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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/gerd/research
December 01, 2019 - Data Sources
We searched MEDLINE,® Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and other relevant … Study Selection
Studies of various designs were sought, including comparative randomized controlled … strength of evidence that laparoscopic fundoplication in patients whose GERD symptoms were already well controlled … fundoplication were similarly effective in improving GERD symptoms in patients whose symptoms were already well controlled
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December 01, 2019 - Review methods
We included randomized controlled trials on these special populations. … Since these populations may be excluded from trials, we also included controlled observational studies … We qualitatively synthesized the evidence and also pooled the relative risks from the controlled studies … observational studies that control for confounding by indication and disease severity are needed as randomized controlled
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/searching.ppt
January 01, 2011 - First, we searched for “randomized controlled trial.pt” and “controlled clinical trial.pt.” … trial” or “controlled clinical trial.” … This was mainly because of a lack of the publication-type terms “randomized controlled trial” or “controlled … Example of Controlled Trial Search (I)
Medline (OVID) for Randomized Controlled Trials using Cochrane … Example of Controlled Trial Search (II)
randomized controlled trial.pt.
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September 20, 2022 - Quality assessments of included randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization Adequate Allocation … Quality Assessment of Included Randomized, Controlled Trials
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December 01, 2011 - Fifty RCTs4,6,7,12-58 and seven controlled observational
studies59-65 were included in this KQ. … No
controlled observational studies were available. … No controlled observational
studies were available. … Controlled Clin Trials. 1986;7:177-88.PMID:
3802833.
9. Egger M, Smith GD, Schneider M, et al. … Results
of a prospective controlled pilot study. Am Heart J.
2009;157:583.e1-7.
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December 01, 2019 - Data Sources
MEDLINE (starting from 1950), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane … Review Methods
Controlled clinical trials and controlled observational studies were included in our … were more likely to withdraw due to a lack of efficacy than those receiving carbamazepine sustained or controlled … withdrawals due to lack of efficacy, or withdrawals due to adverse events were not significantly different in controlled
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October 01, 2019 - Eligible studies included systematic reviews, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and … In the same sham-controlled trial, BT reduced severe exacerbations after the 12-week treatment period … life measures modestly improved in patients undergoing BT compared to medical management alone in two controlled … but nonblinded studies, these measures did not improve in the sham-controlled study. … The sham-controlled, blinded study found modest improvements in severe exacerbations and significantly
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June 01, 2022 - clinical trial or randomized controlled trial)
18. exp cohort studies/
19. cohort$.tw.
20. controlled … A randomized
controlled trial. … A randomized controlled
trial. … of postherpetic Neuralgia: A multicenter,
randomized controlled study. … A randomized,
controlled, non-inferiority trial.
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March 01, 2018 - Results
We identified 31 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (35
articles) that addressed the efficacy … Double-blind
and placebo-controlled study to assess efficacy and safety of a
modified allergen extract … A 1-year, placebo-
controlled, double-blind house-dust-mite immunotherapy study in
asthmatic adults. … A controlled trial
of immunotherapy for asthma in allergic children. … A double-blind, placebo-controlled
study of house dust mite immunotherapy in Chinese asthmatic
patients
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December 01, 2019 - Additionally, MEDLINE, AGELINE ( AARP.org ), EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials … Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies were used to determine the benefits of … screening, and RCTs, controlled trials, cohort studies, case-controlled studies, and observational studies
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December 01, 2019 - For biologic DMARDs, placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) also were included … Results
No head-to-head controlled trials meeting inclusion criteria existed for any drugs in this … The available evidence was limited to two head-to-head cohort studies and placebo-controlled trials.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-fatigue_executive.pdf
July 01, 2016 - A controlled trial of
intravenous immunoglobulin G in chronic fatigue syndrome. … Lack of efficacy in a placebo-controlled
trial. N Engl J Med. 1988;319(26):1692-8. … The effect of
acclydine in chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled
trial. … Cognitive behavior therapy
for chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. … A randomised controlled trial with 1year of follow-up. Clin
Rheumatol. 2011;30(3):381-9.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - good-quality head-to-head trial of tamoxifen
and raloxifene and seven fair- and good-quality
placebo-controlled … Results of placebo-
controlled trials cannot be directly compared
between types of medications because … In placebo-controlled trials, raloxifene
(RR 0.61; 0.54, 0.69; two trials) and tibolone (RR
0.55; 0.41 … reduced with medications and strength of evidence
Major health outcome Head-to-head trial1 Placebo-controlled … study of raloxifene, and 7 placebo-
controlled trials and 1 observational study of
tibolone
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September 26, 2023 - Database(s): APA PsycInfo 1806 to September Week 3 2023, EBM Reviews - Cochrane Central
Register of Controlled … or youths).ti,ab,kf,hw.
40 38 and 39
41 exp "Systematic Review"/
42 exp Meta-Analysis/
43 exp Controlled … 46 exp practice guideline/
47
Case-Control Studies/ or Cohort Studies/ or Comparative Study/ or Controlled … or Epidemiologic Studies/ or exp Evaluation Studies as
Topic/ or Follow-Up Studies/ or Historically Controlled … synthesis)) or (historic* adj4 control*) or
"before-after" or "case-control" or cohort1 or control or controlled
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/menopause/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - RCTs = randomized controlled trials
RCTs with placebo comparator
Include a
RCTs with … RCTs = randomized controlled trials
RCTs with placebo comparator
Include
RCTs with … and treatment controlled trials. … Subset: Systematic Review OR Publication Type: Randomized controlled trial OR (“placebo-controlled” OR … Preventive Services Task Force Grading for randomized controlled trials.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/autism_executive.pdf
April 01, 2011 - II: The results of a
controlled treatment outcome study. Autism. 2002
Mar;6(1):33-46.
99. … Risperidone in children with
autism: randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. … Cyproheptadine in the treatment of autistic disorder: a double-
blind placebo-controlled trial. … Multisite, double-
blind, placebo-controlled trial of porcine secretin in autism. … Effect of secretin
on children with autism: a randomized controlled trial.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-251-integrated-pain-management-app-F.xlsx
January 01, 2020 - Risk of bias assessments for randomized controlled trials evaluating integrated pain management programs … Risk of bias assessments for randomized controlled trials of integrated pain management programs
Table … Risk of bias assessments for randomized controlled trials evaluating comprehensive pain management programs … Risk of bias assessments for randomized controlled trials of comprehensive pain management programs
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January 01, 2022 - Benefits are smaller in sham compared with usual care controlled trials and larger in trials of patients … Electronic databases (Ovid® MEDLINE®, PsycINFO®, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, … Using predefined criteria and dual review, we selected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for 10 interventional … Benefits appear smaller (but still present) in sham-controlled (5 trials) compared with usual care controlled
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-executive-summary.pdf
November 01, 2024 - This analytic set included five bone disease studies (3 randomized controlled trials in
adults [2 low … moderate risk of bias], 1 prospective cohort study in adults [moderate
risk of bias], and 1 randomized controlled … adolescents [low risk of
bias and the only eligible child study]); one kidney disease study (1 randomized
controlled … trial [moderate risk of bias]); and nine sarcopenia studies (9 randomized
controlled trials [7 low … methods with inherent limitations, the absence of sarcopenia as a study endpoint, lack of
randomized controlled
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of at least 6
weeks’ duration and in adult study populations were … Most trials were efficacy RCTs conducted in carefully
selected populations under carefully controlled … Insomnia
Six head-to-head trials (all fair quality) and one
placebo-controlled trial provide limited … Such studies
should also evaluate further whether different
formulations (i.e., controlled release vs … Results from two placebo-
controlled trials were insufficient to draw conclusions.