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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acute-pain-ems-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 28, 2019 - The prevalence of pain specifically in the prehospital setting varies,
with estimates ranging from 20 … Evidence
overview tables will include effect estimates and confidence intervals where quantitative … Overall conclusions and SOE will be assessed considering how the
effect estimates and the confidence
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/child-obesity-future_research.pdf
March 31, 2010 - Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 31
Future Research Needs
for Childhood Obesity
Prevention Programs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 31
Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity
Prevention Programs
Identification of Future Resea…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened
in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative
intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and
repeat biopsies—should be offer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prehospital-airway-management-protocol.pdf
December 20, 2019 - Meta-analyses will be conducted if possible to combine data and obtain more precise estimates
on outcomes … for which studies are homogeneous enough to provide meaningful pooled
estimates.6 The decision to conduct
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy of women.2 The American
Cancer Society estimates … typically were of lower methodological quality and
that excluding them had little effect on effect size estimates … without
a contrast agent to the accuracy of ultrasound with a contrast agent, if the sensitivity
estimates … Precision may be rated separately for summary estimates of sensitivity and
specificity for each major … tests, the conclusion will be rated as being “precise” if the confidence
intervals around the summary estimates
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Clinical Issue
About one in eight women in the United States will develop
invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately
290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year
in the United States, and more than…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-behavior-programs_clinician-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Behavioral Programs for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Current State of the Evidence
Behavioral Programs for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence about the effectiveness of behavioral programs for type 1
diabete…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_clinician.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent
Readmissions for People With Heart Failure
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the efficacy, comparative
effectiveness, and harms of transitional care interventions (defined in Table 1) that aim to reduce readmiss…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/prostate-cancer-therapies-summary.pdf
September 01, 2020 - Background and Purpose
The American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2020, prostate cancer will be … • Varying thresholds to define effect size estimates may alter certainty of evidence and
clinical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dietary-supplements_research-protocol.pdf
December 15, 2010 - The Magnitude of the Problem: The American Heart Association estimates that more than 81
million American … Dietary supplements have become popular for treatment and prevention of illness, with estimates
suggesting … Do the effect estimates of intermediate cardiovascular outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender,
or … Do the effect estimates of harms outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender, or health status?
b. … Do the effect estimates of pharmacokinetic outcomes vary by age, ethnicity, gender, or health
status
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
January 01, 2000 - Does the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses … maternal-fetal surgery, the purpose was to describe the state of the literature, rather than to present estimates … Does the inclusion of grey literature influence estimates of intervention effectiveness reported in meta-analyses
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-3-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-report-2-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - E-1. KQ1 RCTs
Table E-1. Key Question 1: Acute back pain treatment trials
Author, Year
(Appendix C Has Full Citations of Included Studies) Setting Country
Specific Pain Condition Radiculopathy Intervention Types Compared Intervention Names and Doses Intervention Dose in Daily Morphine Equivalent N Randomized N Anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-learning-objectives-recommendations.pdf
July 01, 2019 - A GRADE Working Group approach for rating the quality of treatment effect estimates from network meta-analysis
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_policymaker.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure
B A C K G R O U N D
Heart failure (HF) is a major clinical and public
health problem and a leading cause of hospitalization
and health care costs in the United States. Despite a
decline in HF-related hospitalizations during the …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-fatigue_research-protocol.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Meta-analyses will be conducted to summarize data and obtain more precise
estimates on outcomes for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement-may-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the
same PICOTS and provide point estimates … We will lower SOE grading when sensitivity analyses (1) show substantial difference in
estimates derived … from high or unclear risk of bias studies versus estimates derived from studies
at low risk of bias
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-draft-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2024 - meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the
same PICOTS and provide point estimates … We will lower SOE grading when sensitivity analyses (1) show substantial difference in
estimates derived … from high or unclear risk of bias studies versus estimates derived from studies
at low risk of bias
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-young-people-amendement.pdf
February 05, 2025 - meta-analysis is appropriate (i.e., more than two studies address the
same PICOTS and provide point estimates … We will lower SOE grading when sensitivity analyses (1) show substantial difference in
estimates derived … from high or unclear risk of bias studies versus estimates derived from studies
at low risk of bias