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341. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
     May 14, 2010 - Further, the evidence was insufficient to determine the relative superiority of any agent. … reviewed and abstracted, and their findings qualitatively assessed using a process devised by the EPC to determine

342. Horizon-Scan Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-protocol.pdf
     December 01, 2011 - The additional questions below help to determine if this is the case and also inform the stage of … the intervention as an innovation, scanners may select it for further follow-up by an analyst to determine … These questions are considered in sequence as they determine whether they can build a case for possible … Updates in and of themselves do not necessarily mean that new expert comments are needed to determine

343. 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

344. Disposition of Comments Report for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: A Comparative Effectiveness Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obesity-child_disposition-comments.pdf
     June 10, 2013 - no difference between groups in BMI z- score No, there is a hierarchy of which outcomes we used to determine … Even if consistency and precision are better explicated, it is not clear what process was used to determine … the review was appropriate, and most aspects of methods were described sufficiently for readers to determine … Otherwise, using these data to determine that, for example, a school based PA study is likely to lead … Because of the diversity of outcome measures, we could only determine whether or not there was benefit

345. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_research-protocol.pdf
     October 25, 2010 - Two independent investigators will review the abstracts and/or full text of the studies to determine

346. Outcome Measure Framework Design Document (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2014.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - definitions for the same concept; and (3) varying levels of detail such that it is not possible to determine … facilitate building a new registry could find sufficient information on the complete record page to determine

347. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2014 - Two investigators will independently perform full-text screening to determine if inclusion criteria … However, if reviews used different tools to assess risk of bias in individual studies, we will determine … We will assess the clinical and methodological heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine

348. 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

349. Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 31, 2017 - In addition, evidence was generally insufficient to determine whether any treatment approaches are more … effective for victims of particular types of trauma or to determine comparative risks of adverse effects … Newer studies might also help determine whether the change to DSM-5 criteria to diagnose PTSD has any … For studies without adequate information to determine inclusion or exclusion, we will retrieve the full … To determine whether quantitative analyses are appropriate, we will assess the clinical and methodological

350. Disposition of Comments Report for 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_disposition-comments.pdf
     September 29, 2014 - Comment Response Peer Reviewer 1 Methods Although the authors clearly described the process used to determine … incumbent on the authors to indicate the proportion of included studies for which it was difficult to determine … product of being limited by an insufficient or low-quality evidence base, it is up to the authors to determine … Hence I feel it would be important to conduct a sensitivity analysis to determine how the results and … overdose and injuries were excluded not because of duration of opioid use, but because we could not determine

351. Making Healthcare Safer IV: High Reliability Organization (HRO) as a Patient Safety Practice (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hro-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Purpose of the Review The purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of HRO principles … Purpose of the Review The purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of HRO principles

352. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/09_infectiousdisease_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Those impressions are used to determine potential impact. … However, experts were eager to see larger studies to better determine the role of FMT in clinical practice … tuberculosis complex species and determine whether the identified bacterium is susceptible to rifampicin … to be monitored for at least 2 years from the point of diffusion of boceprevir and telaprevir to determine … A pilot study to determine the effectiveness of copper in reducing the microbial burden (MB) of

353. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-draft-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2024 - We will determine whether meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the same

354. Translation of a C. difficile Treatment Clinical Pathway Into Machine-Readable Clinical Decision Support Artifacts Prototyped for Electronic Health Record Implementation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-translation-c-diff-treatment-clinical-pathway.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - When trying to determine if there is a recurrence we needed to identify if a CDI had occurred within … Using the CDS authoring Tool, we could look back to determine if CDI had been diagnosed within the past … week, but could not determine if CDI had been diagnosed in the past month, but not in the past week … consistent with CDI Executability 12) Would the guideline's intended audience consistently determine … risk or ˜precipitating˜ antibiotic is. 12) Would the guideline's intended audience consistently determine

355. Effect-Dietary-Digestible (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-dietary-digestible.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - conclusions) of the included studies and present in evidence tables for the KQ. 6 We will determine

356. Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/cervical-degenerative-protocol.pdf
     January 12, 2022 - pre-established criteria above to screen citations (titles and abstracts) identified through our searches to determine … When appropriate, we will conduct a sensitivity analysis removing studies rated high risk of bias to determine

357. Integrating Health System Data With Systematic Reviews_Methods Research Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-research-report-integrating-health-system-data.pdf
     April 01, 2020 - Full-text articles were evaluated to determine whether they provided examples of unpublished data used … provided examples of incorporating health system-relevant data into systematic reviews were evaluated to determine … granularity (i.e., to increase certainty of findings by addressing strength of evidence), and/or to determine … advanced than published community practice or smaller centers’ experience, so local data were used to determine … Unpublished data in these scenarios 10 may help health systems determine if and in whom to apply

358. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
     February 05, 2025 - We will determine whether meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the same

359. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_surveillance.pdf
     December 01, 2012 - We could not determine the impact of pharmacologic prophylaxis on other endpoints either due to a lack … While we sought to determine the impact of 1 RCT 1 Signal NA None Three of the four experts said the … We could not determine if this means that there is a lack of effect versus a lack of power to show … We could not determine the impact of pharmacologic prophylaxis on other endpoints either due to a lack … While we sought to determine the impact of therapy on numerous outcomes, we were only able to discern

360. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-sepsis.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - to the definition or scope. 4 Purpose of the Review The overall purpose of this review is to determine … The overall purpose of this review is to determine the effectiveness of sepsis prediction, recognition