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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_executive.pdf
January 01, 2012 - has been placed on developing strategies
that can improve adherence and result in satisfactory BP
control … In trials of SMBP monitoring, how does achieving BP
control relate to clinical and surrogate outcomes … Individual studies mostly found greater (although
nonsignificant) rates of achieving BP control with … Thus the
strategies to measure and control elevated BP may need
to differ based on an individual’s … • Thirteen studies reported categorical changes in BP control, mostly defined as
achieving a BP
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-heart_research-protocol.pdf
April 18, 2012 - antipsychotic with a
low or neutral impact on glucose level, or their combination on glucose-level control … an antipsychotic with a low or neutral
impact on lipid levels, or their combination on lipid-level control … (e.g., attention control)
Outcome Measures:
• KQ 1: Weight control (i.e., weight loss or maintenance … Comparators KQ 1–4:
• Usual care
• Placebo
• Other control (e.g., attention control)
KQs 1–4 … Obesity and smoking in patients with
schizophrenia and normal controls: a case-control study.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/sexually-transmitted-diseases
November 21, 2016 - for STDs caused by a virus, but medicines can often help with the symptoms and keep the disease under control … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source
https://medlineplus.gov/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mrsa-screening_research.pdf
June 01, 2013 - They are: cohort studies;
nested case-control or case-control studies; and cross-sectional studies. … They are: cohort studies; nested case-control or
case-control studies; and cross-sectional studies. … Study Design
Considerations Cohort Study Nested Case-Control Study Case-Control Study Cross-Sectional … Study Design
Considerations Cohort Study Nested Case-Control Study Case-Control Study Cross-Sectional … o Account for compliance with
infection control strategies.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/urinary-incontinence
September 14, 2018 - Urinary Incontinence
Description
Urinary incontinence (UI) is loss of bladder control … Most bladder control problems happen when muscles are too weak or too active.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/zika-virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant women do not travel to areas … Stay in places that have air conditioning or that use window and door screens
Centers for Disease Control
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_2.pdf
May 01, 2020 - Tables B–F summarize the SOE for amniotomy
(± oxytocin) versus control treatment.
10
Table B. … Early amniotomy versus control: Evidence summary in women with unspecified
parity
Category Outcome … Amniotomy plus oxytocin versus control: Evidence summary in women with
unspecified parity
Category … Table G summarizes the SOE for continuous
emotional support versus control in nulliparous
women. … Tables N–P summarize the SOE for ambulation
or positioning versus control therapy.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/worker-health_executive.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Four studies
included active control groups focused on HP or OSH
alone. … Washington, DC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
May 2012.
9. … Cancer Causes
Control. 2009 Aug;20(6):887-94. PMID: 19301135.
21. … Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Feb;18(1):51-9.
PMID: 17186421.
28. … Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Feb;17(1):53-61.
PMID: 16411053.
44.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-2-noninvasive-nonpharma.pdf
April 01, 2022 - The report addressed:
• Whether the interventions work overall compared with sham, waitlist control … , attention
control, no treatment, or usual care … Abbreviations: AC = attention control; BBAT = basic body awareness training; FM = fibromyalgia; LBP = … , attention control, no treatment, or usual care. … Exercise versus usual care, an attention control, or a placebo intervention for chronic low back pain
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-202-thermoplasty-comments.pdf
December 14, 2017 - We excluded the Pretolani study
because it did not have a control group
and did not report adverse … It is reported
second to asthma control and there should not be prioritization
based on alphabet. … Due to the differences in the control arms
(sham and medical management control
in one study; medical … We excluded the Pretolani study
because it did not have a control group
and did not report adverse … One of the
extension studies also reported data for
the control arm through 3 years.”
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/07_diabetes_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (CTR)
systems and control-to-target (CTT) systems. … Glycemic control improved in all three groups, with a mean
glycated hemoglobin level of 7.5±1.8% in … If these measures are inadequate, physicians also prescribe medication to control blood sugar levels. … Initial treatment of T2DM includes diet control, exercise, and self-
monitoring of blood glucose. … Initial treatment of T2DM includes diet control,
exercise, and self-monitoring of blood glucose.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - For this review, we used the definition of
maltreatment provided by the Centers for Disease Control … L
G1>G2
L
G1>G2
L
G1>G2
- - -
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Inactive control
L
G1 … L
G1>G2
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Group Treatment Program for Sexual
Abuse
Inactive control
L
G1>G2
- - - … majority
of studies reviewed, no standard exists for this type of
control group in the field. … Control; 2008. www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/
pdf/CM_Surveillance-a.pdf.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_executive.pdf
June 01, 2011 - Despite the high rates of morbidity and
mortality attributable to hypertension,
control of the condition … In addition to several effective
nonpharmacological interventions—
including diet, exercise, and control … , ARBs (angiotensin II receptor
antagonists), and direct renin inhibitorsb differ in blood
pressure control … Blood pressure control? High (ACEI vs. … There appears to be a small difference in change in
diabetes control, renal function between ACEIs and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine_protocol-appendix_20111103.pdf
November 03, 2011 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: November 3, 2011
A-1
Appendix A. Table A1. Pharmacological classes for migraine prevention
Drug, ATC Code* Class of Drug
ANTIEPILEPTICS
Topiramate, N03AX11 N03 ANTIEPILEPTICS N03AX Other antiepileptics
Lamotrigine, N03AX09 N03A ANTIEPI…
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Health care providers do not appropriately
assess asthma control in most children,9-12 resulting in … Outcomes Health care process outcomes:
– Prescriptions for controller medicine
– Environmental control … The absolute difference in effect observed between control
and interventions arms of the RCT studies … Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
2. Akinbami L. … Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.
3.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-insulin_executive.pdf
September 01, 2008 - significant
number of patients at some stage during
the management of diabetes to maintain
optimal glycemic control … , and the well-documented importance of
glycemic control in decreasing mortality and preventing
long-term … (such as tight control, usual
control, good fasting, or postprandial control)? … Effect of premixed insulin analogues in patients with
different intensities of glucose control
We did … not find any study that compared intensive
glycemic control with standard glycemic control in
patients
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - These studies include:
All nonexperimental studies
Cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies
We present … Examples of observational study designs include cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional … In case-control studies, selection bias may occur if the selection of cases and controls is based on … Cohort and case-control studies, however, are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention … J Clin Epidemiol 2010;63:502-12.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18823754
Cohort and case-control
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - These studies include:
All nonexperimental studies
Cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies
We present … Examples of observational study designs include cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional … In case-control studies, selection bias may occur if the selection of cases and controls is based on … Cohort and case-control studies, however, are well suited for testing hypotheses that one intervention … J Clin Epidemiol 2010;63:502-12.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18823754
Cohort and case-control
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Pooled
results from two of these trials showed similar effects with
music and control. … Most
comparisons had similar effects between treatment and
control. … 1 (134) Insufficient – no conclusions drawn
Exercise vs. interactive control 1 (170) Insufficient – … (placebo, attention control, usual care). … Control conditions were also
often poorly described.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_clinician.pdf
November 01, 2016 - low back pain are associated with
small-to-moderate, primarily short-term effects on pain
versus a control … ���
Function 1 SR +
General exercise or physical
therapy Pain, function 2 SRs + to ++ ���
Motor control … exercise + exercise Exercise therapy alone Pain 2 RCTs ↔ ���
Tai chi Waitlist control† or no tai chi … SR = systematic review
** A retraining program to improve activity of muscles assessed to have poor control … † The patients assigned to the waitlist control group were asked to wait for a prespecified time period