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421. Methods to Study the Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in Comparative Effectiveness Research | Effective Health Care Program
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     December 15, 2009 - Methods to Study the Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in Comparative Effectiveness Research Abstract Archived December 15, 2009 Topic Abstract Background: Understanding the heterogeneity of treatment effects (HTE) is essential for making optimal treatment choices for individuals. Randomized contro…

422. Untitled (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2015 - review will focus on strategies that aim to improve the quality of mental health care rather than to determine … Research is under way to determine the most important contextual factors for effective implementation … 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 … The truth table, the key analytic device in QCA, helps determine which combinations of conditions occur

423. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review 130 (pdf file)
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     January 29, 2014 - Conceptually, it is not clearly how justifiable to use different criteria to determine important vs. … For other outcomes, “To determine that there is evidence of a clinically important difference, the 95 … Also, 0.80 and 1.20 is not asymmetric around 1 for 95% CI – a problem to determine no important difference … It is helpful to clarify that in some cases, evidence could be insufficient to determine whether or … review, guiding discussion about how future studies might or might not be conducted, in order to determine

424. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring Methods for Diabetes Mellitus | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 02, 2011 - be valuable for clinicians to understand the potential added utility of this new technology and to determine … We will also determine whether these outcomes differ by the type of strategy used for blood glucose monitoring … Finally, based on the studies available in the literature, we will attempt to determine if there is an … Because insulin regimens may change over time, it may be difficult to determine if the current delivery … If we find substantial heterogeneity, we will attempt to determine potential reasons for this by conducting

425. Comparative Effectiveness of Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     June 02, 2011 - With this in mind, to try to determine the impact of a screening program without detailed information … Thus, mathematical modeling may be required to determine where screening and decolonization might be … Using the final study-selection criteria, full-text articles will be reviewed in the same manner to determine … A prospective study to determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease nosocomial transmission … Final study-selection criteria will be applied to full-text articles in the same manner to determine

426. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - With this in mind, to try to determine the impact of a screening program without detailed information … Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: October 24, 2011 may be required to determine … A prospective study to determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease nosocomial transmission … the final study-selection criteria, full-text articles will be reviewed in the same manner to determine … study-selection criteria will be applied to full- text articles in the same manner to determine inclusion

427. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - All citations were independently reviewed by two investigators to determine eligibility for inclusion … We did not exclude studies rated high risk of bias a priori, but performed sensitivity analyses to determine … or high); the consistency of results across studies (graded consistent, inconsistent, or unable to determine … – Evidence was insufficient to determine effects of level of training or professional background … For over- and under-triage, studies should utilize standardized, validated measures to determine the

428. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2010 - be valuable for clinicians to understand the potential added utility of this new technology and to determine … We will also determine whether these outcomes differ by the type of strategy used for blood glucose … Finally, based on the studies available in the literature, we will attempt to determine if there is … and followup time. 2) Because insulin regimens may change over time, it may be difficult to determine … promoted on the basis of the abstract review will undergo another independent parallel review to determine

429. Speakerbiosketches Deliberativemethodswebinar1 (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2012 - Meet Our Presenters Julia Abelson, PhD McMaster University, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Member, Department of Political Science Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) Dr. Abelson's research interests include the design and evaluation of public engage…

430. UBIQUS Document (pdf file)
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     October 13, 2011 - As we said about determining techniques for selection, you need to determine what specific information … Advocacy experience, this may help you determine their comfort for example in working with scientists … We clearly define the needs and involve their advocates and their organizations in helping determine … their personal views, and to try and determine how they deal with controversy; also how well they … Requiring an essay helps us determine their ability to write well and determine their ability to think

431. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - even in early stages.8,9 The rapid growth of IH leaves little time for prospective observation to determine … information about the current state of evidence, and assesses the quality of studies that aim to determine … As no objective lab value or other measures exist to determine size changes, investigators have developed … When a diagnosis is in question, a tissue biopsy is the most accurate method to determine the diagnosis … Existing studies do not provide data to determine optimal dosing.

432. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - This research should help to determine the role PCA3 should play in the diagnosis and management of … • The need for outcome studies to determine how well PCA3 and other comparators used to categorize … The goal of the research question would be to determine if the trade-off between reduction in biopsies … Patients followed prospectively to determine choices about biopsy and treatment. … There is a growing interest in the use of conjoint analysis to determine how medical information is

433. Procalcitonin for Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     April 26, 2011 - Using the final study-selection criteria, full-text articles will be reviewed in the same fashion to determine

434. Comparative Effectiveness of Adjunctive Devices to Remove Thrombi or Protect Against Distal Embolization in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Native Vessels | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     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

435. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 07, 2012 - We will newly synthesize the literature related to this intervention if we determine that there are … of tube design and surgical procedures and concluded that there is as yet insufficient evidence to determine … 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 heterogeneity

436. hemangioma-protocol-141223 (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - in early stages.9, 10 With this rapid growth, there is little time for prospective observation to determine … Potential psychosocial impact may also help determine treatment. … The team will evaluate any additional non-English studies that appear relevant to determine how or if … bias of RCTs by examining outcomes of trials as reported in resources such as ClinicalTrials.gov to determine … Because of the numerous possible harm outcomes, we cannot determine a specific sample size that would

437. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The reviewers must determine in advance whether failure to report certain criteria constitutes a “fatal … Reviewers must determine in advance whether failure to report certain criteria constitutes a “fatal flaw … partial verification bias to be present in the following situations: Knowledge of the index test will determine … UNCLEAR: Insufficient information to determine whether partial verification was present. … For an answer to be “unclear,” the study would have presented insufficient information to determine whether

438. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The reviewers must determine in advance whether failure to report certain criteria constitutes a “fatal … Reviewers must determine in advance whether failure to report certain criteria constitutes a “fatal flaw … partial verification bias to be present in the following situations: Knowledge of the index test will determine … UNCLEAR: Insufficient information to determine whether partial verification was present. … For an answer to be “unclear,” the study would have presented insufficient information to determine whether

439. Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     October 24, 2006 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jan. 1, 2005 Topic Initiated Nov. 19, 2007 Systematic Review Jun. 13, 2013 Surveillance Report Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis Systematic Review Archived October 24, 2006 Web Version [NLM Site] Download Main Document PDF 1.8 MB …

440. Methods White Paper: Improving the Utility of Evidence Synthesis for Decision Makers in the Face of Insufficient Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - As a proxy to determine whether the intended audience was satisfied with the report and methods used … bifurcation aneurysms: a single-center experience and a systematic review and meta-analysis14 To determine … Authors should determine a priori the outcomes that require strength of evidence (SOE) grading (after … The stakeholder needs, decisional dilemmas, and context will determine the most appropriate outcomes … available in each meditation category Given the lack of monotherapy studies, it was not possible to determine