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361. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd-disposition-120104.pdf
     April 01, 2011 - Evaluating outcomes in extraesophageal reflux manifestations is much more complex than evaluation of … Because of the paucity of patients and randomized controlled trials evaluating asthma outcomes with

362. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - diabetes medications and the recent approval of many new medications, an updated systematic review evaluating … agents are consistent with other reviews18 on these agents, and our review builds on prior work by evaluating … Several large double-blind placebo-controlled RCTs evaluating DPP-4 inhibitors on cardiovascular outcomes … This was especially important because of our goal of evaluating two-drug combinations. … For microvascular outcomes, we included studies evaluating more proximal measures, such as change in

363. Renal-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - malignant pathology in studies that evaluated tumor size as a categorical variable and in studies evaluating … Eight studies, evaluating active surveillance, were uncontrolled studies. … not be considered current. 23 Discussion This systematic review addresses three key questions evaluating … The literature evaluating renal mass sampling did not routinely report details such as localization

364. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
     January 15, 2015 - described in the AHRQ methods guides.15, 18 A final strength of evidence grade will be assigned by evaluating

365. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2020 - Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 233 Management of Colonic Diverticulitis Evidence Summary Main Points • Computed tomography (CT) diagnosis and clinical sequelae o CT accurately diagnoses acute diverticulitis (moderate strength o…

366. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Layout 1 This report is an update to a Comparative Effectiveness Review on management strategies for renal artery stenosis (RAS) from October 2006. The systematic review included all studies of patients with atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS) that compared two or more interventions. It also reviewed recent prospective cohort…

367. Executive summary_Systematic Review: Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fiber-intake-final-executive-summary.pdf
     July 01, 2025 - The trials were highly heterogeneous, evaluating 64 different fiber types or sources, across a wide

368. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.pdf
     May 01, 2022 - Key Question 2: Acute Neck Pain We did not identify any new trials evaluating interventions for acute … Key Question 4: Peripheral Neuropathic Pain We did not identify any new trials evaluating interventions … Key Question 7: Kidney Stones (Including Inpatient Management) We did not identify any new trials evaluating … Key Question 8: Sickle Cell Crisis (Episodic Pain) We did not identify any new trials evaluating interventions … Prospective randomized study evaluating the effects of preoperative opioid counseling on postoperative

369. Methods Research Report Improving Access To And Usability of Systematic Review Data for Health Systems Guideline Development (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - However, literature evaluating the use of novel data visualization approaches and formats to facilitate … the pilot project took an estimated 300 hours of staff resources, including the background research, evaluating … relational database for Tableau and troubleshooting any issues in product development; and testing and evaluating

370. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/methods-guide-inclusion-nonrandomized-studies.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - Evaluating non-randomised intervention 31 studies. … Quasi-experimental study designs series- paper 5: a checklist for classifying studies evaluating the … Use of interrupted time series analysis in evaluating health care quality improvements. … Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries: Addendum to Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes … Evaluating the Use of Nonrandomized Real-World Data Analyses for Regulatory Decision Making.

371. Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews_Inclusion of Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions in Systematic Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Evaluating non-randomised intervention 31 studies. … Quasi-experimental study designs series- paper 5: a checklist for classifying studies evaluating the … Use of interrupted time series analysis in evaluating health care quality improvements. … Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries: Addendum to Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes … Evaluating the Use of Nonrandomized Real-World Data Analyses for Regulatory Decision Making.

372. Obesity Prevention and Control (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/obesity-research-methods_research-protocol.pdf
     February 08, 2017 - This project will help inform the Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments … identify methods that would provide lower bias and higher validity in using multiple data systems in evaluating … infrastructure to maintain and operate the system.2 Natural experiment: Natural experiment refers to ways of evaluating

373. Breast Abnormalities Update Surveillance Assessment_CER 47_Low (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Breast Abnormalities Update Surveillance Assessment_CER 47_Low CER #47: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review Original release date: February, 2012 Surveillance Report: January, 2013 Key Findings: All of the key questions remain up-to-date. Summary Deci…

374. Disposition of Comments: CER 227 Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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     April 16, 2020 - An important first step to evaluating the efficacy of a therapy is to evaluate it as an isolated therapy … identified from a broad literatures search encompassing multiple bibliographic databases and by evaluating … that any major relevant publications meeting our inclusion criteria were missed, including those evaluating … there are a large number of possible combinations of treatments and likely only one or two trials evaluating

375. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
     November 08, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: November 8, 2011 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: A Comparative Effectiveness Review I. Background and Objectives for t…

376. Llewellyn-Thomas (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - University of Michigan using human factors engineering principles to develop set  of criteria for evaluating

377. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amendment.pdf
     February 05, 2025 - Additional, existing systematic reviews evaluating MBIs are outdated and limited in their focus (e.g … To optimize the efficiency of our screening process, we will begin by evaluating RCTs that our preliminary … overall 9 grade of high, moderate, low, or insufficient according to a four-level scale by evaluating

378. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Wellbeing and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ped-mindfulness-protocol-amended.pdf
     September 25, 2024 - Additional, existing systematic reviews evaluating MBIs are outdated and limited in their focus (e.g … To optimize the efficiency of our screening process, we will begin by evaluating RCTs that our preliminary … overall grade of high, moderate, low, or insufficient according to a four-level scale by evaluating

379. Pressure-Ulcer-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - Insufficient Evidence on the effectiveness of hydrotherapy was insufficient based on 2 randomized trials evaluating … evaluated 103 randomized trials published during or prior to August 2008.10 The review included studies evaluating … As mentioned, further study is warranted comparing AF beds with more modern support surfaces and evaluating

380. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Management of Infertility (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-infertility_research-protocol.pdf
     September 02, 2016 - We will use the GRADE framework for evaluating SOE, a framework that includes assessment of risk of