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81. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
    November 15, 2012 - Data Synthesis:  No study evaluated clinical outcomes associated with screening compared with no screening … Two studies evaluated patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics 38 , 41 and 2 evaluated … One study of patients in primary care and gastroenterology clinics ( n  = 429) also evaluated alternative … All of the studies applied and evaluated alternative screening criteria retrospectively. … The CDC's birth cohort approach was not evaluated in the studies included in our review on the yield

82. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
    August 09, 2016 - Trials that evaluated TC levels found reductions of 20% to 30% from baseline compared with placebo. … Outcomes were evaluated at 1, 3, and 5 years after randomization, at the end of the trial (about 8 years … The USPSTF evaluated 18 fair- to good-quality trials (n=2210) for the harms of treatment of familial … The only trial that evaluated harms of treatment in children with multifactorial dyslipidemia was the … Dietary Intervention Study in Children, which evaluated a dietary intervention combined with behavioral

83. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2011 - Accuracy of Screening Tests No studies evaluated the accuracy or reliability of risk factor assessment … Twenty-six studies, including 3 of poor quality and 23 of fair quality, evaluated TABLE 3 Risk Factors … The available studies on vision screen- ing that evaluated various tests in var- ious combinations found … Nine fair-quality studies evaluated screening tests for vision impairment in stratified age groups.1 … All studies evaluated re- ported on vision outcomes for chil- dren�3 years of age.

84. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
    August 24, 2021 - Two RCTs (described in 5 articles) conducted in the UK evaluated invitations to screening for diabetes … ADDITION-Cambridge was a cluster RCT of 33 general practices that evaluated a stepwise screening approach … The Ely study was a parallel-group RCT at a single practice that evaluated screening every 5 years with … Five articles that evaluated participants in the ADDITION-Cambridge pilot phase, ADDITION-Cambridge trial … For example, the intensive lifestyle modification program evaluated in the DPP comprised a 16-lesson

85. Primary Care–Relevant Interventions to Prevent Falling in Older Adults: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2010 - Data Sources: The reviewers evaluated trials from a good-quality systematic review published in 2003 … Multifactorial Assessment and Management We evaluated 19 multifactorial assessment and man- agement … Three trials evaluated interventions that lasted 12 months or longer (44, 48, 56). … Two studies evaluated ergocal- ciferol (vitamin D2) (64, 70), and the remaining studies evaluated cholecalciferol … Two trials evaluated expedited cataract surgery compared with routine wait-list controls (73, 74).

86. Recommendation: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    August 10, 2021 - glucose load is administered after a fasting glucose level is obtained, and plasma glucose levels are evaluated … screening for gestational diabetes before 24 weeks of gestation were limited. 29 , 34 Eight studies evaluated … or lower appeared useful to rule out gestational diabetes using both criteria. 29 , 34 Two studies evaluated … Risk-based tools (some in combination with fasting plasma glucose level) were evaluated against Carpenter … Only 1 of these trials evaluated screening before 24 weeks of gestation.

87. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
    December 02, 2021 - criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serological tests will be evaluated … criteria; however, only the accuracy of test characteristics related to HSV-2 serologic tests will be evaluated

88. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2022 - It also does not apply to persons being evaluated in occupational settings (eg, during a workplace fitness-for-duty

89. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Literature Surveillance Report (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UnktCMhwyLMX5rmYEV-m8c
    December 01, 2020 - mellitus analyzed the effect of iron supplementation on HbA1c levels.5 One retrospective cohort study evaluated

90. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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    the 1-step approach, a 75-g glucose load is administered after fasting and plasma glucose levels are evaluated

91. Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
    May 18, 2021 - Nine studies (n = 6497) evaluated the test accuracy of screening computed tomography (CT) colonography … In pooled values, commonly evaluated FITs (14 studies, n = 45,403) (sensitivity, 0.74; specificity, 0.94 … Studies that evaluated direct visualization (ie, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, computed tomography … Fecal Immunochemical Test Although many observational studies have evaluated national FIT screening … programs, only 1 prospective observational study 46 (n = 5,417,699) that evaluated receipt of FIT on

92. Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    August 20, 2019 - No studies evaluated the effectiveness of risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing in … genetic counseling, and genetic testing to reduce cancer incidence and mortality have not been directly evaluated … 813) of 8 risk assessment tools met inclusion criteria (Table 1),38-51 including 4 new studies that evaluated … showed mixed re- sults that varied by subgroup or type of counseling.55,60,61,71 Thirteen studies evaluated … Four new studies evaluated the discriminatory accuracy of exist- ing risk-assessment tools intended to

93. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
    October 15, 2009 - Data Extraction: Study quality was evaluated by using USPSTF criteria and overall quality of evidence … The other evaluated risk factors were coronary artery calcium score as measured by electron-beam computed … Interassay agreement has not been evaluated in the setting of cardiac risk assessment. … Not evaluated in the major population-based cohorts. … CRP Level Of the 9 markers we evaluated, CRP was the best candidate for use in screening.

94. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Acquisition of HIV: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
    August 22, 2023 - For newer vs older PrEP regimens, weight gain and lipid profiles were also evaluated. … Twelve RCTs, all in the 2019 USPSTF review, evaluated oral PrEP vs placebo or no PrEP (total N = 18,244 … Twelve studies (total n = 5,544,500; 5 new [n = 5,512,189] 29 , 37 , 57 , 58 , 64 ) evaluated instruments … persons who inject drugs, 60 1 new study evaluated cisgender women, 57 and 2 new studies evaluated … PrEP vs placebo and 2 trials evaluated daily vs event-driven or intermittent PrEP in men who have sex

95. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2004 - All positive test results were reported within 24 hours, and each case was evaluated by reviewing medical … The performance of an ELISA technique for detection of syphilis antibodies was evaluated in 441 samples … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … A retrospective cohort analysis evaluated how placental pathology may contribute to the diagnosis of … No studies evaluated this question directly.

96. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
    July 15, 2009 - Two reviewers evaluated each study at the title or abstract and full-text article stages to determine … The target sample was adults 65 years of age or older evaluated in primary care settings who were not … For diagnosis, we evaluated accuracy of screening questions, visual acuity testing, the Amsler grid, … For treatments, we evaluated corrective lenses and photorefractive surgery for uncorrected refractive … No randomized trial evaluated visual outcomes associated with cataract surgery versus no surgery.

97. Kbjjfcap9Xvhkp43U-7B9Q (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2014 - Four evaluated adefovir (22–25), 8 evaluated interferon-�2b (26–33), 9 evaluated lamivudine (37–42, 44 … –46), and 1 evaluated tenofovir (47). … Three evaluated interferon-�2b (28, 31, 33), 2 evaluated interferon-�2a (34, 36), 2 evaluated adefovir … Three studies evaluated lamivudine (59, 61, 68), and the remain- der evaluated interferon. … Four studies evaluated HBeAg-positive patients (62, 63, 65, 66), and the remainder evaluated HBeAg- negative

98. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
    July 15, 2007 - Thirty-two studies evaluated screening strategies among children in various settings. 33 , 34 , 61 , … No studies evaluated exercise treatment for lipid lowering in children with FH. … No studies evaluated drug interventions in children without monogenic dyslipidemia. … Three trials 175 , 177 , 164 evaluated combined regimens of diet and exercise ( Table 3 ). … TC minus HDL might be a more sensitive test, but has not been extensively evaluated.

99. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    September 05, 2017 - RESULTS Forty studies were included (N = 34 709); 34 evaluated test accuracy. … No RCTs compared screening with no screening, and no studies evaluated school performance, function … 5 evaluated different screen­ ing tests and assessed different age stratifications/comparisons. … Three trials were included (Table 4)40,44,50; all evaluated patching for amblyopia or amblyopic risk … No studies evaluated potential effectiveness of treatments for reducing long­ term amblyopia or for

100. Archived: Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/reducing-risk-for-mother-to-infant-transmission-of-hepatitis-c-virus-a-systematic-review-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
     November 15, 2012 - Data Synthesis:  Eighteen observational studies evaluated the association between mode of delivery, labor … We selected for full review randomized trials, cohort studies, and case–control studies that evaluated … observational studies reported in 16 publications (sample sizes of 56 to 1034 mother–infant pairs) evaluated … Two reports from the European Pediatric Hepatitis C Network evaluated overlapping populations 15 , 16 … , and 2 studies evaluated nonoverlapping (different time periods of enrollment) populations in Dublin