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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - articles and extracted relevant data from fair- or good-quality studies; no quantitative synthesis was conducted … A literature search of MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CINAHL was conducted … identify new studies that might affect the review conclusions or interpretation of the evidence was conducted … The last surveillance, conducted on March 25, 2022, identified no new studies that would meet inclusion … As in the previous review, no treatment studies were identified that were conducted in patients with
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
August 18, 2020 - Studies were required to have outcomes assessed at 3 months’ postbaseline or longer and be conducted … Meta-analyses of STI incidence, condom use, and unprotected intercourse were conducted. … related to publication bias. 12 Additionally, meta-regression and subgroup analyses were conducted … The newly available studies included 4 conducted among adolescents, 58 , 67 , 72 , 74 5 conducted among … Planned subgroup comparisons were conducted to examine sources of heterogeneity (described below).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/syphilis-infection-pregnant-persons
December 01, 2022 - , 2: Persons who are known to have syphilis infection, have symptoms, or are not pregnant; studies conducted … clinics in correctional facilities, sexually transmitted infection clinics)
Country
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
March 04, 2021 - acromegaly)
KQs 4–6: Studies of persons with suspected but unconfirmed OSA
Setting
Studies conducted … determine fitness for duty
KQs 4-6: Interventions studied only in laboratories (e.g., studies of PAP conducted … testing, or both
KQ 2: Studies on accuracy of screening must include a comparison with overnight PSG conducted
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September 01, 2023 - mortality (e.g., Black persons);
• The accuracy of screening persons in the US at increased risk conducted … smears,16, 17 methylene blue,8 and high-frequency soft tissue ultrasound.9 Only two studies were
conducted … in the US,19, 20 and no studies were conducted in primary care settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening
May 06, 2021 - (e.g., negative mammography, dense breasts, age group)
Breast imaging or clinical examinations conducted … population-based screening with film or digital mammography
Breast imaging or clinical examinations conducted … Setting
Settings and populations of women applicable to U.S. primary care settings
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
August 18, 2016 - populations or services/interventions that are not applicable to U.S. practice
Country
Research conducted … populations similar to U.S. populations, with services and interventions applicable to U.S. practice (i.e., conducted … defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Research not relevant to the United States (i.e., conducted … at the child, and that interventions will include primary care–feasible or referable interventions conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary24/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
March 11, 2014 - We included trials conducted in primary care or those that tested interventions we judged feasible for … As a result, we conducted a qualitative analysis for all KQs and stratified the results into 2 groups … Primary care–based studies recruited directly from or were conducted in primary care clinics. … study was conducted among a sample of young persons diagnosed with asthma 17 . … Although we would have included studies conducted in emergency departments if they had addressed all
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
November 30, 2023 - sexually transmitted infection clinics, emergency room or urgent care) KQs 4, 5: Focus on studies conducted … to that in the United States, unless studies are not available in those settings
KQs 1–5: Studies conducted … which screening is commonly performed (e.g., emergency room or urgent care) KQ 3: Focus on studies conducted … of treatment if currently recommended regimens or drugs are used
KQs 1, 2: Studies of screening conducted
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June 11, 2019 - Sensitivity analyses
and stratified analyses were conducted on study quality, PrEP regi-
men, HIV risk … All trials of persons at
increased risk because of heterosexual contact were conducted in
Africa and … the trial of PWID was conducted in Thailand; all trials
conducted in the United States, Canada, and Europe … in
Africa; the only study of PWID was
conducted in Asia; several studies of MSM
were conducted in the … in
Africa; the only study of PWID conducted
in Asia; several studies of MSM conducted
in the United
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
May 13, 2025 - A literature search of Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE, and trial registries was conducted from January … Three of those studies, all fair quality, were conducted prospectively, and 2 studies, 1 fair quality … and 1 good quality, were conducted retrospectively. … historical and geographic comparators
Unclear applicability of study body, which comes from studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-june-2019
June 11, 2019 - The last surveillance was conducted on January 25, 2019, and identified no eligible randomized trials … the trial of PWID was conducted in Thailand; all trials conducted in the United States, Canada, and Europe … b Study conducted in the United States, Canada, or Europe. … a Study conducted in the United States, Canada, or Europe. … in Africa; the only study of PWID was conducted in Asia; several studies of MSM were conducted in the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
July 23, 2019 - This brief evidence update was conducted to inform the USPSTF in updating its 2009 recommendation. 2 … Controlled Trials, the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, and PsycInfo was conducted … Ongoing surveillance in targeted publications was conducted through January 25, 2019. … contributed to topic deliberations; Smyth Lai, MLS (Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research), who conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
November 14, 2019 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … randomized, controlled trials
KQ 4: Case reports; small observational studies
Countries
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
January 28, 2021 - fair-quality
Poor-quality
Language
English
Non-English studies
Country
Studies conducted … the 2019 Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
August 22, 2023 - This evidence report was conducted to update the 2019 USPSTF review 2 , 3 to inform the USPSTF for an … The last surveillance was conducted on March 24, 2023, and identified no eligible randomized trials. … Data Synthesis
Meta-analyses of oral PrEP vs placebo or no PrEP were conducted for the 2019 USPSTF … risk due to heterosexual contact; 4 trials 21 , 22 , 43 , 46 conducted in the US, Europe, Canada, or … Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir vs Daily Oral PrEP
Two new, concurrently conducted trials (HIV
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
July 26, 2016 - Study Selection: English-language studies conducted in asymptomatic populations 15 years and older at … We included studies of asymptomatic adults 15 years and older and conducted in countries with a very … Two fair-quality cohort studies conducted in Australia evaluated test characteristics of skin cancer … Setting: Study was not conducted in a setting or country relevant to US primary care. … Population: Study was not conducted in a population of asymptomatic adults 15 years and older.
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March 11, 2025 - Bridge searches were
conducted to capture any new studies published after the searches
of the 2 foundational … Additionally,
ongoing surveillance was conducted through January 24, 2025,
using targeted searches to … The health care tie-in could include, for
example, screening conducted in a clinical setting, recruitment … Setting: Study
was not conducted in a country relevant to US practice or not conducted in,
recruited … Population:
Study was not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan154/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
May 14, 2015 - change is directed toward children)
Pregnant women
Institutionalized adults
Settings
Conducted … primary care or a health care system or could feasibly be implemented in or referred from primary care
Conducted … baseline
KQ 4: No minimum followup
KQs 1–3: <6 months after baseline
Countries
Studies conducted … the 2014 Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pregnant-nonpregnant-adults
February 22, 2024 - sexually transmitted infection clinics, emergency room or urgent care) KQs 4, 5: Focus on studies conducted … to that in the United States, unless studies are not available in those settings
KQs 1–5: Studies conducted … which screening is commonly performed (e.g., emergency room or urgent care) KQ 3: Focus on studies conducted … of treatment if currently recommended regimens or drugs are used
KQs 1, 2: Studies of screening conducted