indication)
Intensive care unit … admission
Neonatal intensive care unit admission
Study Designs
KQs 1, 2 (Efficacy): Randomized
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - USPSTF works to improve the health of people nationwide by making
evidence-based recommendations about clinical … condition that the screening, counseling, or preventive medication targets. … Recommendations
address only services offered in the primary care setting or services referred by a … primary care clinician. … Public
Comments
Public
Comments
Review
Topic Nominations
Develop
Draft Research Plan
Review
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
February 01, 2024 - WhatsApp
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Draft Research Plan … is a reported outcome
Condition
Unhealthy alcohol use, including:
Risky or hazardous use … a related behavior or condition
KQs 4, 5: Studies in which at least 50% of the enrolled sample is … usual care KQ 2: Comparison with reference standard (i.e., structured or semistructured clinical interview … applicable to or referable from primary care, including: primary care clinics; prenatal clinics; obstetrics
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-public-engagement-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - condition that the screening, counseling, or preventive medication targets. … Recommendations
address only services offered in the primary care setting or services referred by a … primary care clinician. … each stage of the process:
Public
Comments
Review
Topic Nominations
Develop
Draft Research Plan … Review Public Comments
& Finalize Research Plan
Review Evidence
& Develop Draft Recommendation
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan44/depression-in-adults-screening
July 03, 2014 - WhatsApp
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Final Research Plan … Include
Exclude
General Adult Population, Including Older Adults
Condition definition … Poor, according to design-specific USPSTF criteria
Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Condition … Harms of antidepressant treatment (KQ 5): Any outpatient clinical setting
Community … Abbreviations: FDA = Food and Drug Administration; RCT = randomized, controlled trial; CCT = controlled clinical
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/uspstf-who-we-are-how-we-work-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - setting,
or services that are referable by a primary care clinician, and apply to patients who have … no obvious signs
or symptoms of the disease or condition. … on the plan. … Areas of expertise
include screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition, as well as at-risk populations … clinicians identify the right
clinical preventive services for their patients.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-screening-using-nontraditional-risk-assessment
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Final Research Plan … The draft Research Plan was available for comment from June 11 until July 8, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., ET. … Include
Condition definition
Atherosclerotic CVD, including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular … usual care (as defined by the study)
Outcomes
KQs 1, 4: CVD events (e.g., myocardial infarction … good quality only
Abbreviations: CCT = controlled clinical trial; CVD = cardiovascular disease
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/task-force-at-a-glance
June 22, 2025 - Task Force recommendations are created for primary care professionals by primary care professionals. … We: Focus only on preventive services offered in primary care settings or services that are referable … by a primary care clinician and apply to patients without signs or symptoms of the condition. … draft research plan and finalize the research plan Review the evidence and develop a draft recommendation … that depicts the process that the Task Force uses to develop recommendations From Topic Nomination to Clinical
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - USPSTF works to improve the health of people nationwide by making
evidence-based recommendations about clinical … condition that the screening, counseling, or preventive medication targets. … Recommendations
address only services offered in the primary care setting or services referred by a … primary care clinician. … Public
Comments
Public
Comments
Review
Topic Nominations
Develop
Draft Research Plan
Review
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
September 26, 2024 - WhatsApp
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Final Research Plan … Category
Included
Excluded
Condition Definition
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including … KQs 1–3: Base model risk assessment:
Base model CVD risk assessment (e.g., PREVENT, PCE)
Usual care … or no screening (KQs 1 and 3 only)
KQs 4, 5: Usual care, no treatment, or placebo
Models predicting … A draft of this Research Plan