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121. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - systemic fibrosis, anaphylaxis, and arrhythmias—and how these events vary by demographic factors Sample … size We will not exclude articles based on sample size during the full-text screening but may revisit … We will design the data abstraction forms for this project to collect the data required to evaluate … Study design will be considered when grading quality. … Therefore, study questions, design, and/or methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the

122. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - The evidence was limited by low sample size, lack of comparisons of the same modalities, and variations … Due to low sample size and limitations in reporting, pain and scarring were found to have insufficient … For Nd:YAG and carbon dioxide lasers, all studies were severely limited by sample size, and strength … Due to low sample size and limitations in reporting, pain and scarring were found to have insufficient … sizes.

123. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Followup times varied from 3 months to 13 years, with sample sizes of 40 to 399 patients. … / spectrum bias as well as (in one study) small sample size. … without adjustments for potential confounders and as C in the other five studies because of their small sample … sizes, limited information about study design, and/or potential selection bias. … Studies should have an a priori calculation of the sample size needed to determine the desired precision

124. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Moreover, because of their generally smaller sample size and shorter duration than NRSIs, RCTs more … Given the relatively small sample sizes and short duration of most RCTs, they are frequently underpowered … Studies that are conducted using big data offer the obvious advantage of very large sample sizes (often … Because of large sample sizes, high precision of treatment effect sizes is often attained, which may … Moreover, because of their generally large sample sizes, effect size estimates from individual NRSIs

125. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Moreover, because of their generally smaller sample size and shorter duration than NRSIs, RCTs more … Given the relatively small sample sizes and short duration of most RCTs, they are frequently underpowered … Studies that are conducted using big data offer the obvious advantage of very large sample sizes (often … Because of large sample sizes, high precision of treatment effect sizes is often attained, which may … Moreover, because of their generally large sample sizes, effect size estimates from individual NRSIs

126. uterine-fibroids-protocol-160301 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - bleeding symptoms.17 Furthermore, as the literature evolves, including larger studies of stronger design … We may include in the analysis high of risk of bias studies that have a large sample size or that evaluate … Many fibroid studies have small sample sizes, which limit the ability of a study to overcome differences … will use established concepts of the quantity of evidence (e.g., numbers of studies, aggregate ending-sample … sizes), the quality of evidence (from the quality ratings on individual articles), and the coherence

127. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparison of Characteristics of Nursing Homes and Other Residential Long-Term Care Settings for People With Dementia (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2012 - Sometimes an adequate sample size is difficult to achieve because an outcome under study (such as aggressive … Sample size is of course also limited by attrition due to death/decline in this population. … Cost is also a big issue/barrier to obtaining sufficient sample sizes, especially for non-pharmacological … of the interventions/exposures of interest, more studies need to be conducted with larger sample sizes … Sample size and design remain important considerations in terms of validity, but we agree that the

128. Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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     July 28, 2010 - What was the study design? 2. What was the sample size? 3. … What are specific needs to make research in this area effective (e.g., design, definition of pain program … We will include studies of any sample size, any design (RCT, controlled clinical trial, uncontrolled … General study factors (design, sample size, country, funding source) Information related to Question … General Study Factors Study Design (RCT, CCT, Uncontrolled Observational, Case Report/Case

129. Version 2_Risk of Reinfection From SARS-CoV-2 -- An Update of an Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2022 - sizes for the available studies were not large. … ~85%), but this value should be interpreted in the context of high precision resulting from large sample … sizes and low overall counts of reinfection. … sizes or a case-control design would be needed to determine whether vaccination augments protection … sizes and violations of distributional assumptions, and also has less variance than many alternative

130. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment (pdf file)
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     January 12, 2022 - of spinal cord disease);5,14,24-28 (7) high rate of industry sponsorship,12 which could influence design … , setting, country, funding, sample size, eligibility criteria, attrition, population and clinical … This may be based on sample size sufficiency and number of events. … When quantitative synthesis is not possible, sample size and assessment of variance within individual … Therefore, study questions, design, and methodological approaches do not necessarily represent the

131. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - ASD (ES, Key points) (for individual SGAs): “smaller sample sizes contributing to the SOE for each … TEP 7 Methods [page 68]: Authors mention precision evaluated "on the basis of sample size and, if size … Given the typical small sample sizes within studies, imbalance between groups is likely to occur. … We divided the sample size in the control arm by 2 to account for the lower precision from this approach … We realized that 2 of the analyses did not split the sample size for one control group and we re-did

132. First- and Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Children and Young Adults: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2017 - ASD (ES, Key points) (for individual SGAs): “smaller sample sizes contributing to the SOE for each … TEP 7 Methods [page 68]: Authors mention precision evaluated "on the basis of sample size and, if size … Given the typical small sample sizes within studies, imbalance between groups is likely to occur. … We divided the sample size in the control arm by 2 to account for the lower precision from this approach … We realized that 2 of the analyses did not split the sample size for one control group and we re-did

133. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2011 - and sample size. … sizes, settings, funding sources, comparator treatments (type, dose, duration, and provider), methodological … accuracy outcomes, and the effect size for treatment monitoring; this domain is related to study sample … size) 5) Other key domains (publication bias, dose-response association, existence of plausible … Quality Assessment Form: Cross-Sectional Design and Before-After Design Study Population Yes/No

134. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 254: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2022 - Studies: Effectiveness and implementation studies frequently employed less rigorous designs, had small sample … sizes, and often did not minimize bias through design or analyses. … implementation across study sites • The most frequently identified weakness after overall study design … is small sample sizes that result in lack of power to detect differencesStudies are also hampered by … included studies of provider-to-provider telehealth for rural patients and what improvements in study design

135. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - error Adequacy of reporting Aspects of data analysis Applicability Specifying ethics approval Detailing sample … size estimates No consensus has yet been achieved on the optimal criteria for quality assessment in … adequacy of reporting, aspects of data analysis, applicability, specifying ethics approval, and detailing sample … size estimates. … (Yes/No/Unclear) Was a case-control design avoided?

136. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - error Adequacy of reporting Aspects of data analysis Applicability Specifying ethics approval Detailing sample … size estimates No consensus has yet been achieved on the optimal criteria for quality assessment in … adequacy of reporting, aspects of data analysis, applicability, specifying ethics approval, and detailing sample … size estimates. … (Yes/No/Unclear) Was a case-control design avoided?

137. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - size (imprecision). … size (imprecision). … sizes or numbers of studies; (2) narrowness of enrolled populations (see Tables 6 and 7); (3) lack … , year, setting, country, sample size, eligibility criteria, population and clinical characteristics … Publication bias (small sample size bias) is assessed using funnel plots when there are eight or more

138. Renal-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - evidence included 2 prospective studies and 18 retrospective observational studies that ranged in sample … size from 84 to 1,726 patients. … dNonrandomized studies must have a minimum sample size of 500 participants. Table A. … continued) PICOTS Diagnostic (KQs 1, 2a, and 2b) Management (KQs 3a and 3b) Type of study Any study design … addressed KQ 3 is listed in the appendix with the following data: • Author, publication year • Study design

139. medication-assisted-treatment-protocol-160224 (pdf file)
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     February 24, 2016 - Study design/size iv.   Comparator used in comparative studies v.   … reviewing the literature, such as outcomes to be prioritized, meaningful length of followup, study design …  pregnant  women,  maternal  and  fetal   health  outcomes   -­-­   Timing   Any   -­-­   Study  Design … ; OUD = opioid use disorder; PICOTS = population, intervention, comparator, outcome, timing, study design …   Inclusion/exclusion  criteria   Sample  size  at  recruitment  and  followup  rates   Population

140. Renal-Artery-Stenosis Surveillance (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The sample size of the randomized trials ranged from 82 11 to 806 7. … The sample size of the observational studies ranged from 40 13 to 149 5 participants. … The findings from an RCT with smaller sample size (n=82) favored the revascularization group: Medical … [sample size =55] The survival curves were nearly identical for the two groups over 42 months. … Or 2) a trial not published in the above top 5 journals but have a sample size of at least triple the