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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0272_03-06-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - While there is consistent evidence on the efficacy
of CPAP and its use as a first-line therapy, no comparative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - than main health outcomes of interest
Often not available for vulnerable populations
Generally report efficacy … Finally, RCTs generally address efficacy rather than effectiveness. … Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating efficacy. … Most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are efficacy trials. … Patients who are more susceptible to harms are often underrepresented in efficacy trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selecting-evidence.ppt
January 01, 2010 - than main health outcomes of interest
Often not available for vulnerable populations
Generally report efficacy … Finally, RCTs generally address efficacy rather than effectiveness. … Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating efficacy. … Most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are efficacy trials. … Patients who are more susceptible to harms are often underrepresented in efficacy trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
July 01, 2012 - We rated each of the seven items
as effectiveness (score = 1) or efficacy (score = 0);
scores were … Final
efficacy-effectiveness scores were based on the mean of
two independent ratings. … For these
analyses, we categorized studies as mostly efficacy (score
of 0–2), mixed efficacy-effectiveness … Most studies were
classified as mixed efficacy-effectiveness studies; only
two were classified as … A simple and valid
tool distinguished efficacy from effectiveness studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - • High-strength evidence supports the efficacy of
NSAIDs to reduce pain in acute gout. … African-American) do not affect
the efficacy of febuxostat or
allopurinol. … Women with
gout: efficacy and safety of urate-lowering with febuxostat
and allopurinol. … Diabetes and gout:
efficacy and safety of febuxostat and allopurinol. … African American
patients with gout: efficacy and safety of febuxostat vs
allopurinol.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Scope and Key Questions
This review provides a critical analysis and synthesis
of the comparative efficacy … This trial assessed the comparative efficacy of Trauma
Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) … The efficacy of group treatment in
sexually abused girls. … The efficacy of a relational treatment for maltreated
children and their families. … Standards of evidence:
criteria for efficacy, effectiveness and dissemination.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - Only one surgical treatment (gastric bypass surgery) has definitively demonstrated long-term
efficacy … If liraglutide demonstrates safety and long-term efficacy, it could fulfill a large unmet
14 … Experts agreed that lorcaserin’s impact potential depends heavily on the drug’s long-
term efficacy … Efficacy comparisons with existing oral drug therapy for obesity do not exist, one
research expert … A prospective,
randomized multicenter study to evaluate the
safety and efficacy of the ReShape Duo
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/binge-eating_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Efficacy studies only measured outcomes
at the end of treatment (8 weeks to 6 months) and had no
long-term … Pharmacological Interventions
Efficacy studies of pharmacological interventions only
measured outcomes … Overview of Clinical Research Evidence
Table 1: Summary of Key Findings for the Efficacy and Comparative … identified several gaps and limitations in the
evidence base:
�� A critical gap exists in long-term efficacy … most evident for pharmacological and
combination treatments.
�� The evidence base for treatment efficacy
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
July 01, 2013 - Only one surgical treatment (gastric bypass surgery) has definitively demonstrated long-term
efficacy … If liraglutide demonstrates safety and long-term efficacy, it could fulfill a large unmet
need. … Experts agreed that
lorcaserin’s impact potential will depend heavily on the drug’s efficacy, with … There is no “efficacy comparison with existing oral drug therapy for obesity,” one
research expert … A prospective,
randomized multicenter study to evaluate the
safety and efficacy of the ReShape Duo
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
May 14, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) completed the first
Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) on the efficacy … However, treatment efficacy depends upon adherence, and although fracture trials that reported
data … And
c) Does efficacy of monitoring vary among the pharmacotherapies? … Inclusion criteria for effectiveness/efficacy questions: For titles obtained
through the searches for … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies
For studies of efficacy, it is anticipated
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
March 01, 2013 - MTX: No
differences in adverse events in efficacy
studies. … (Moderate)
Biologic DMARDs plus MTX vs. biologic
DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in
efficacy … MTX: No differences
in adverse events in efficacy studies. … (Moderate)
Biologic DMARDs plus MTX vs. biologic
DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in efficacy … biologic DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in
efficacy studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine_surveillance.pdf
March 01, 2013 - MTX: No
differences in adverse events in efficacy
studies. … (Moderate)
Biologic DMARDs plus MTX vs. biologic
DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in
efficacy … MTX: No differences
in adverse events in efficacy studies. … (Moderate)
Biologic DMARDs plus MTX vs. biologic
DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in efficacy … biologic DMARDs: No differences in adverse events in
efficacy studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - The risk of
withdrawing due to lack of efficacy was also
significantly higher for newer antiepileptic … Comparative efficacy of combination
drug therapy in refractory epilepsy. … Efficacy and safety of innovator versus
generic drugs in patients with epilepsy: a
systematic review … In patients with epilepsy, what is the comparative effectiveness/efficacy of antiepileptic medications … In patients with epilepsy, what is the comparative effectiveness/efficacy of antiepileptic medications
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - The risk of
withdrawing due to lack of efficacy was also
significantly higher for newer antiepileptic … Comparative efficacy of combination
drug therapy in refractory epilepsy. … Efficacy and safety of innovator versus
generic drugs in patients with epilepsy: a
systematic review … In patients with epilepsy, what is the comparative effectiveness/efficacy of antiepileptic medications … In patients with epilepsy, what is the comparative effectiveness/efficacy of antiepileptic medications
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment-resistant-depression_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - stimulation (rTMS), or demonstrated effective psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive
therapy [CBT or IPT]) differ in efficacy … How do these non-pharmacologic treatments compare with pharmacological
treatments in efficacy or effectiveness … For adults with TRD, do non-pharmacologic interventions differ in their efficacy or
effectiveness for … Do non-pharmacologic interventions (single or combination) differ in their efficacy or
effectiveness … Specifically, the first two key questions pertain to the efficacy and
effectiveness of obtaining (KQ1
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - within 0–3 years of potential diffusion (e.g., in
phase III trials or for which some preliminary efficacy … Several
ES-4
experts expected that the modest demonstrated efficacy and requirement for repeated … Treatments are aimed at symptomatic relief, but questions of safety and efficacy
remain. … be moderate, depending on the
number of irritable bowel syndrome patients in the practice and the efficacy … Salix's TARGET 3 study examines the safety and
efficacy of repeat treatment with rifaximin 550 mg
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - /III clinical
study, of 400+ ragweed-allergic patients with
RCS, completely failed to demonstrate efficacy … These secondary measures of clinical efficacy
are important outcomes that further define the
therapeutic … SLIT data may not accurately address the
efficacy of SLIT because tablets or preparations
intended … Studies addressing the efficacy of SIT in
asthmatics may demonstrate efficacy for mild
asthmatics but … The authors do
not really tease this issue out (as being separate
from efficacy within the context
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - well-
being is critical to enable us to assess the overall impact
of the disease and to quantify the efficacy … How do the efficacy, effectiveness,
safety, and adverse effects of treatment with DMARDs
differ among … How do the efficacy, effectiveness, Insufficient Only one study—an RCT of methotrexate versus
safety, … NSAIDs—evaluated efficacy by JIA category. … Trials that evaluate the
efficacy of treatment should be sufficiently long,
with frequent assessment
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_disposition-comments.pdf
May 27, 2014 - KQ3 gives more specific guidance regarding
components of interventions for which we found
efficacy. … Supporting the efficacy implies vagary as to whether there was
evidence that it doesn’t work or there … We agree that “support the efficacy” can be
vague; we have replaced this with “determine”
or other … Or “current evidence is inadequate to determine the efficacy of
telemonitoring.” … Also,
on this bullet, get rid of the wording ‘support the efficacy’.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-surveillance-report-3_0.pdf
May 01, 2022 - Efficacy of opioids
for chronic pain: a review of the evidence. … Efficacy of cannabinoids in fibromyalgia:
A literature review. … Off-
label use of cannabinoids efficacy and
safety. … Safety and efficacy of medical
cannabis in fibromyalgia. … Efficacy of inhaled cannabis on painful
diabetic neuropathy.