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181. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 11, 2012 - It would be appropriate to evaluate the prescrotal orchiopexy (through a scrotal incision) also.

182. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/skin-lesions-evaluation_technical-brief.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - When compared with the use of biopsy, future research is needed to evaluate the test accuracies, clinical … mapping, multispectral imaging and fully automated computer-based analysis, and thermography.15 To evaluate … The single RCT, reported from Sweden, was designed to evaluate the tolerance threshold of four different … This study, not yet open for participant recruitment, is designed to evaluate the effect of the topical … It would be informative to further evaluate the performance of automated computer diagnostic instruments

183. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-type Dementia (CATD) (pdf file)
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     November 02, 2018 - effectiveness, and harms of pharmacologic treatment for CATD targeted for symptoms of BPSD KQ 7: Evaluate … and harms of cognitive tests for the reference standard of the clinical diagnosis of CATD KQ 8: Evaluate … For diagnostic studies, we will evaluate clinical heterogeneity by whether the populations, index test … Eliminated cognitive diagnostic tests that evaluate attention but that do not evaluate other cognitive … Eliminated this language, leaving prior language on plan to evaluate standardized mean differences

184. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2011 - entire dataset was evaluated; however, in this subcategory (which is a very difficult category to evaluate … Takeda has completed a phase 1, randomized, open-label, 2 period, crossover study to evaluate the effect … However, the agency is working with pharmaceutical manufacturers to further evaluate the possible risk … The biopsy specimens were collected to evaluate changes in active and chronic inflammation, intestinal … use in patients less than 18 years of age.1A phase 1, randomized, open-label, multicenter study to evaluate

185. DST_Draft_Protocol_Nov_4_2013_clean (2) (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-decision-support-tools_research-protocol.pdf
     November 12, 2013 - not use language of publication as a criterion at the abstract screening stage (instead, we will evaluate … [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] evaluate … We will also evaluate the consistency of direct and indirect effects, whenever possible (i.e. for comparisons … Grading the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for Individual Outcomes We will follow the Methods Guide to evaluate … Assessing Applicability We will follow the Methods Guide to evaluate the applicability of included

186. Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/schizophrenia-adult_research-protocol.pdf
     September 23, 2016 - Note: Comparisons for Key Question 2 are limited to usual care or drug interventions in order to evaluate … included • For harms of any included intervention, systematic reviews of observational studies to evaluate … are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from the most recent reviews and evaluate … Included systematic reviews may use other methods to evaluate internal validity, such as the Cochrane … based on the overall study limitations (derived from the quality of individual studies), we will not evaluate

187. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - We have performed a systematic review intended to evaluate the accuracy of different methods of performing … In our analysis of biopsy accuracy, we focused on measures that evaluate the extent of false-negative … There was insufficient information available to evaluate the impact of equipment or pathologist availability … Additional studies of MRI-guided biopsy are necessary in order to evaluate the accuracy and safety of

188. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disparities-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
     February 23, 2012 - and Focus of the Systematic Review Objective: The purpose of the planned systematic review is to evaluate … The resulting report will create a foundation of evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of existing … To ensure representation of the pediatric population, we will also include studies that evaluate a quality … To evaluate the value of quality improvement interventions for disparity reduction, eligible studies

189. S96 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - We describe and evaluate a new system for surveillance of outpa- tient ADEs treated in hospital emergency … To respond to gaps in national outpatient ADE surveillance, a pilot NEISS project began in 2002 to evaluate … health surveillance systems.16 These guidelines identify 9 system attributes as criteria by which to evaluate … collected from a convenience sample of 6 NEISS-CADES hospitals from January 1, 2004 to June 15, 2004 to evaluate

190. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - whether trial data adequately reflect the PICOTS of interest is a good first step for reviewers to evaluate … Relying solely on RCTs to evaluate harms in comparative effectiveness reviews is problematic. … Most RCTs lack prespecified hypotheses for harms because they are designed to evaluate benefits. … However, relying solely on RCTs to evaluate harms in CERs is problematic for a number of reasons.

191. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - whether trial data adequately reflect the PICOTS of interest is a good first step for reviewers to evaluate … Relying solely on RCTs to evaluate harms in comparative effectiveness reviews is problematic. … Most RCTs lack prespecified hypotheses for harms because they are designed to evaluate benefits. … However, relying solely on RCTs to evaluate harms in CERs is problematic for a number of reasons.

192. Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety and Wellness: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/worker-safety-wellness-protocol.pdf
     October 26, 2024 - In Key Question 2, we will evaluate HCW burnout as a predictor of downstream outcomes for patients, … such as state laws and organizational policies, studies that use multilevel or hierarchical models to evaluate … Assessment of Risk of Bias in Individual Studies: We will evaluate each study for risk of bias and methodological … As reported data allow, we will primarily evaluate relative risks (RRs) for dichotomous outcomes, net … We will explore opportunities to evaluate outcomes by effect modifiers both using within-study data

193. Research Protocol: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2019 - In addition, to decide on the best treatment approach, patients and providers need to evaluate existing … The scope of the review is to evaluate radiation therapy for brain metastases in adults with melanoma … Performance bias will evaluate whether patient- or caregiver knowledge of the intervention allocation … Analysis Plan for Key Questions 1-3: Key questions 1 through 3 aim to evaluate the effects and comparative … Specifically, we will evaluate the publication year as a potential source of heterogeneity.

194. 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 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/acs-pci-adjunctive-devices_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - characteristics tables also found the appendix to judge the population and setting from the trial in order to evaluate … meta-analyses have been conducted recently, the majority are limited to patients with STEMI and do not evaluate … further limited to procedure time and coronary perforation, and the most recent analyses did not evaluate

195. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - study), and modeling (modifying a variable’s functional form or testing normality assumptions), to evaluate … It is also possible to evaluate the association between the exposure and clinically different outcomes … mathematical association between variables in a statistical model, and sensitivity analyses can be employed to evaluate

196. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - Published Online: July 01, 2010 In subgroup analyses for the older versus newer evaluation, we will evaluate … We will also evaluate results separately based on the seizure type: partial, generalized, and specific … For example, when a meta-analysis is performed, we will evaluate the confidence interval around the

197. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2011 Research (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Methods Research Report Development of Quality Criteria To Evaluate Nontherapeutic … 3.Is this criterion important to evaluate level of evidence? … 6.Is this criterion simple to evaluate? 7.Are the instructions adequate? … 8±1 7±2 Is this criterion important to evaluate level of evidence? … 8±1 7±2 Is this criterion simple to evaluate? 5±2 4±2 Are the instructions adequate?

198. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - • NA 5 o Vaccines o Equipment Comparison • Any comparison group (for studies that evaluate … effectiveness of an EMS/911 workforce practice) • Studies without a comparison group (for studies that evaluate

199. Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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200. Meditation Executive (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Objectives The objectives of this systematic review are to evaluate the effects of meditation programs … Studies that evaluate only a wait-list/usual-care control or do not include a comparison group Outcomes … • Did the trial evaluate the credibility, and if so, was it comparable? … If the trial did not evaluate credibility, or if it evaluated credibility but did not find it comparable … We intended to evaluate the effects of meditation programs on a broad range of medical and psychiatric