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301. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2003 - No trials evaluated obesity mass screening, so we evaluated indirect evidence for efficacy. … No data evaluated counseling harms. … the Cochrane Library for articles published in English between January 1994 and February 2003. 27 We evaluated … We identified 18 additional RCTs meeting eligibility criteria: 7 evaluated sibutramine; 32 , 33 , 84- … 88 8 evaluated orlistat; 89-96 2 evaluated metformin; 81 , 97 and 1 evaluated multiple drugs. 98

302. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 24, 2020 - 52,174) in its review. 11 , 16 Interventions that combined a healthy diet and physical activity were evaluated … in 81 trial groups, diet-only interventions were evaluated in 33 trial groups, and interventions involving … physical activity only were evaluated in 6 trial groups.

303. Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - evidence from new randomized clinical trials and cohort studies published from 2014 to August 2019 that evaluated … Trials evaluated first-line therapies (ie, therapies with the highest proven efficacy and safety, including … None of the trials evaluated effects of antiviral therapy in adolescents or how effects varied by age

304. Recommendation: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 19, 2023 - reduce or increase the diagnoses of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. 1 , 38 A trial (n = 2441) that evaluated … history, previous preeclampsia, body mass index >30 kg/m 2 , twin pregnancy, or diabetes). 40 The trial evaluated … pregnancy. 1 , 38 , 40 Reduced Prenatal Screening Visit Schedule Three RCTs (n = 5203) in the UK and US evaluated … individuals entering prenatal care by week 24 and week 26 of gestation. 1 , 38 , 41-43 The trials evaluated

305. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 26, 2015 - Research Needs and Gaps The USPSTF found only 2 studies, both conducted in Europe, 8 , 9 that directly evaluated … Not Screening and Initiating Interventions After Clinical Diagnosis The USPSTF found no trials that evaluated … Benefits of Multifactorial Interventions The ADDITION-Europe trial 28 , 29 evaluated the effects … Effects of Screening or Interventions by Subpopulation The USPSTF found no studies that directly evaluated

306. Archived: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - morbidity and mortality in community-dwelling older adults 65 years or older. 8 , 10 Although the review evaluated … history of prior falls to identify persons at high risk for future falls (16 studies). 8 Other trials evaluated … Studies that evaluated exercise interventions most commonly used physical function or mobility limitation … either a multidisciplinary comprehensive geriatric assessment or a specific falls risk assessment that evaluated

307. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2005 - Results: No new evidence was identified that evaluated the effectiveness of population screening to … type of test (Figure 6).56, 60, 70, 76 Culture was evaluated in one study,70 PCR in three,60, 70, … Five studies evaluated tests for men using urine specimens, some included more than one type of test … Three studies evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of self-collected specimens for gonorrhea … A prospective study evaluated screening for gonorrhea using risk factors and routine third- trimester

308. Archived: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 05, 2005 - Three good-quality and 10 fair-quality studies evaluated accuracy of rapid tests on blood specimens against … No clinical trials evaluated the impact of testing and counseling compared to no testing and counseling … Twelve observational studies evaluated the risk for disease progression or death in asymptomatic patients … Clinical outcomes that we evaluated were mortality, AIDS-related opportunistic infections, spread of … For all key questions, articles were limited to those that evaluated the general adult and adolescent

309. Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Few studies evaluated newer therapies. … Study Selection At least 2 reviewers independently evaluated each study to determine inclusion eligibility … Consistent with the studies reporting dichotomous outcomes, 8 cohort studies that evaluated urinary and … In studies that evaluated bowel function serially, effects seemed to be most pronounced in the first … The ERSPC trial evaluated longer screening intervals (2 to 7 years) and in some centers lower PSA thresholds

310. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions for Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - In addition, we evaluated all trials that were considered by 3 previous reviews that collectively covered … www.annals.org 19 February 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 4 255 33), 1 trial evaluated … Bupropion Cessation Interventions We included 2 cessation trials (32, 34) that evaluated the use of … Three studies evaluated the effects or harms related to the adjunctive use of bupropion to aid adolescent … Second, very few studies evaluated other forms of tobacco use beyond cigarette smoking, even though other

311. Ym2Epescwzwnpaamr78Shp (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - However, it has not been formally evaluated in a clinical trial (20, 21). … from surveillance for smaller AAAs in all-cause or AAA-related mortality in randomized trials that evaluated … Randomized trials have substantially evaluated open surgical repair, the conven- tional method for repairing … Five small observational studies evaluated quality of life, anxiety, and depression, with conflicting … Aneurysm www.annals.org 19 August 2014 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 161 • Number 4 287 studies evaluated

312. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - to reduce morbidity and mortality from fractures, women found to have osteoporosis should be further evaluated … to reduce morbidity and mortality from fractures, women found to have osteoporosis should be further evaluated … those with osteoporosis. 25 Results from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are now available that evaluated … The previous recommendation evaluated multiple imaging modalities (eg, peripheral DXA and quantitative … For all instruments evaluated, variation in AUC was partly attributable to different risk or score thresholds

313. Evidence Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
     April 11, 2025 - Study Selection: Randomized clinical trials that evaluated a primary care–relevant intervention designed … Study Selection Two reviewers independently evaluated citations and full-text articles from the literature … was limited to fair- and good-quality randomized clinical trials (RCTs, including cluster RCTs) that evaluated … Results Two reviewers evaluated … Only a minority of the included studies evaluated the effects of interventions on infant and maternal

314. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
     August 20, 2024 - No studies evaluated the benefits or harms of screening for iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia … The observational study evaluated the association between improvement in iron indices and health outcomes … As in the prior USPSTF review, no studies evaluated the benefits or harms of screening. … No study evaluated outcomes of screening vs no screening for iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia … No study evaluated how outcomes of supplementation varied by population, including those defined by race

315. Screening for HIV: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2019 - One good-quality prospective study in a sexually trans- mitted disease clinic evaluated different methods … No studies have evaluated the optimal frequency of HIV screening, which partly depends on the incidence … No clinical trials have evaluated the incremental ac- ceptability of alternative testing (rapid test, … We evaluated recommended HAART regimens, prophylaxis against opportunistic infections, immunizations, … Clinical outcomes that we evaluated were mortality, AIDS-related opportunistic infections, spread of

316. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2009 - Since then, a ran- domized trial from the United Kingdom that evaluated the effect of mammography screening … No trials of screening average-risk women that specifically evaluated the effectiveness of digital mammog … A systematic review of 54 stud- ies evaluated the adverse psychological effects of mammog- raphy screening … CBE Screening (Key Questions 1b and 2b) Few trials have evaluated the effectiveness or harms of CBE … Petersburg, Russia, a community without routine mam- mography screening, was evaluated in a trial that

317. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - Assessment studies were included if they evaluated the performance of verbal or written questionnaires … None evaluated the performance of a screening instrument or procedure using verified abuse outcomes. … These fair-quality studies evaluated interventions for abused, pregnant women and reported lower levels … One study evaluated 3 groups: victims of abuse, individuals who were referred to adult protective services … The HSEAST was also evaluated in a study of elderly adults living in public housing in Florida.66 Abuse

318. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary9/breast-cancer-screening-2009
     November 15, 2009 - In addition, we evaluated data from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC), which is a collaborative … screening rated as fair quality. 26-28 Since then, a randomized trial from the United Kingdom that evaluated … A systematic review of 54 studies evaluated the adverse psychological effects of mammography screening … CBE Screening (Key Questions 1b and 2b) Few trials have evaluated the effectiveness or harms of CBE … Petersburg, Russia, a community without routine mammography screening, was evaluated in a trial that

319. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2023 - No study evaluated the direct benefits of screening vs no screening. … Seventeen RCTs (n = 1517) evaluated interventions for speech and language delay or disorders, although … Twelve global screening tools were evaluated in the studies included the Ages and Stages Question- naire … late talkers”) and no obvious fluency or speech-sound impairment.44,45,50-52,56-59 Of these, 3 RCTs evaluated … studies of interventions for speech and language delay or disorder enrolled similar populations and evaluated

320. Hdzuzdx4Qlnc2Pjbkfwquw (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - Three models (E, GE, and W) also evaluated results based on combinations of breast cancer risk and den … Four models evaluated whether high disutility val- ues would eliminate screening benefits. … Finally, we evaluated the ability of the models to independently predict external trends and results … There is no definitive inflection point across the models for the strategies or metrics evaluated. … There is no definitive inflection point across the models for the strategies or metrics evaluated.