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301. CER 22 Rotator Cuff Tears NSD clean (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2014 - Does early surgical repair compared to late surgical repair (i.e., non- operative intervention followed … Does operative repair compared with non-operative treatment lead to improved health-related quality

302. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - • No study compared iron management guided by classical markers with that of newer markers (%HYPO … Twenty seven articles reported data on the test performance of newer markers of iron status compared … compared with ferritin to predict a response to IV iron treatment. … was guided by CHr compared with those guided by TSAT or ferritin. … overall test accuracy compared with ferritin, to predict a response to IV iron treatment.

303. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - with appropriate placebo/sham controls or compared with other active interventions? … with appropriate placebo/sham controls or compared with other active interventions? … but not compared with strength training, based on three RCTs (low strength of evidence) … Key Points • TENS showed a small but significant beneficial short- term effect on pain compared with … with exercise alone (or NMES compared with a sham control) on pain or function, based on three RCTs

304. Renal-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - Thirty-eight (38) studies compared radical nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy, eight (8) studies compared … , and 2 studies compared active surveillance with the other management strategies. … Health-Related Quality of Life Four studies (440 patients) compared health-related quality of life … Twenty-four studies compared radical nephrectomy and partial nephrectomy, 3 studies compared radical … Furthermore, thermal ablation was associated with worse local recurrence-free survival compared with

305. Treatment for Restless Legs Syndrome: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - More patients randomized to dopamine agonist had at least one adverse effect compared with placebo … What are the benefits from RLS treatments when compared with placebo or no treatment? b. … What are the benefits from RLS treatments when compared with other active treatments? c. … What are the harms from RLS treatments when compared with placebo or no treatment? b. … What are the harms from RLS treatments when compared with other active treatments? c.

306. Linking Dental Services to Treatment Outcomes for Diabetes: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2024 - People with diabetes have a 2–3-fold greater risk for periodontitis11 compared to people without diabetes … Only 5.6% of those who continued treatment experienced worsening diabetes symptoms, compared to 18.2% … Pedroso et al.21 for individuals with gingivitis receiving supra-gingival scaling and prophylaxis compared … Wang et al.36 reported in one RCT of no significant changes in glycemic control compared to a no treatment … Milanesi et al44., in an RCT, observed no significant change in CRP compared to a non-NPST control group

307. Protocol: Imaging for Pretreatment Staging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 08, 2014 - MRI listed above which can be obtained in a single examination, along with a lower radiation dose compared … Furthermore, it may help to distinguish between airway invasion by tumor compared to airway compression … Also, this technique only has planar capability (compared to tomographic capability of the other imaging … Lastly, bone scintigraphy is less quantitative compared to PET/CT, and does not allow evaluation of … For comparative accuracy (KQ1), the study must have compared both tests to a common reference standard

308. Executive summary_Systematic Review: Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2025 - Compared with no added fiber, whole grain fiber probably increases total fecal weight (moderate SoE … Compared with no added fiber, inulin (3-27 g/day) may increase stool hardness (low SoE), in contrast … Wheat bran fiber probably increases fecal weight (total and dry) compared with no added fiber, with … Compared with lesser amounts of fiber in refined grains, whole grain fiber increases total fecal weight … Compared with no added fiber, whole grain fiber probably increases total fecal weight (moderate SoE)

309. Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     February 13, 2012 - ultrasound were performed, yet the results are presented as though all imaging tools, including US, were compared … Anderson Cancer Center13 that compared length of survival of metastatic breast cancer patients treated … after their diagnosis with metastatic disease, 40 percent of these patients were still alive, as compared … results does not make this clear and leaves one with the assumption that each of the tools can be compared … to each other (eg, ultrasound compared to MRI) regarding their addition to mammography alone The

310. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 19, 2010 - of first-ever stroke than Caucasians, with age-adjusted incidences of 6.6 per 1000 in black men as compared … black females.5 Lower mortality rates were seen in Hispanic, Asian and American Indian populations as compared … evaluated the benefits of IV rtPA administered between 3 and 4.5 hours after symptom onset.18 When compared … These devices may offer a number of potential advantages when compared to pharmacologic thrombolysis … What are the theoretical advantages and disadvantages of the devices compared to other treatment options

311. Management of Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2016 - Conclusions Propranolol is effective at reducing IH lesion size (i.e., lesion clearance) when compared … with placebo or observation (high strength of evidence [SOE]) and when compared with steroids (moderate … There was low SOE that PDL treatments were more effective in clearing IH lesions when compared with … ��Studies of steroids were typically older and compared various doses and routes of administration.

312. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     April 23, 2019 - (GI) AEs, data are limited and a causal relationship to DMB exposure has not been established as compared … This is evident when compared to the detail provided about the methodological limitations of the AFF … Because the trials that compared drug continuation with discontinuation were framed using discontinuation … Our revised hormone therapy harms section also reads: “In the WHI trial that compared estrogen plus … To minimize redundancy, we only included studies that compared continuous osteoporosis drug treatment

313. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Eight randomized and nine nonrandomized comparative studies compared treatments with or without charged … Charged particle radiotherapy was compared with: brachytherapy for uveal melanoma (four studies); conventional … provide a definitive answer on the effectiveness and safety of charged particle beam radiotherapies compared

314. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2016 - use of core-needle methods, it is important to understand their accuracy and possi- ble harms when compared … However, open procedures may carry a greater risk of complications, such as bleeding or infection, when compared … guided automated techniques are associated with a lower sensitivity and a higher specificity when compared

315. Breast-Cancer-Medications Surveillance (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Examestane, an aromatase inhibitor, did not significantly reduce DCIS compared to placebo. … Tamoxifen does not reduce breast cancer mortality compared to placebo. … All cause mortality was similar for women using examestane compared with placebo. … compared to placebo. … Tamoxifen does not reduce breast cancer mortality compared to placebo.

316. Disposition of Comments for CER 166 Calcineurin Inhibitors (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2016 - Therefore there are insufficient data to draw conclusions about these two regimens when compared to … of the studies under review are lacking biopsy data, which is, in itself, the gold standard when compared … twenty-eight other CsA-containing studies who received low dose CsA registered improved outcomes compared … Compared to cohorts receiving standard CsA, reduced CsA, and reduced sirolimus (SRL), patients receiving … compared to standard dose tacrolimus.

317. TND-555-09-03-2013 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - behavioral interventions for individuals with diabetes result in improved physical health outcome(s), compared … children of families who receive these diabetes education or medical nutrition therapy program services compared

318. Disposition of Comments CER 219 Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium (pdf file)
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     September 03, 2019 - with placebo and for second-generation antipsychotics compared with placebo, the larger body of evidence … significant increase in any neurological effect for any first- or second- generation antipsychotic compared … for this reason that RCT’s are so valuable in determining the potential impact of an intervention compared … consistent findings in six of eight trials, we concluded that there was no effect of haloperidol compared … daytime somnolence and whether antipsychotic medications have different effects on hyperactive as compared

319. Evidence Summary Comparative Effectiveness Review 216 Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2019 - studies in which a group of patients from before the implementation of telehealth consultations are compared … measures good but not excellent Low Harms (KQ3) 3 Complications from telehealth in surgery was compared … The 29 studies that investigated telestroke all compared outcomes from a prior time period or another … 19 Increase in appropriate transfers, decrease in time to decision and time in ED with telehealth compared … more satisfied with telehealth consultations, particularly when telehealth saved time or expense compared

320. Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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     January 01, 2013 - Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov Covariate Selection for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research This slide set is b…