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301. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 276: Diagnosis and Managment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 06, 2024 - Section 4.5 Implications for Research: KQ 2, edited to read: “Implementation trials are needed to evaluate

302. Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Programs for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - A randomized wait-list control group design will be used to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention … We will also evaluate the benefits and limitations of rehabilitation using telehealth from the veteran … and caregiver perspectives and evaluate the impact of rehabilitation via telehealth on Veterans Affairs … NCT01020318 Evaluation of Outcome Measures for Patients Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injury To evaluate … To evaluate patient tolerance of an extensive battery of assessments and the time required to complete

303. Hepatitis-C Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - To evaluate the potential effects of publication bias, we included trials published only as conference … studies and outlier trials, and by including results from studies published only as abstracts to evaluate … showing differential effects depending on baseline viral load.54,55 There was insufficient evidence to evaluate … trials and identified none. 18 Another potential limitation is that we included cohort studies to evaluate … drugs, such studies are not possible yet because of the extended followup required to adequately evaluate

304. Disposition of Comments for CER 204 Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-204-obesity-disposition-comments.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - It was not designed to evaluate comparative effectiveness, which is what is needed for scaling up and … We agree that the intention of the report was not to evaluate effectiveness, and worked to remove any

305. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/sleep-apnea_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - Comparison of Surgery and Control The strength of evidence is insufficient to evaluate the relative … evaluation of prediction rules and questionnaires (to screen for or diagnose OSA) would be trials to evaluate … The strength of evidence is insufficient to evaluate other questionnaires, but 1 study found that STOP-Bang … • Conclusion: Overall, the strength of evidence is insufficient to evaluate the relative efficacy … Treatment • The trial did not evaluate clinical outcomes.

306. Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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307. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - treatment of patients with acute or chronic pain and substance use disorders did not specifically evaluate … criterion, based on consultation with local experts and a scan of the literature, determined the need to evaluate … for acute pain), but the quality of the evidence was very low and the studies did not specifically evaluate … Assessment of each criteria determined the need to evaluate the next one.

308. Topic-Brief3-Sud (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2021 - treatment of patients with acute or chronic pain and substance use disorders did not specifically evaluate … criterion, based on consultation with local experts and a scan of the literature, determined the need to evaluate … for acute pain), but the quality of the evidence was very low and the studies did not specifically evaluate … Assessment of each criteria determined the need to evaluate the next one.

309. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-disposition-comments.pdf
     May 14, 2025 - They do not have the authority to evaluate for clinical utility. … Importantly, non- mortality endpoints can complement mortality and evaluate clinical benefit of early … However, the assessment of MCST effectiveness should be reframed to evaluate the cumulative detection … It would be difficult and misleading to evaluate performance across tests if accuracy is defined as … The evidence included should evaluate harms that are a direct clinical consequence of a MCST (i.e.,

310. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 40: Interventions To Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hospital-length-of-stay-disposition-comments_0.pdf
     September 20, 2021 - Not only is it important for studies to evaluate these outcomes collectively, but to also standardize … research and evidence for successful LOS reduction initiatives however the summary points to attempts to evaluate

311. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
     February 01, 2012 - It is important to evaluate the evidence to see if women do or do not benefit from the addition of … Because there are no available studies that directly evaluate whether women benefit from additional … In the updated report we attempted to evaluate the accuracy of PET/ CT, but only one study that met

312. Disposition of Comments: Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicidal-thoughts-youth-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 10, 2025 - In this context, we are limited to our current design and unable to evaluate the effect of such … The need to develop and evaluate trauma-based treatments is based on our observation that some of … We agree that safety planning is imperative, but we must also evaluate its efficacy and harms. … The rationale to evaluate these interventions and related references are described in the introduction … Because the review did not evaluate alternative or complementary treatments, we are unable to comment

313. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: Implementing Recommended Mental Health and Substance Use Screening and Counseling Interventions in Primary Care Settings for in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
     April 09, 2025 - Further, MHA agrees with AHRQ’s suggestion that future research should evaluate the effect of implementation … MHA appreciates AHRQ’s efforts to evaluate the effectiveness and risks of various implementation approaches … that understanding the effectiveness of screening interventions is important, this review was to evaluate … The ability of clinicians to diagnose, evaluate, treat or manage mental health disorders in any patient … Further, to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of complex implementation strategies, valid and

314. M (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/systematicreviewsreplacedenovo.pdf
     September 01, 2009 - purely de novo process: • If EPCs find numerous existing SRs, the time and resources required to evaluate … For example, for assessing the quality of SRs that evaluate acupuncture, fully meeting the literature … answer all the key questions in a CER: the comprehensive and broad nature of many CERs; the need to evaluate … Meta-analyses to evaluate analgesic interventions: a systematic qualitative review of their methodology

315. M (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-de-novo-processes_methods.pdf
     September 01, 2009 - purely de novo process: • If EPCs find numerous existing SRs, the time and resources required to evaluate … For example, for assessing the quality of SRs that evaluate acupuncture, fully meeting the literature … answer all the key questions in a CER: the comprehensive and broad nature of many CERs; the need to evaluate … Meta-analyses to evaluate analgesic interventions: a systematic qualitative review of their methodology

316. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     September 01, 2009 - The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health … The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health … The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health … taken from the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate

317. Disposition of Comments Report for Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma-Cell Dyscrasias (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2012 - The clearly defined key questions and outlined requirements for a study to evaluate those key questions … It is disappointing that this report − that was intended to organize knowledge and evaluate evidence … As mentioned above, the purpose of this comparative effectiveness review was not to evaluate the clinical

318. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     December 19, 2013 - details on the scope of this project: Study Designs: For Key Question IVa, we will include studies that evaluate … For Key Question IVa, we will exclude studies that do not evaluate the performance of a risk prediction … are relevant and low risk of bias, we will focus on the findings from the most recent reviews and evaluate

319. Ch 3-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2012 - This chapter focuses on defining and describing HTE and offers guidance on how to evaluate and report … A test for interaction is conducted to evaluate if a subgroup variable has a statistically significant … Because heterogeneity in observational studies can be due to chance or bias, investigators must evaluate

320. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd_research-protocol.pdf
     August 10, 2010 - In addition, we will evaluate the presence of additional biases, such as the funding bias. … We will also evaluate potential biases related to funding sources or conflict of interest. E.