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61. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2014 - In the studies that examined imaging to evaluate treatment, we abstracted data on whether the studies … both for lay and professional readers, is that very few research studies on the use of imaging to evaluate … For example, in the first paragraph, we now describe the ideal tool that could be used to evaluate … However, to evaluate residual disease in patients with positive margins at lumpectomy prior to re-excision … In addition, some diagnostics tests are synergistic and are ordered to better evaluate findings from

62. CER 215 Executive Summary: Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2019 - : summary statements based on findings and statistical significancea Key Question (KQ) 1 aimed to evaluate … Although we aimed to evaluate SSRIs and SNRIs on a class basis, data for few individual drugs within … Although we aimed to evaluate some therapies on a class basis (SSRI and SNRI), we did not find evidence … None of the trials were powered to evaluate harms as they were all designed to assess efficacy. … Furthermore, when studies did evaluate continuation or maintenance, they were considered to have higher

63. Topic 0438 Risk stratification and CAD NSD FINAL_SJ-2 (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Reviews did not evaluate asymptomatic patients with suspected or known CAD.

64. Untitled (pdf file)
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    November 16, 2015 - The objectives for the systematic review are: 1) to evaluate the effectiveness of tympanostomy tubes … in children with chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent acute otitis media, 2) to evaluate … the necessity for water precautions in children with tympanostomy tubes, and 4) to evaluate the comparative … We will evaluate the risk of bias factors as possible explanations for any heterogeneity. … study, patient, and intervention features, (as listed in the KQs) to evaluate dose-response.

65. Abnormal-Uterine-Bleeding Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 21, 2011 - pediatricians, family physicians, advanced practice nurses, and internists, will encounter the need to evaluate … The proposed report will not evaluate evidence for older compounds that are no longer commonly prescribed … To be considered for inclusion, clinical research studies must evaluate a nonsurgical intervention, … will include data from controlled clinical trials (e.g., randomized controlled trials) designed to evaluate … intervention (i.e., studies on prevalence, etiology, diagnosis will be excluded)  Studies that evaluate

66. Arthritis-Knee-Physical-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2010 - Most studies evaluate some form of exercise therapy; however, a variety of physical therapy interventions … Assessment of Methodological Quality of Individual Studies We will evaluate the quality of studies … Abstract Predefined Criteria for Quality for Critical Appraisal We will evaluate risk of bias in … We will evaluate applicability of the studies by using criteria of external validity. … For observational studies, we will evaluate strategies to reduce bias in study design and analysis,

67. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - The second search will be used to identify studies which evaluate pharmacologic or mechanical methods … KQs 1-9 evaluate patient’s undergoing major orthopedic surgery; we will evaluate the results separately … KQs 10 and 11 evaluate patients undergoing other orthopedic surgeries; we will evaluate the results … For each KQ, we will also evaluate the results based on the year of publication (earlier than 2001 vs … For example, when a meta-analysis is performed, we will evaluate the confidence interval around the

68. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2008 - The second search will be used to identify studies which evaluate pharmacologic or mechanical methods … KQs 1-9 evaluate patient’s undergoing major orthopedic surgery; we will evaluate the results separately … KQs 10 and 11 evaluate patients undergoing other orthopedic surgeries; we will evaluate the results … For each KQ, we will also evaluate the results based on the year of publication (earlier than 2001 vs … For example, when a meta-analysis is performed, we will evaluate the confidence interval around the

69. breast-biopsy-update-130920 (pdf file)
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    September 20, 2013 - excluded.a ● Interventions For all KQs, the intervention is a core-needle biopsy done to evaluate … □ Physician experience □ Availability of equipment □ Availability of (qualified) pathologists to evaluate … We will evaluate the robustness of our findings in sensitivity analyses that exclude studies at high … Assessing Applicability We will follow the Methods Guide19 to evaluate the applicability of included … We will evaluate studies (or subgroups of studies) of elderly women (operationally defined as patients

70. Slide 1
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    January 01, 2013 - A test is conducted to evaluate if a subgroup variable has a statistically significant interaction with … A test for interaction is conducted to evaluate if a subgroup variable has a statistically significant … Evaluate chance findings by testing for interaction. Avoid bias by adhering to sound study design. … Investigators must evaluate the observed HTE to determine whether a finding is indicative of true heterogeneity

71. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - • Limits: Only one trial was designed to evaluate clinical vascular outcomes. … Accurate information on screening and monitoring harms is needed to evaluate their overall impact in … - Evaluate the impact of patient factors (e.g., eGFR severity, albuminuria, age) on persistence. … • Long-term RCTs of CKD treatment adequately powered to evaluate impact on clinical outcomes. … • Patient-level meta-analyses of treatment RCTs to evaluate the effect of treatments relative to

72. Ced-Appendix-3 (xls file)
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    June 24, 2022 - external control groups derived from RWD for single-arm trials and other studies ISPE_2020 Design Evaluate … FDA Data There are validation protocols that evaluate how well the data reflects the patient population … captures patient medical history and preexisting conditions, as well as followup information needed evaluate … NAM2019 Could real-world providers in these settings accurately recognize or evaluate this event or … ISPE_2020 Generalizability Evaluate representativeness and/or generalizability of the RWE or describe

73. Suicidal-Thoughts-Young-People-Amendement-May-2025 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - lack of access to care.26, 27 Given the challenges mentioned, we will conduct a systematic review to evaluate … Assessment of the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate the risk of bias of the included … We will evaluate heterogeneity between studies using I2 indicator. … patients and caregivers), consistency of results (based on qualitative and statistical approaches to evaluate … We will use this information to evaluate applicability of the evidence to real-world clinical practice

74. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 270: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2024 - populations.3-6 Existing systematic reviews on behavioral therapies are notably outdated and do not evaluate … comprehensive systematic review and the accumulation of new evidence, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate

75. Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2023 - “If screening suggests [obsessive compulsive] symptoms may be present, clinicians should fully evaluate … We will evaluate outcomes as listed in the Study Eligibility Criteria section, focusing on sensitivity … As described below, we will evaluate the strength of evidence (SoE) for these outcomes. … We may also evaluate SoE for other included outcomes. … Assessment of Quality and/or Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate each

76. Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - In fact, a number of the research gaps (such as the need for studies that evaluate an effectiveness … paradigm, studies that evaluate patients with important comorbidities, and studies that are not funded … For example, the CER did not evaluate patients with HIV or hepatitis B virus coinfection, or patients … It is not possible to evaluate the association between achieving and not achieving an SVR following … Long-term followup to adequately evaluate clinical outcomes.

77. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2024 - lack of access to care.26, 27 Given the challenges mentioned, we will conduct a systematic review to evaluate … Assessment of the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will evaluate the risk of bias of the included … We will evaluate heterogeneity between studies using I2 indicator. … patients and caregivers), consistency of results (based on qualitative and statistical approaches to evaluate … We will use this information to evaluate applicability of the evidence to real-world clinical practice

78. Living Systematic Review on Plant-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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    March 29, 2023 - We will evaluate the persistence of benefits or harms by evaluating the three periods identified in … To evaluate subgroup effects, we will summarize within-study analyses of subgroup differences and perform … When data are available we will also evaluate the proportion of patients meeting thresholds for clinically … We will evaluate how the new evidence may alter the findings of the systematic review and will make … Similarly, trials that use active run-in periods evaluate highly selected populations who tolerated

79. Osheroff_Respondent_DuBenske 4 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 -  (Process/Thought)-­‐Flow  Opportunities   Inform,  Deliberate,  Decide,  Implement,  Evaluate

80. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR WORK ASSIGNMENT (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2009 - Our objective was to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of regimens containing tiotropium versus … The objective of this study was to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of regimens containing tiotropium … We conducted several sensitivity analyses to evaluate the impact on study results. … Fourth, follow-up was stopped after 365 days to evaluate results over a one-year period. … Thus, there is still need to evaluate tiotropium safety in patient populations who are treatment naïve