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301. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-agitation-aggression_research-protocol.pdf
     November 13, 2014 - interventions are based on varying theoretical frameworks, and the framework(s) underpinning an intervention determine … interventions are not mutually exclusive and can be used simultaneously (e.g., a care management plan may determine … www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: November 13, 2014 11 independently perform full-text screening to determine … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine

302. Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Plasma Lipid and Cardiovascular Events (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/polyunsaturated-fatty-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The goal of the meta-analyses will be to determine intake thresholds above which outcomes are favorable

303. Meditation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/meditation_research-protocol.pdf
     October 17, 2012 - This review will determine whether the effects of various meditation programs on various stress outcomes … strategies regarding study designs for relevant key questions using a transparent framework.28 We will determine … Articles promoted on the basis of abstract review will undergo another independent parallel review to determine … We will evaluate the selection process of these studies to determine such issues around applicability … The difference in change graphs will be used to determine the consistency of reported effects. 2

304. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 14, 2025 - quasi-experimental studies (KQs 4 and 5); these instruments do not consider industry presence or involvement to determine … acknowledged here is the growing realization that screening is a process of information gathering to determine … provides clear requirements related to the rigorous review of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) to determine

305. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - A “gold standard” (i.e., the best available) reference test is often used to determine true disease presence … While diagnostic tests tend to use a separate “gold standard” reference test to determine the true presence … The results will not help determine if differences in predicted and observed probabilities are better … The regression model of Leisenring et al. (2000) may be used to determine how patient characteristics … Key Messages (2 of 2) Diagnostic tests determine the patient’s current health state, while prognostic

306. Prognostic Tests (ppt file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-prognostic.ppt
     June 01, 2012 - A “gold standard” (i.e., the best available) reference test is often used to determine true disease presence … While diagnostic tests tend to use a separate “gold standard” reference test to determine the true presence … The results will not help determine if differences in predicted and observed probabilities are better … The regression model of Leisenring et al. (2000) may be used to determine how patient characteristics … Key Messages (2 of 2) Diagnostic tests determine the patient’s current health state, while prognostic

307. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
     September 19, 2014 - or high); the consistency of results across studies (graded consistent, inconsistent, or unable to determine … The factors used to determine the overall SOE grades are available in Appendix G in the full report. … Some potentially relevant studies were excluded because it was not possible to determine whether the … We were also unable to determine how benefits and harms vary in subgroups, such as those defined by … Studies comparing effectiveness and harms of methadone versus other long- acting opioids, to determine

308. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
     March 10, 2010 - So we did specifically evaluate this in KQ7 and the reader can use this information to determine to … We specifically evaluated this in KQ7 and the reader can use this information to determine to what extent

309. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/psoriasis-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
     January 10, 2012 - but may also affect the genitals, nails, palms, and soles of the feet. 4,5 Different parameters determine … These data will also be reviewed to determine the overall applicability of data per outcome, describing

310. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-202-bronchial-thermoplasty-asthma.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - medical management alone, may improve asthma control and quality of life, but evidence is insufficient to determine

311. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gaps-pain-management.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - • Determine how using risk prediction instruments impact treatment decisions and, ultimately, patient … • Studies to develop and validate instruments to accurately predicting risk of opioid use and determine … treatments, including the components of usual care, should be described with sufficient detail to determine

312. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting_research-protocol.pdf
     August 19, 2011 - physiologic and angiographic assessments of the severity of stenosis, often making it difficult to determine … Fractional flow reserve (FFR), in contrast, is an IVDx technique used to determine the physiologic significance

313. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2006 - To help patients, policymakers, and clinicians determine whether these noninvasive tests are sufficiently

314. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/sleep-apnea_research-protocol.pdf
     March 15, 2010 - What is the correlation between the choice of initial diagnostic test to determine the diagnosis of … Study Design KQ 1, 3, & 4 • Cross-sectional or longitudinal of any duration • Prospective • Determine … cohorts within non-randomized comparative studies as separate “studies”/cohorts o (Not KQ 6) • Determine … We will determine the consistency of the data as having or not having inconsistency (or not applicable

315. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_research-protocol.pdf
     December 16, 2011 - evaluate the potential benefits and harms of screening at ≥24 weeks and <24 weeks gestation; and c) determine … The benefits and harms of treatments will be considered in this review in order to determine the downstream … reviewers will independently screen the titles and abstracts (when available) of search results to determine … To determine the overall strength of evidence score, we will first consider the risk of bias domain

316. Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-stenting-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - All of the studies that aimed to determine which lesions require stenting involved FFR, while most of … To determine candidate study designs, study feasibility, and sample size calculations, we followed the … Furthermore, observational studies may be most appropriate to enhance generalizability and determine … There is only one trial comparing FFR with angiography alone to assess the use of FFR to help determine … angiography could help clarify the value of additional information from intravascular diagnostic to help determine

317. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dyspnea-advanced-cancer-summary-1.pdf
     November 01, 2020 - Well-designed studies are needed to determine when opioids may be effective in various advanced cancer

318. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Clinician (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_clinician.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - Current evidence is inadequate to determine key modifying factors that affected outcomes of the interventions … Antibiotic Prescribing Category Explanations and Examples Clinical Point-of-care tests to rapidly determine

319. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 263: Management of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertensive-disorders-pregnancy-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 31, 2023 - Implications for Research” ways to organize future studies to address the contextual question and to determine … obtain and quantify these variables provide an in-depth understanding of vascular physiology and help determine

320. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fecal-incontinence_research-protocol.pdf
     November 30, 2014 - Two independent investigators will screen full text articles to determine if all inclusion criteria … However, if reviews used different tools to assess risk of bias in individual studies, we will determine … We will assess the heterogeneity among clinical, methodological and PICOTS elements to determine the