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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/registries-guide_executive.pdf
April 01, 2007 - Once these key
design items have been determined, the registry
design should be reviewed to evaluate … The term “quality” can be applied to
registries to describe the confidence that the design,
conduct, … Design
• The literature has been reviewed to guide appropriate data collection. … effect, should one exist, or achieve a desired level of precision is specified, whether
or not the sample … size requirement is met
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - that enrolled <500 subjects will be excluded,
since numerous RCTs already exist within this smaller sample … size range, observational
studies in this range contain small initial experiences not representative … Observational studies will be assessed for sample size,
participant selection method, exposure measurement … This can be
assessed through the evaluation of both design and study limitations. … duration with
clinically relevant treatment modalities, assessed adverse events, had an adequate
sample
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Design or Methodology Gap
Study Design
Estimation of sample size to achieve sufficient power;
conduct … Both studies were more than 20 years old, had small sample
sizes, and found no benefit for systemic … Standards for Estimating Proper Sample Sizes
Well-developed statistical methods for estimating the size … …for estimating proper sample sizes. … …for estimating proper sample sizes. 0
14 Conducting…for recruiting patients.
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January 01, 2009 - Characteristics
Study Design
RCT – Parallel Obs – Registry
RCT – Crossover Case Report … Year;Volume:Page):
Design Characteristics
Study Design
RCT – Parallel Obs – Registry
RCT … Each study’s mean, standard deviation,
and sample size is taken into account to determine its level … For example, a study with a large sample size will have a greater impact on the
composite endpoint … than a similar study with a small sample size.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2010 - Sample size:
There are no restrictions for study sample size. … , sample size, sample size calculation or power estimate); clinical indications;
and study duration … episodes of depression, age of first diagnosis, etc.), study outcomes (both of
benefit and of harm), sample … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 15, 2010
withdrawals; 2) sample … size; 3) high versus low overall quality; and 4) prospective determination
of “treatment failure.)
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May 26, 2017 - Peer
Reviewer #7
Methods Almost all of the studies reviewed are noted to have "small" sample size, … Moreover, most
studies noted as a limitation their small sample
size. … We set the sample size criteria of 10 for RCTs
and 20 for other types of studies in
consultation with … We selected a minimum sample size of 10 for
RCTs because we felt that the typically greater
controls … for bias and rigor helped to mitigate
limitations of a smaller sample size.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_disposition-comments.pdf
April 15, 2013 - Affiliation
Section Comment Response
Peer Reviewer
#2
General On page 62 of the report, under Study Design … size, research conducted by intervention developers
("allegiance effect"), high rate and differential … The authors do identify one
of the major limitation of small sample sizes in that it is difficult to … sizes. … size to extrapolate and major
conclusions about the field—especially treatments that may benefit traumatized
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May 01, 2025 - : study design, study population eligibility criteria, sample size, follow-up
duration, setting
• … One study was
conducted in the US,30 and two were in Brazil.31,32 Sample sizes were small. … Funding
Study Design
Sample Size
Followup
Length
Periodontitis
Definition
Study Inclusion … Size
Outcome Timing; Subgroup
(Sample Size)
Results P Value
Nobreb
201931
Brazil
Single-arm … Total Sample
Size
Outcome Timing; Subgroup
(Sample Size)
Results P Value
Valentined
201630
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March 03, 2010 - Is this a general comment, or a specific comment on
inadequate sample size? … Is this
a general comment, or a specific comment on inadequate sample size,
inadequate outcome definition … Some information on background rates is needed to do
sample size calculations, but the information may … size. … There is a strong interplay between representativeness, patient recruitment,
sample size and power,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-diagnosis-future_research_1.pdf
February 01, 2013 - RCT
--Sample size needed for outcome
--Size of pool of potential subjects
--Duration of follow-up required … Meta-analysis of
RCTsYes
META-ANALYSIS:RCTs
--Sample size needed for outcome
--Number, quality of RCTs … Considerations include:
• Sample size required for a particular outcome and to include a representative … size to achieve adequate power … size
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September 21, 2012 - size required
for detecting ATE of a particular size, a sample
size roughly four times as large is … detecting a difference in subgroup effects of the
same magnitude as ATE for a 50:50 subgroup split;
a sample … size approximately 16 times as large is
required for detecting a difference that is half of
ATE (at … Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects
outcome measures, thereby improving statistical
power for a given sample … size.
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March 01, 2016 - size, involve only HIV-infected cohorts without a control,
or do not account for confounding factors … Any comparative design is
eligible including randomized trials, nonrandomized comparisons of cohorts … We will include studies that have a sample size of at least 100. … Smaller sample sizes are
unlikely to result in precise estimates, and thus the utility of recording … For populations, we will record information on sample size (largest analysis pertinent to
older women
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May 18, 2011 - KQs 3–6: Any study design. … Sample Size KQs 1–6: We will not exclude studies based on sample size alone,
although it may be considered … characteristics,
recruitment setting/patient-inclusion criteria, sample size, and setting; important … Good-quality studies generally meet all of the study design-specific quality
criteria. … Fair-quality studies do not meet all the criteria but do not have any fatal flaws in
study design.
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January 01, 2007 - studies of masks in the community
Author Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design … Study Dates Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition
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January 01, 2007 - studies of masks in the community
Author Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design … Study Dates Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_technical-brief.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Sample sizes ranged from three to 318 and included individuals of all ages, with most studies
focused … Sample Size
Elements of Service
Delivery Studied
Primary Outcomes
Assessed
(Assessment Tool … Sample Size
Elements of Service
Delivery Studied
Primary Outcomes
Assessed
(Assessment Tool … Sample Size
Elements of Service
Delivery Studied
Primary Outcomes
Assessed
(Assessment Tool … Sample Size
Elements of Service
Delivery Studied
Primary Outcomes
Assessed
(Assessment Tool
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February 01, 2013 - However, the modest
sample sizes of most rotator cuff RCTs does not allow for subgroup analyses. … RCTs with sufficient sample sizes
are able to detect small treatment effects or differences in rotator … The sample size was limited by the Paperwork Reduction Act and
Information Collections Policy (44 USC … However, the modest
sample sizes of most rotator cuff RCTs does not allow for subgroup analyses. … observational studies; need sufficient sample size for subgroup analysis
Patient classification
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_executive.pdf
March 01, 2014 - A total of 5,927 participants
were included across studies; sample sizes of individual
studies ranged … A total of 2,923 participants were included across trials;
sample sizes were relatively small, ranging … , or outcomes; (5) small sample sizes and short
duration of followup; (6) lack of gold standard outcomes … CQLQ--corrected sample size and correlation
coefficients for French 2002 paper for Internal
Consistency … CQLQ--corrected sample size and correlation
coefficients for French 2002 paper for Repeatability.
3.
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January 10, 2012 - Sample Size
Case studies with only one patient or very small numbers of patients (e.g., <20 patients … If there are large numbers of includable studies for the KQ(s), we may
determine a minimum sample-size … , year, setting, country, sample size, eligibility criteria, population
and clinical characteristics … sizes tended to have positive or negative assessments of pressure ulcer treatment. … size of the studies, and clinical settings and countries (e.g., patients in developing
countries,
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January 01, 2023 - .9,10,12,13 The
PICOTS (Populations, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes, Timing, Settings, Study Design … , year, setting, country, sample size, eligibility criteria, source(s) of funding, study
characteristics … Data Synthesis:
Characteristics of included studies, such as number of publications by year, study sample … size,
proportion of studies enrolling community versus military population, and distribution of studies … Study design
7. Subscale/symptom cluster data reported indicator
8.