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201. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
     December 01, 2012 - either reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactions (PCR) or a gene chip microarray system to determine … then applied to samples from patients with stages B and C (stages II and III) colorectal cancer to determine … While it is important to determine the similarities between the assay techniques used in research studies … Gene expression profile (GEP) assays are one potential novel approach to determine risk of recurrence … • Was a reclassification analysis performed (to determine if the GEP test results provide new (additional

202. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Primary Care (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/research-gap-primary-care-summary-table.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - The goal of this review is to provide evidence to help identify high-need, high-cost patients and determine … • Determine how using risk prediction instruments impact treatment decisions and, ultimately, patient … • Studies to determine whether pulmonary rehabilitation commenced during hospitalization for COPD … • Studies to determine whether pulmonary rehabilitation commenced during hospitalization for COPD … • There was little or no evidence to determine the effect of antipsychotics on cognitive function

203. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging_research-protocol.pdf
     August 05, 2010 - alternative diagnostic tools conducted by the state of Washington in 2007 did not reveal adequate data to determine … Diagnosis: use of the test to determine the presence and type of structural or functional abnormalities … Patient management or treatment planning: use of the test to determine the management plan, including

204. Politi (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - those with comorbidities) Slide  12: General Conversational Recommendations (3) • Discuss how to determine

205. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - Abstraction We used standard EPC methods for dual review of abstracts and full text of articles to determine … Our fndings offered us no or insuffcient evidence, however, to determine the comparative effectiveness

206. Evaluation of Dietary Protein Intake Requirements (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
     November 28, 2023 - Two independent investigators will perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria are … clinical and methodological heterogeneity (including study design) and variation in effect size to determine … will interpret the I2 statistic as described below.28 When we find heterogeneity, we will attempt to determine

207. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     February 10, 2016 - The  team  will  evaluate  any  additional  non-­ English  studies  that  appear  relevant  to  determine … We  will  use  a  best  evidence  approach  to  determine  final  inclusion  of  studies(i.e.,  If   … The  form  used  at  the  abstract  screening  level  will  include  basic  questions  to  determine   … by  examining  outcomes  of  trials  as  reported  in  resources  such  as  ClinicalTrials.gov  to   determine … Specifically,  we  will  determine  the  population,  intervention,   comparator,  and  setting  in  

208. Prostate-Cancer-Test Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-test_research-protocol.pdf
     October 14, 2011 - This information will be used to determine if studies of intermediate or long-term outcomes are in the … will conduct an updated search of the published literature upon submission of the draft report to determine … library that contains the results of our literature searches, we will use DistillerSR software to determine … These data can be analyzed with McNemar’s test to determine the statistical significance of PCA3 versus … Tests will be performed to determine whether a threshold effect is present, and if so, an analysis of

209. Undescended-Testicle Executive (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2012 - The purpose of hormonal stimulation testing for bilateral nonpalpable cryptorchidism is to determine … Imaging also is used to determine whether there is in fact a testicle and, if there is, to locate it … Utility of Imaging To Determine Course of Treatment Eighteen unique studies met our inclusion criteria … Utility of Hormone Stimulation Testing To Determine Course of Treatment Two studies of a total of

210. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea-treatment-future_research.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - To determine candidate study designs, the feasibility of the study designs, and sample size calculations … Furthermore, observational studies may be most appropriate to enhance generalizability and determine … Nevertheless, they would form a good basis to determine which patient characteristics could be further … Nevertheless, they would form a good basis to determine which demographic and clinical variables could … The original rationale for the first topic was that high quality studies are necessary to determine

211. Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/updating-criteria-qdr-protocol-amendment.pdf
     December 28, 2023 - Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) Version 5 4/18/2019 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol Project Title: Updating the Measurement Criteria for AHRQ’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) Init…

212. A Prioritized Research Agenda for Using the Harmonized Outcome Measures in the Support Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - long-term) For relatively mild forms of depression, how can patients and their primary care providers determine … For relatively mild forms of depression, how can patients and their primary care providers determine

213. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Data are insufficient to determine the optimal timing of WMC in diagnostic algorithms. … The priority ranking was inspected by the EPC team to determine if there was an obvious cutpoint between … We used an abbreviated Delphi technique to determine the priorities of the stakeholders. … Little data is available to determine the optimal timing of WMC in diagnostic algorithms. … No unified 4 standards existed to determine improvement in diagnostic accuracy.

214. Research Review Title: Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-disposition-comments.pdf
     November 01, 2022 - Sometimes EMS is referenced alone and other times EMS/911 is used and I can’t always determine why … The authors should describe the qualification of the team members that “assessed each citation to determine … infection and with an overwhelmed public health contact tracing system, it was also challenging to determine … We also acknowledged that it was challenging to determine whether COVID-19 infections in EMS providers … We also acknowledged that it was challenging to determine from the published studies whether COVID

215. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-cough_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2014 - It is important to determine whether the tools currently in use accurately assess cough and response … These tools are usually simple and easy to use, but more data are needed to determine their reliability … placebo on cough severity support a benefit of these therapies, but the evidence is insufficient to determine … cough frequency support a benefit of these therapies, although the estimates are too imprecise to determine … placebo in MTM (ranging from 0.54–0.63), but wide and overlapping CIs are too imprecise to (determine

216. EPC Systematic Review Protocol: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-equity-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Process for Selecting Studies: Pre-established eligibility criteria described in Table 2 will be used to determine

217. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-repository-expanded-protocol.pdf
     October 24, 2019 - systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or other cross-study comparisons; (2) help identify research gaps to determine … Process for Selecting Studies: PICOTS described in Section II and criteria in Table 1 will be used to determine … One investigator will determine eligibility at the title/abstract review stage and a second investigator

218. Facilitating the Implementation of EPC Reports_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-facilitating-implementation-pilot.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - • Engagement of stakeholders is essential to determine what information is important to health systems … on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we gathered feedback from the health system to determine … • Engagement of stakeholders is essential: It is important to determine what information is important

219. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
     September 01, 2012 - Further research is needed to determine how similar interventions might affect other quality measures … We sought to determine recent trends in adherence to guideline-based therapies for NSTE ACS. … CONCLUSIONS: This is the first attempt to determine the prevalence of errors in surgery. … OBJECTIVES: To determine whether outsourcing of medical consulting services could improve the quality … This study aims to audit the goals set out for the mobile surgical service and determine if they are

220. The Effect of Dietary Digestible Carbohydrate Intake on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/risk-cardiovascular-disease.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - We will determine whether a meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than 2 studies address the same