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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-212-urinary-incontinence-disposition-comments.pdf
August 08, 2018 - are mostly similar to pacemakers, which are
commonly deemed to be nonsurgical interventions (eg,
compared … indicates that the
estimate of OR is derived from indirect
evidence (i.e., that no trials directly compared … indicates that
the estimate of OR is derived from indirect
evidence (i.e., that no trials directly compared … with
anticholinergics; low SoE compared with
alpha agonists, hormones, and periurethral
bulking agents … However, mirabegron was studied
for adverse events and appears to have a
more favorable profile compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/exposure-definition-and-measurement_chapter-4.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Example 2: When comparing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for treatment of depression compared to … Recall accuracy for prescription medications: self-report compared with database information.
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May 01, 2011 - and reduced use
of quick-relief medications or reduced use of long-
term control medications, when compared … The five trials (n=360) that compared a yoga group with a
control group generally showed improvements … Two trials (n=153) compared a nonhyperventilation
reduction breathing technique with a control group … The other trial compared the use of a device to modify
breathing to achieve an inspiration-to-expiration … No trials examined harms of treatment within subgroups
or compared subgroups on likelihood of harms
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Comparator Inadequate dose of
comparison therapy
A fixed dose study20 by the makers of duloxetine
compared … Two trials have addressed the benefits of surgical therapy compared to deferred therapy
or watchful … watchful waiting
Medium Compared with men who used watchful waiting, men with localized
prostate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Comparator Inadequate dose of
comparison therapy
A fixed dose study20 by the makers of duloxetine
compared … Two trials have addressed the benefits of surgical therapy compared to deferred therapy
or watchful … watchful waiting
Medium Compared with men who used watchful waiting, men with localized
prostate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - By comparative effectiveness we mean the
efficacy or effectiveness of an intervention compared
with … Comparative Effectiveness
Eight studies addressed the effectiveness of a
psychological intervention compared … One study compared psychological
interventions with an SSRI.20 All these studies were
conducted outside … Our meta-analyses of trials that compared CBT with SC
in a sample of participants with ASD found that … Only one study compared psychological interventions
(CT and PE) with a medication (escitalopram, an
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - At balloon
removal, 71.8% of the balloon group achieved excess weight loss of 25% or more, compared … The Orbera group had 10.5%±6.6% mean total body
weight loss compared with 4.7%±5.1% in the control … The balloon group had
10.5%±6.6% mean TBWL, compared with 4.7%±5.1% in the BMP-only group (p<0.001 … The
balloon group had 7.7%±7.6% mean TBWL, compared with 3.9%±6.1% in the BMP-only group
(p<0.001 … Women
achieved 76.31% EWL compared with 68.08% EWL in men (p<0.0001).14
Clinical Trials ReShape:
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August 01, 2012 - height, weight, lean body mass [LBM], protein turnover), exercise
tolerance, and bone mineralization, compared … for intracranial tumors
found no difference in
the rate of recurrence
or new tumor
development
compared … Frequencies
compared to age-
adjusted background
rates in the general
pediatric population. … Compared
with pubertal patients receiving rhGH,
prepubertal patients receiving rhGH seem to
derive … Compared with
prepubertal patients receiving rhGH, pubertal
patients receiving rhGH seem to derive
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January 30, 2014 - We"
compared"the"conclusions"of"the"included"abstracts"to"the"conclusions"of"the"original"systematic … Assessment:(Current(
One$new$study$found$that$10$of$11$patients$
with$post"TBI$MDD$also$had$PTSD,$compared … Current(
One$new$study$found$that$six$of$11$patients$
with$post"TBI$MDD$also$had$panic$disorder$
compared … $The$sertraline$trial$showed$no$
significant$effect$compared$with$placebo,$and$
the$citalopram$study … $The$sertraline$
trial$showed$no$significant$
effect$compared$with$
placebo,$and$the$
citalopram$
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/grading.ppt
January 01, 2013 - would allow users of comparative effectiveness reviews to make judgments about the treatments being compared … interval so wide that it does not rule out the superiority or inferiority of either treatment being compared … transparency, as yet no empirical evidence supports the superiority of a particular point system when compared … believe that for certain outcomes, such as harms, observational studies have less risk of bias when compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-215-depression-older-adults-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2019 - • Few studies compared other antidepressants
to placebo or to each other, or reported other
outcomes … acute phase of MDD with SNRIs
(duloxetine and venlafaxine) led to a greater
number of adverse events compared … SNRIs (duloxetine and venlafaxine) led to a
greater number of study withdrawals due to adverse
events compared … A double-blind study of
paroxetine compared with fluoxetine in geriatric
patients with major depression
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0477_11-01-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - lifestyle
interventions; mind-body therapies; acupuncture
Comparator(s): Above interventions compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
August 05, 2010 - with arthritis,6 low back pain,7 minor injuries, and soft tissue
rheumatism, NSAIDs reduce pain, when compared … What are the comparative benefits and harms of treating osteoarthritis with oral
medications as compared … with topical preparations, or of different topical medications
compared with one another? … We will retrieve any blinded or open, parallel or crossover randomized controlled trial
that compared … based on the methods
used for randomization, allocation concealment, and blinding; the similarity of compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - potential for fewer complications, reversibility, and ease of the intragastric
balloon procedure compared … In particular, experts
noted the potential for fewer complications and ease of the procedure compared … Average weight loss at week 108
was -9.3% and -10.5%, respectively, for the mid- and top-dose as compared … More than twice as
many participants on liraglutide lost >5% additional run-in weight compared to … Compared with current treatment methods, lorcaserin seems to
provide the most upsides with the fewest
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May 04, 2013 - the series of articles
describing the findings of Paradise and colleagues
about their study that compared … with moderate compared
with long-acting tubes. … Do you mean compared with
myringotomy? Also, not consistent with studies of watchful waiting vs. … One surgery is
compared to another surgery. An error in the Cochrane report is
perpetuated. … In these
studies, the non-tubed ear in both groups is
compared.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
November 28, 2012 - Comparators
KQs 1–3:
All the therapies will be compared to each other as treatment of patients … patients were excluded from this review
because of differences in presentation and prognosis when compared … Randomized clinical trial of percutaneous
radiofrequency ablation plus absolute ethanol injection compared … Radiofrequency ablation improves prognosis
compared with ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma … When considering comparisons for
this review we compared within
category of intervention only, rather
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December 27, 2016 - The Key Questions
Key Question 1a: What is the comparative effectiveness of intermittent ICS compared … Key Question 1b: What is the comparative effectiveness of intermittent ICS compared to
ICS controller … is the comparative effectiveness of ICS with LABA used as both
controller and quick relief therapy compared … Key Question 2a: What is the comparative effectiveness of LAMA as add on to ICS
controller therapy compared … Key Question 2c: What is the comparative effectiveness of LAMA as add on to ICS plus
LABA compared to
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March 01, 2015 - Individual
agents will be compared to the extent permitted by the
evidence.
Key Question 2. … Compared with
placebo, improved quality-of-life scores accompanied
estrogens, with SMDs exceeding 0.35 … Compared with placebo, SMDs were in general
not large (i.e., SMD between -0.5 and 0) for any of the … Compared with placebo, the
SMD for improved sleep measures was approximately
threefold greater with … The USPSTF review reported differences in event rates
with estrogen/progestin or estrogen compared with
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September 01, 2014 - The third trial compared TURP to clean intermittent self-catheterization but did not evaluate
any of … The fourth study compared
bethanechol/prostaglandin (BC/PGE2) to placebo. … Three eligible RCTs compared treatments for CUR in men with bladder outlet
obstruction secondary to … All three trials compared surgery (transurethral resection of the prostate or prostate enucleation) … The fourth study compared
bethanechol/prostaglandin (BC/PGE2) to placebo.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vitamin-d-calcium_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - In the original report, one cohort compared serum
25(OH)D concentrations and the risk of breast cancer … mortality, and two nested case-control studies compared
25(OH)D concentrations and the incidence of … The lowest risk
was observed from 60 to 80 nmol/L; compared with
serum 25(OH)D 37.5–75 nmol/L, SGA … In the original report, one
C-rated nonrandomized study from India compared
combined vitamin D (1200 … Compared with placebo, there
was no significant effect of supplementation with vitamin
D3 (200 IU/d