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401. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - participants were randomized to one test (among the index and potential comparator(s)) but all were evaluated … the guidelines in Chapter 8 of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and evaluated … Whenever an outcome was evaluated by at least one RCT, and possibly observational studies as well, we … If an outcome was evaluated by only one or by no RCT, our evidence grade was based on the single RCT … Similarly, in the instance of multiple reviews, we evaluated the consistency across reviews addressing

402. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: An Update of a 2008 Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 16, 2014 - There are at least 7 trials that evaluated RT plus or minus ADT RTOG 8531 RTOG 8610 EORTC Bolla 1 trial … ADT RTOG 9413 EORTC Bolla #2 trial Canadian trial of 3 vs. 8 months TROG 9601 Two published trials evaluated … features SWOG EORTC German As a result this report seems to indicate that the role of radiation is evaluated … with a very small number of randomized trials when instead it has been evaluated with a very large … We have noted that newer technologies have not been adequately evaluated in well- designed studies in

403. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - WMC about any published or unpublished randomized controlled trials or observational studies that evaluated … Study Selection Two independent reviewers evaluated each title, abstract, and full article. … total of 12 studies (in 18 publications) in this review.11, 25, 33-42 Seven studies (10 publications) evaluated … WMC among patients with gastroparesis33-39 and nine studies (14 publications) evaluated WMC among … WMC Compared with Antroduodenal Manometry Alone or Endoscopy Alone We did not find any studies that evaluated

404. Improving Health Care and Palliative Care for Advanced and Serious Illness Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - emphasize the importance of caregiver burden in the future research section: “In addition, few studies evaluated … for future research on caregiver burden in the future research section: “In addition, few studies evaluated … those of lower-quality studies (more likely to have methodological issues and lower sample size), we evaluated … For example, we noted that “…few studies evaluated caregiver burden as an outcome; this is a critical … wording on these to “not analyzed” and have added the explanation in the Executive Summary: “We evaluated

405. 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 - Reviewer #3 Executive Summary Increase in EF is not reported on page XI, ES-1 Ejection fraction was evaluated … We also separately evaluated STEMI and NSTEMI/UA and therefore felt it was important to describe these

406. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/atypical-antipsychotics-off-label-update_research-protocol.pdf
     May 19, 2010 - placebo, versus other atypicals, or versus conventional therapy) of the off-label indications – will be evaluated … The body of evidence will be evaluated by taking the risk of bias of individual studies, the consistency

407. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2016 - Treatments evaluated will be broad-ranging, including procedures (e.g., in vitro fertilization), fertility-enhancing … The broad range of interventions is advantageous because they are evaluated by scientists with different

408. The Facilitation Primer: Strategies, Tools & Considerations to Get You Started (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - How will the meeting be evaluated? … Meeting Evaluation It is important that meetings are evaluated for effectiveness in process as well

409. Disposition of Comments_Systematic Review: Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
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     February 28, 2025 - We have added this information to the table in the KQ2 section where we discuss the interventions evaluated … However, we evaluated and reported on numbers of hours per week, number of 24-hour shifts, and call

410. Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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411. Future Research Needs for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2012 - Outcomes 6O1: No studies evaluated predictors of compliance with MAD or other treatments. 6O2: Inadequate … Outcomes 6O1: No studies evaluated predictors of compliance with MAD or other treatments. 6O2: Inadequate … Research/Duplication • Feasibility • Potential Impact A fifth dimension, Appropriateness, was evaluated … Of note, oxygen alone as a treatment was not evaluated in the CER. … The CER identified 18 trials that evaluated a wide variety of interventions to improve CPAP compliance

412. Disposition of Comments Report for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_disposition-comments.pdf
     August 23, 2013 - major challenge in terms of clarity and usability is the sheer number of comparisons and outcomes evaluated … CHADS and CHADSVASC schemes were derived and evaluated as stroke prediction tools. … a summary in KQ 3 of the findings from two meta-analyses by Hart (published in 1999 and 2007) that evaluated … We recommend that evidence from intent-to-treat populations should be evaluated in order to correctly … As a results, the CHA2DS2-VASc measure and has been evaluated in fewer studies than the CHADS2 measure

413. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
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     May 01, 2010 - The authors also independently evaluated the applicability to real-world practice of the total body of … demonstrated a significant reduction with rFVIIa use vs. usual care, while the remaining two studies that evaluated … thromboembolic event rate. rFVIIa use vs. usual care had no effect on hematoma growth but, in the one study that evaluated … One of the RCTs assessed prophylactic rFVIIa use, whereas the rest of the studies evaluated treatment … approach to prostatectomy has evolved into something very different, in most cases, from the surgeries evaluated

414. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rfviia.pptx
     May 01, 2010 - The authors also independently evaluated the applicability to real-world practice of the total body of … demonstrated a significant reduction with rFVIIa use vs. usual care, while the remaining two studies that evaluated … thromboembolic event rate. rFVIIa use vs. usual care had no effect on hematoma growth but, in the one study that evaluated … One of the RCTs assessed prophylactic rFVIIa use, whereas the rest of the studies evaluated treatment … approach to prostatectomy has evolved into something very different, in most cases, from the surgeries evaluated

415. AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) Program Research Gaps Summary: Pain Management (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - • Only a small number of studies have evaluated opioids. … These interventions were evaluated in younger (non-Medicare-eligible) populations, but findings can

416. CER 215 Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)
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     March 28, 2019 - Consider changing “analyzed” to “evaluated”.` We have made these corrections. … Peer reviewer #5 Introduction P. 5, 2nd last paragraph, 1st sentence: “We excluded studies that evaluated … Only studies that evaluated one of the drugs in Table 1 were eligible. … As per our methods, page 10, “We evaluated SOE separately for RCT and observational studies”. … message that for most of the drugs of interest, many of the outcomes were not studied at all, or were evaluated

417. breast-cancer-imaging-protocol-131217 (pdf file)
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     December 17, 2013 - These “hand-searched” studies will also be evaluated against the inclusion and exclusion criteria outlined

418. Disposition of Comments: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 237_Integrating Palliative Care in Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Illness (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-237-integrating-palliative-care-disposition-comments.pdf
     February 11, 2021 - Well many of these have not been evaluated for effectiveness, they have demonstrated feasibility. … Unfortunately, demonstration projects not formally evaluated for implementation or effectiveness were

419. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Prehospital Airway Management (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2019 - Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.6 Randomized controlled trials will be evaluated … using Cochrane risk of bias criteria,7 and observational studies will be evaluated using criteria developed

420. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-protocol.pdf
     August 15, 2023 - of all ages, in all life stages), particularly from the perspective of laxation, who are not being evaluated … All evaluated laxation outcomes will be considered to be “prioritized”, and thus will be included in