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81. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - No studies compared the use of the SFLC assay with traditional tests to determine whether the use of … No studies compared the use of the SFLC assay with traditional tests to determine whether treatment … However, it was not possible to determine whether SFLC testing is superior to traditional 10 testing … No studies compared the use of the SFLC assay with traditional tests to determine whether treatment … Conclusions We did not find sufficient evidence to determine whether the addition of the SFLC assay

82. Disposition of Comments Report for Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and/or Asthma (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - The Skoner article’s objective is to determine a safe and effective maintenance dose, by comparing … In our review, we used raw data included in the papers to determine the percent change in outcomes in … scores, and this data was not available in the paper for rhinoconjunctivitis scores so we could not determine … page 10 of the report) That is one number in one review, other reviews find different numbers to determine … powered to assess specific subgroups. 24 Peer Reviewer #4 Results The real problem now is to determine

83. Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_policymaker.pdf
    August 01, 2016 - üü Evidence from randomized controlled trials was insufficient to determine the effectiveness of AUD … drinks per drinking day 2 521 Reduced by topiramate ��� Other drugsb The evidence is insufficient to determine

84. Alcohol-Misuse-Drug-Therapy Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
    January 27, 2012 - Two members of the team independently reviewed each full-text article to determine eligibility. … Evidence for many potential adverse events was insufficient to determine whether the risk was increased … We found insufficient direct evidence to determine whether medications are efficacious for improving … Additional studies could be conducted to determine whether precautions about suicide, suicidal thoughts … Evidence was generally insufficient to determine comparative effectiveness of acamprosate and naltrexone

85. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/undescended-testicle_research-protocol.pdf
    September 02, 2011 - The purpose of hormonal stimulation testing is to determine if viable testicular tissue is present. … Imaging is used to determine whether there is in fact a testis and to locate it. … presenting with other conditions, such as infertility or testicular cancer, that work backwards to determine … Data Extraction and Data Management Determine Outcomes To Extract Specific outcomes to extract

86. Disposition of Comments CER 219 Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium (pdf file)
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    September 03, 2019 - It is also difficult to determine when the pooled effect crosses 1.0, especially on the confidence … Methods Can the reviewers add methodology around the exclusion of studies from meta analysis to determine … Using positive results to determine which outcomes to grade could potentially introduce some bias into … Among this group of patients, however, it would be important to determine which specific aspects of … We agree with the reviewer’s comments that screening, appropriate work-up to determine the underlying

87. Technical-Brief-31-Mobile-Health-Applications-For-Self-Management-Of-Diabetes (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tech-brief-31-mobile-applications-self-mgmt.pdf
    May 01, 2018 - More rigorous and longer-term research studies could determine whether apps help people manage their … More rigorous and longer-term evaluations are needed to determine how these apps affect weight, blood … In addition, the study does not provide sufficient detail to determine if the two intervention groups … We could not determine if the app connects to an EMR, however the security statement in the privacy … Study design also made it difficult to determine what effect could be attributed to the app and what

88. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2024 - Of these, 23 analyzed 9 brief assessment tools that determine whether a child should be further evaluated … non-white, low socioeconomic status children, and of sufficient size to allow subgroup analyses to determine

89. A Prospective Comparison of Evidence Synthesis Search Strategies Developed With and Without Text-Mining Tools (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-results-search-strategies-developed-with-without-text-mining-tools.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - Comment: It was difficult to determine how representative the known citations were of the topic area … I found it difficult to determine cut-off threshold for occurrence (selected 4 and did not look below … I found it difficult (as per note on PubReMiner above) to determine cut-off threshold for occurrence … Difficult to determine when a phrase search for a term should be used instead of a single term (i.e. … It was difficult to determine how representative the known citations were of the topic area.

90. Progestogens-Preterm-Birth Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/progestogens-preterm-birth_executive.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - Article Selection Process We examined article abstracts to determine whether studies met our criteria … It is not possible to determine with confidence whether the extreme ranges of incidence of adverse effects … opportunity to have more injections, leaving interpretation inconclusive. 5 Evidence is insufficient to determine … Current evidence is insufficient about provider, patient, or health system factors that determine prescribing … Ultimately, providing data to support choice of an optimal form of progestogen, to determine whether

91. Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Women with Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pelvic-pain_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - This is very difficult to determine but one might, in the case of endometriosis for example, remove … endometriosis lesions and determine if pain is diminished before employing an intervention. … report notes that a frequently diagnosed etiology is endometriosis, the authors never explain how they determine … report’s Methods section, if the focus of a study was endometriosis, we examined the publication to determine … Peer Reviewer #3 General The report is excellent and much needed info to determine where we need to

92. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 1 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - In this Medical Test Methods Guide, we introduce various frameworks to help determine and organize the … many of the considerations at this stage are highlighted in chapters 2 and 3, which describe how to determine … We also suggest that reviewers complement this with a discussion with stakeholders to determine which … features of a study are crucial (i.e., which must be abstracted, when possible, to determine whether … topics are represented in earlier chapters, those chapters focus on methods for evaluating tests to determine

93. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0313_02-09-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - What approaches would help determine the intangible effects on patients with urinary calculi?

94. Automated-Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-generated-health-data-protocol-chronic-conditions.pdf
    March 17, 2020 - It is important to determine which of the available technologies have actually been assessed to determine … What statistical analysis and data were used to determine study size and power? d. … To determine whether a device was a consumer product, we will require that the device name or model … that a study provided a device model name or number because in most cases this was the only way to determine

95. Study Objectives and Questions for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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    January 01, 2013 - Collaborate with stakeholders to determine major objectives Describe potential relationships between … Together, investigators and stakeholders should work collaboratively to determine the major objectives … Hypothesis generation Feasibility studies/proof of concept Hypothesis supporting Hypothesis testing Determine … the Stage of Knowledge Development Determine the Stage of Knowledge Development The scientific method

96. Arthritis-Psoriatric Executive (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/arthritis-psoriatric_executive.pdf
    April 01, 2012 - Two individuals again independently reviewed the full text of all remaining articles to determine whether … are effective (similar withdrawals due to lack of efficacy); however, the data were insufficient to determine … safety of different treatments with and without corticosteroids, oral DMARDs, and biologic DMARDs to determine … Furthermore, head-to-head RCTs are needed to determine the comparative effectiveness and safety of biologic

97. Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol-final.pdf
    October 15, 2024 - Initiative (WHI) trial results and the ensuing media attention in 2002.2, 4-8 The WHI HT trial sought to determine … reviews, editorials, and commentaries; systematic reviews are not eligible but will be reviewed to determine … reviews, editorials, and commentaries; systematic reviews are not eligible but will be reviewed to determine … Title and abstracts without sufficient information to 13 determine exclusion or inclusion … We will determine whether eligible studies have been retracted by checking Retraction Watch.

98. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Systematic reviews that attempt to determine the utility of a medical test are similar to other types … also the potential for random error, applicability, and adequacy of reporting.3 The challenge is to determine … Knowledge of the index test will determine which relatives are reported to have the disease status. … UNCLEAR: Insufficient information to determine whether partial verification was present.

99. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions To Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines (pdf file)
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    May 19, 2013 - We attempted to determine the predominant/primary intervention for each of these studies—and used that … We made our best effort to determine if the interventions were classified appropriately. … In the absence of national standards to determine magnitude of effect in clinical asthma studies, by … Unfortunately the criteria used to determine if a study showed evidence linking a change in provider … In the Methods section, we have explained how criteria used to determine if a study showed evidence

100. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - 3) do they suggest any change in the criteria we use to determine whether an intervention is effective … Two members from the team will independently assess each citation to determine whether it meets inclusion … We will also sort studies into intervention and outcome categories to determine whether any meta-analysis