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June 01, 2021 - • The criteria for Topic X include rules for study
designs, sample sizes, and populations studied
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November 01, 2012 - Sample sizes ranged from 93 to
3408 couples, with typical follow-up between 1 and 3 years
(range, 3 months … Similarly, the NA-ACCORD (North American
AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design)
(44), with … Sample sizes ranged from 2952 to more than 30 000
persons. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: R. Chou, P.T. Korthuis. … for key question: 149
No original data: 69
Inadequate duration: 25
Sample size too small: 4
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September 01, 2005 - Agency staff and Task Force members
participated in the initial design of the study, and, along
Table … Sample size.
7. Administration of reliable screening test. … size (50 to
100 participants), and includes a “medium” spectrum of patients. … , improperly administered screening test, biased
ascertainment of reference standard, or very small sample … size of
very narrow selected spectrum of patients.
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July 01, 2007 - Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies
important flaws in study design
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January 01, 2001 - Good or fair quality evidence for the entire preventive service must
include studies of sufficient design … Internal validity (including research
design) and external validity (generalizability) remain
Table … test
● Handles indeterminate results in a reasonable manner
● Spectrum of patients included in study
● Sample … size
● Administration of reliable screening test
Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S) 27
important, but at … As
noted above, the current USPSTF has added to this
grading of research design an assessment of how
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December 07, 2021 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient … Sample sizes ranged from 123 to 2536 (total 9541 partici-
pants). … fair-quality trials included unclear randomization or allocation con-
cealment methods, open-label design … enamel lesion; d3, dentin lesion; d4, lesion extending into pulp).
b Study adjusted for clustering design … Concept and design: Chou, Dana.
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May 01, 2013 - Summary of Evidence
Key Question Population Studies (Observations), n Design Major Limitations
Key … United States; only trial that
involved population-based
screening was done in Sri
Lanka (63)
Fair Sample … sizes were insufficient to determine group differences in suicide deaths. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: E. O’Connor, B.N.
Gaynes, C. Soh, E.P. Whitlock. … 14
Setting: 8
Comparative
effectiveness: 8
Target: 0
Outcomes: 19
Population: 2
Intervention: 31
Design
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September 22, 2014 - Evaluating a two-step approach to sexual risk reduction in a publicly-funded STI clinic: rationale, design … Design of a stage-matched intervention trial to increase dual method contraceptive use (Project PROTECT … ]
Population, n
Trials and
Observations, n
Study Design
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September 18, 2018 - participants had elevated clinical or subclinical risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer. 1 Trial sample … sizes ranged from 30 to 2161. … One trial enrolled participants with cardiovascular risk factors. 1 Trial sample sizes ranged from 92
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November 20, 2012 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
One investigator abstracted details about the study design, … Sample sizes ranged from 93 to 3408 couples, with typical follow-up between 1 and 3 years (range, 3 months … Similarly, the NA-ACCORD (North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design), 44 with … Sample sizes ranged from 2952 to more than 30,000 persons. … for key question (149), no original data (69), inadequate duration (25), and sample size too small (
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June 11, 2019 - for KQ
9 Not a study
1 Inadequate duration
1 Inadequate sample size
6 Wrong country
15 Did not adjust … Sample sizes ranged from 183 to 13 124 (total
n = 71 472). … Summary of Evidence
No. of Studies;
No. of Participants;
Study Design Summary of Findings by Outcome … Summary of Evidence (continued)
No. of Studies;
No. of Participants;
Study Design Summary of Findings … Concept and design: Selph, Chou.
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October 01, 2011 - Articles were rated as good, fair, or poor by
using design-specific criteria. … mean BMIs ranging
from 25 to 39 kg/m2, with an average baseline BMI across
all trials (weighted for sample … size) of 31.9 kg/m2. … Design and methods for a clinical trial in
the prevention of type 2 diabetes. … Author Contributions: Conception and design: E.S. LeBlanc, E.
O’Connor, E. Whitlock, C.D. Patnode.
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April 05, 2016 - Study design: study did not use an included design. … single
subanalysis
identified for
most drug classes
and outcomes
Most subanalyses limited by
small sample … sizes, short trial
durations, post hoc or
unspecified analysis timing, and
lack of statistical testing … Study concept and design: All authors. … Otherwise, AHRQ had no role in the design and
conduct of the study; collection, management,
analysis,
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June 09, 2020 - Both methadone trials used an unblinded design—one trial compared methadone vs usual care and the other … Design of the NIDA clinical trials network validation study of Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medications … Design of NIDA CTN Protocol 0047: screening, motivational assessment, referral, and treatment in emergency … brief intervention in primary care for problem drug use in a randomized controlled trial: rationale, design … Study design: Not a randomized clinical trial or case-crossover trial (KQs 1, 3, 4, 5); not a large cohort
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March 20, 2018 - least 2 reviewers critically appraised all articles that met inclusion criteria based on the USPSTF design-specific … Tables included details on study design and quality, setting and population (eg, country, inclusion criteria … These tables included the number and design of included studies, summary of results, reporting bias, … Otherwise, AHRQ had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, … Design: Study did not use an included design.
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May 18, 2021 - Studies whose design was subject to a high risk of bias were excluded, including those studies subject … Data Synthesis and Analysis
The results were synthesized by KQ, type of screening test, and study design … a registry follow-up for screen-negative persons were included, only results from the former study design … Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests. … Design: Study did not use an included design.
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June 22, 2025 - Further details about the design of analytic frameworks are provided in a 1994 paper by Woolf et al. … Such criteria might include study design (RCTs, cohort studies), setting, sample size, population studied … already represented in a good-quality, existing systematic review.
3.5.2 Use of Topic Experts
By design
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June 15, 2016 - however, the USPSTF appreciates the challenges inherent in performing such trials, given the large sample … sizes and long time horizons required. … the investigators adjusted for known potential risk factors for colorectal cancer, given the study design … In addition, it is unclear based on the study design whether the benefit accrued from 1 or multiple colonoscopies … The NordICC Study: rationale and design of a randomized trial on colonoscopy screening for colorectal
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April 27, 2021 - Randomised controlled trial of treatment for mild hypertension: design and pilot trial: report of Medical … Blood pressure checks and diagnosing hypertension (BP-CHECK): Design and methods of a randomized controlled … Study design: Study did not use an included design. … Evidence
Study design … not control for confounders
Sleep disturbance and tolerability studies limited by cross-sectional design
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August 20, 2024 - Extraction and Quality Rating
A single investigator abstracted details from each study including study design … 48 , 49 the others were conducted in Hong Kong, 24 Australia, 34 or Europe. 23 , 28 , 37 , 41
Sample … sizes ranged from 52 to 12,513 participants (total n = 23,844). … Four studies had more than 1000 participants; 3 were added for this update, had the largest sample sizes … with graphical or statistical methods 54 because of small numbers of studies and differences in study design