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321. 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

322. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 2 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-topics_methods.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - tree whereby diagnostic accuracy may affect intermediate and clinical outcomes, it is possible to determine … used.12 Particular questions to consider when reviewing analytic frameworks and decision trees to determine … quantify. 2-12 Summary The immediate goal of a systematic review of a medical test is to determine

323. Suppl-2-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/suppl-2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - and for this reason have recommended the use of causal graphs to illustrate sources of bias and to determine … To determine if a treatment had a causal effect on an outcome of interest, we would like to compare … backdoor path adjustment theorem, which provides a simple graphical test that investigators can use to determine

324. 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

325. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-protocol-2021_0.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - 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

326. Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd4-final-protocol.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - 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

327. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-protocol_amended110619.pdf
     November 02, 2019 - Two independent investigators will perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria are … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine … naïve men with CLPC affect applicability.21 We will assess the populations and treatments studied to determine

328. Disposition of Comments: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-blocks-disposition-comments.pdf
     August 15, 2025 - The discussion clearly states that there is” insufficient evidence to determine the effect of ESPB … populations, but the specific resources available and differences in patient perspectives will certainly determine

329. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 256: Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-256-telehealth-women-disposition-comments.pdf
     June 16, 2022 - Additional studies are needed to determine whether this is a true effect.” … A direct comparison would be needed to determine the comparative benefits of telehealth care to those … Additional studies are needed to determine whether this is a true effect, including direct comparisons … to determine the comparative benefits of telehealth care alone to those receiving in-clinic care. … necessarily ‘better’ as opposed to comparing it to no care (although future outcomes may be able to determine

330. 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

331. Acs-Pci-Adjunctive-Devices Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_research-protocol.pdf
     July 01, 2010 - Relevant literature will be discussed with the Task Order Officer to determine whether to incorporate … Below we describe in more detail the features that will determine the strength of evidence for the different

332. Glaucoma-Screening Surveillance (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/glaucoma-screening_surveillance.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - used FDT, noncontact tonometry, and a questionnaire individually and in all possible combinations to determine … individually and in all possible combinations, with other measures of structure and function to determine … used FDT, noncontact tonometry, and a questionnaire individually and in all possible combinations to determine … Do Not Know (LALES) to determine the diagnostic accuracy of candidate screening tests performed alone … individually and in all possible combinations, with other measures of structure and function to determine

333. Behavioral Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_clinician.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - This systematic review sought to determine which program factors optimize the effectiveness of behavioral

334. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-2007_executive.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - liver disease, congestive heart failure, or severe pulmonary disease; therefore, we were unable to determine … To determine whether oral diabetes medications differ in their effects on mortality and cardiovascular … metformin compared with other oral diabetes medications in subjects prone to lactic acidosis would help determine … For Key Question 6 (differences across specific populations) To determine differences in medication … not a key comparison of interest; NA = not applicable since there was no validated grading system to determine

335. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - Further research is required to determine the optimal route of administration for systemic corticosteroids … , i.e. to determine whether oral corticosteroids are generally not inferior to intravenous corticosteroids … and to determine a potential role of inhaled corticosteroids (possibly as alternative to systemic

336. The Facilitation Primer: Strategies, Tools & Considerations to Get You Started (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - The facilitator uses the agenda in advance of the meeting to determine specific processes to be used … If there is to be another meeting, determine time, date and place.

337. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 23 Genetic Testing (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 30, 2015 - We are not able to determine if those microarray tests include aCGH or only refer to single nucleotide … Genetic Testing for DDs addresses the increasing use of genetic tests to diagnose these disorders or determine … These tests are administered in order to determine the individual child’s developmental, educational … not listed in the AHRQ description of the technical brief provided and is crucial for the reader to determine

338. Long-Term Care for Older Adults Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 07, 2012 - The key questions did not aim to determine the efficacy of NHs or HCBS. … Reviewer #1 Results The tables are nicely presented but the reader has to do a lot of work to determine … helplessness, chronic illness, social isolation, sensory and cognitive losses), it seems important to determine … The key questions did not aim to determine the efficacy of NHs or HCBS.

339. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
     September 08, 2011 - final study selection criteria, review of full-text articles will be conducted in the same fashion to determine

340. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Particularly difficult to determine timelines, which for some nonpharmacological treatments may be a … In the Discussion of KQ 1b, we note: “We attempted to determine mean changes in depressive severity … As I was unable to review the Appendices of this draft report, I am not able to determine whether the … The primary hypothesis of this study was to determine whether TMS accelerates the onset of effect of … The study attempts to determine predictors of outcomes which is not an outcome of interest for this