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341. Addressing Challenges in Genetic Test Evaluation: Evaluation Frameworks and Assessment of Analytic Validity | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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342. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2018 - In addition to public comments, each draft research review is independently evaluated by peer reviewers … In the next sentence, however, they state that both sets of studies evaluated behavioral therapy and … We meant "However" they both evaluated behavioral therapy and neuromodulation. … TENS has been evaluated by numerous studies. … surgical procedure, and, theoretically, doesn’t fit into the definition of “non-surgical” treatments evaluated

343. Ced-Topic-Refinement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - ........................................................ 27 KQ2: How Might the Amended Criteria be Evaluated … • KQ2: How might the revised criteria (“requirements”) be evaluated in the future? … The existing requirements have not been formally evaluated, making it challenging to comment objectively … KQ2: How Might the Amended Criteria be Evaluated in the Future We are unaware of any previous evaluation … The amended requirements might be evaluated with attention to both process and outcome metrics.

344. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - We excluded studies (n = 37) that did not evaluate whole-body vibration, such as those that evaluated … All but one study of this group evaluated post-menopausal women.21,27,30,32,52,57 The other study included … visually showed, that there was a support device available on the platform.30,70-73 Three studies evaluated … A few studies evaluated whole-body vibration as an adjunctive therapy; two studies examined whole-body … such as bone mineral content, fractures, and bone turnover markers.30-32,47,57,71,72 Studies also evaluated

345. Disposition of Comments_Blood-Based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     May 14, 2025 - Pages 20–21: “The types of cancers detected by the evaluated MCSTs varied. … column for ease of reading and comparison - 3.4.1: Consider adding "... for all individual tests evaluated … We have added “for all evaluated tests” to this sentence. … By the time the study was completed, two of the four screening tests evaluated (sigmoidoscopy and chest … third substudy of the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study was the same as the version evaluated

346. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Hepatic Therapies for Metastases to the Liver From Unresectable Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 11, 2012 - Was the comparative effectiveness being evaluated among different liver- directed therapies, or of liver … Peer Reviewer #2 Results For table 6, it would be helpful to see how many patients were evaluated … The number of patients evaluated is in the first column of table 6. … concluded and stated that the results indicate there is significant heterogeneity in the studies that were evaluated

347. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 11 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - analyte was investigated (e.g., specification of which alleles, genes, or biochemical analytes were evaluated … Depending on the enzyme and polymorphism being evaluated, the variation in enzyme activity over time … risk of cardiovascular disease and have potential implications for medical interventions should be evaluated … Genetic association studies should generally report whether the frequencies of the alleles being evaluated

348. Colon-Cancer-Gene-Profiling Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2012 - validity, and/or clinical utility) • Comparator used in comparative studies, if relevant • Outcomes evaluated … • Have factors such as race/ethnicity been evaluated for their impact on clinical validity, since this … Definitions Working Group defines a biomarker as “a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated

349. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - In lieu of RCTs, CERs may incorporate findings of well-conducted systematic reviews if they evaluated … comparative effectiveness reviews may incorporate findings of well-conducted systematic reviews if they evaluated … Other observational studies should be evaluated for relevance and then assessed for risk of bias before

350. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 10, 2012 - update of a Cochrane Collaboration review 13 found only one randomized clinical trial 14 that evaluated … Randomized trials and cohort studies will be evaluated with appropriate criteria and methods developed … Each study evaluated will be dual reviewed for quality by two team members.

351. AHRQ Slide Template 2009 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - In lieu of RCTs, CERs may incorporate findings of well-conducted systematic reviews if they evaluated … comparative effectiveness reviews may incorporate findings of well-conducted systematic reviews if they evaluated … Other observational studies should be evaluated for relevance and then assessed for risk of bias before

352. Revised Protocol - Opioids 12 13 13[1] (pdf file)
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     December 19, 2013 - Randomized trials will be evaluated with appropriate criteria and methods developed by the Cochrane … Back Review Group29 and cohort and other observational studies will be evaluated using appropriate … Each study evaluated will be dual-reviewed for quality by two team members.

353. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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     August 05, 2010 - open along the sides and/or is of shorter length so that only the part of the body that needs to be evaluated … Some of the conditions that have been evaluated with a positional MRI4 include: 1.

354. Effectiveness and Safety of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Management of Asthma: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Conclusions Three RCTs and several descriptive studies meeting our inclusion criteria have evaluated

355. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - The six Key Questions addressed by the review evaluated the comparative effectiveness and/or harms of … After the stakeholders ranked the gaps and Key Questions, the EPC evaluated potential study designs … For the assessment of study designs, EPC staff evaluated the appropriateness of a randomized trial, … The six Key Questions addressed by the review evaluated the comparative effectiveness or harms of HSCT … However, for all evaluated autoimmune diseases evidence was insufficient to evaluate the balance of

356. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - One reviewer evaluated risk of bias using U.S. … Five fair-quality RCTs45-49 evaluated physical activity interventions in older adults. … those who were connected to the health system and the other (n=15,719) evaluated older adults who did … One reviewer evaluated titles, abstracts, and full texts of systematic reviews and primary studies … Preventive Services Task Force guidance1 (see Table A-2) and a second reviewer evaluated a 25 percent

357. Chronic-Urinary-Retention Research (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - We extracted data, assessed risk of bias on individual studies, and evaluated strength of evidence for … outcomes because estimates were imprecise, risk of bias was moderate, and consistency could not be evaluated … We evaluated overall strength of evidence for primary outcomes for each treatment comparison and outcome … We evaluated the applicability or generalizability of study results according to the PICOTS framework … The other RCT evaluated intermittent versus indwelling catheterization among elderly women with CUR

358. FRN 40 - Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2013 - The review evaluated MRSA-screening strategies with or without isolation and with or without attempted … Four different screening strategies were evaluated: (1) universal screening compared with no screening … The project team then evaluated potential study designs to address each of the prioritized research … The review evaluated MRSA-screening strategies that included screening with or without isolation and … For the assessment of study designs, EPC staff evaluated the appropriateness of various designs for

359. Future Research Needs for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Population 1P: No subgroup analyses available for any test - none of the studies explicitly evaluated … Outcomes 3O: Long-term outcomes were not evaluated. … Population 1P: No subgroup analyses available for any test—none of the studies explicitly evaluated … Outcomes 3O: Long-term outcomes were not evaluated. … Stakeholder Discussion The rationale for this topic discusses how the typical patient being evaluated

360. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 240: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     December 29, 2020 - therapy evaluated a single treatment session, potentially limiting the applicability of findings … It evaluated rates of chronic opioid use after surgery but not in relation to use or non-use of opioids … No study evaluated therapies administered as first line versus second line interventions. … I saw that no study you evaluated examined the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain conditions … I saw that no study you evaluated examined the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain conditions