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41. Evidence Summary: Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 07, 2017 - Results: No trials examined the effectiveness of the pelvic examination in reducing all-cause mortality … Any study that examined the relationship between pelvic examination and all-cause mortality, cancer- … In total, 4 studies examined the accuracy of the pelvic examination to detect ovarian cancer in asymptomatic … studies have shown that even under circumstances optimal for accurate disease detection (ie, patients examined … purulent discharge, frothy discharge, vulvar or vaginal erythema Cultures from 2 vaginal specimens examined

42. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
    April 05, 2016 - studies whose participants included former and current smokers, but many studies, including those that examined … In addition to the potential benefits of screening, the USPSTF also examined the possible harms of screening … The USPSTF also found no studies that examined the effectiveness of screening on relevant immunization … studies that assessed the effects of screening on smoking cessation. 11-15 These studies primarily examined … The USPSTF examined the treatment efficacy of 4 classes of medications used to treat COPD: long-acting

43. Screening for Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2016 - In addition, with 1 exception, all trials lasted 8 to 12 weeks; only the collaborative care trial examined … In addition, this escitalopram trial was the only one that examined efficacy by age group (but not by … We noted that the positive predictive value of instruments examined in these studies was relatively low … ; few outcomes examined Inconsistent 1 effectiveness study on adolescents with MDD conducted at 13 academic … ; few outcomes examined Consistent 1 effectiveness study on adolescents with MDD conducted at 13 academic

44. 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 - Most trials examined only cig- arette smoking. … All trials meeting quality criteria for benefits of treatment were also examined for harms. … Our full report outlines the complete list of factors we examined (9). … No primary care–relevant trials were identified that assessed health outcomes or examined subsequent … Results were similar when rates of absti- nence were examined via biological confirmation.

45. Exercise Tolerance Testing To Screen for Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review for the Technical Support for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2019 - Data Synthesis: No study has directly examined the effect of screening asymptomatic patients with exercise … Study Eligibility and Data Abstraction Two reviewers examined the abstracts of the articles identified … The same reviewers examined the full text of the selected articles to determine final eligi- bility. … We included studies that examined the prognostic benefit of exercise testing by using several different … Sim- ilarly, we found no studies that examined the effect of screening with exercise tolerance testing

46. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2002 - Few studies have examined the effect of combining medications and psychotherapy. … No studies have examined treatment outcomes for children or adolescents identified by primary care clinicians … Effectiveness of Screening The review for the USPSTF identified 14 randomized, controlled trials that have examined … Trials that examined the effect of feedback of screening results on the proportion of depressed patients

47. Preventive Services for Food Insecurity: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    March 11, 2025 - RESULTS One RCT (n = 789) examined the impact of screening for food insecurity and found no difference … Twenty-nine studies (n = 74 292) examined interventions to address food insecurity, but 27 were rated … (KQ2), including the 1 study also included for KQ119-28; 29 examined the impact of interventions to … One fair-quality RCT (n = 789) examined the impact of screen- ing for food insecurity, using questions … The evidence on the benefits of screening was rated as insufficient; only 1 study examined the impact

48. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2012 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary45/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
    May 15, 2012 - Of the 8 case-control studies that examined lifetime recreational sun exposure 31 , 57 , 65 , 66 , 69 … Three of 4 case-control studies that examined recreational sun exposure during childhood suggest that … In addition, we found 17 fair- or good-quality studies that directly examined the potential harms of … Six fair- or good-quality trials examined whether sunscreen use leads to increased sun exposure 93-95 … Fewer studies examined the association of total and chronic (or occupational) sun exposure.

49. Evidence Summary: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
    February 02, 2021 - No eligible studies were identified that directly examined the benefits or harms of screening for asymptomatic … of screening No direct evidence No new evidence NA NA Harms of screening No studies examined

50. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-2009
    February 15, 2009 - In addition, the USPSTF examined the evidence on the stage of detection by screening and on the accuracy … Effectiveness of Early Detection No randomized studies have directly examined whether screening by

51. Gjqj 6Nehz7Xahypfhvr33 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - No studies examined breast cancer outcomes. Limitations: Good-quality evidence was sparse. … DISCUSSION We examined the consistency of categorical BI- RADS breast density determinations in U.S. … Breast density findings can change because of mul- tiple factors related to the woman being examined, … The studies we examined tried to control for within-woman biolog- ical factors, suggesting that most … However, although we examined sub- sets of women without specific risk factors, we suspect that, in general

52. Evidence Summary: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/vitamin-supplementation-to-prevent-cvd-and-cancer-preventive-medication
    June 21, 2022 - the Supplementation en Vitamines et Minéraux AntioXydants (SU.VI.MAX) study (n = 13,017), 16 which examined … or older; 26 and the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS [n = 21,442]), which examined … One additional RCT examined the effect of 25,000 IU of vitamin A among adults with moderate risk for … One trial (n = 34,888) examined vitamin E with or without 200 μg of selenium daily, 25 and another small … The largest study was the RECORD trial (n = 5292), which examined the effects of 1000 mg/d of calcium

53. Evidence Summary: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/hypertension-in-adults-screening
    April 27, 2021 - reference standard. 12 Other investigators have confirmed this finding. 17 Confirmatory methods examined … One good-quality community-based cluster RCT (n = 140,642) conducted in Canada examined the effectiveness … Twenty fair- to good-quality studies (n = 12,614) examined the test accuracy of OBPM for initial screening … Eighteen fair- to good-quality studies (n = 57,128) examined the diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory … Four confirmatory blood pressure measurement modalities were examined for this KQ: repeated office blood

54. Evidence Summary: Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary21/vitamin-supplementation-to-prevent-cancer-and-cvd-counseling
    February 03, 2014 - Eighteen trials and 5 cohort studies examined the benefits and harms of individual or paired supplements … The effects of the supplements were examined between 6 months and 16 years; most studies provided less … The fifth study, by Graat and colleagues, examined only effects on respiratory illness in the elderly … Another trial examined vitamin D and calcium supplementation under a 2 × 2 factorial design and also … Although 2 relatively large trials examined the efficacy of a multivitamin in the primary prevention

55. Archived: Evidence Summary: Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary21/vitamin-supplementation-to-prevent-cancer-and-cvd-counseling-february-2014
    February 03, 2014 - Eighteen trials and 5 cohort studies examined the benefits and harms of individual or paired supplements … The effects of the supplements were examined between 6 months and 16 years; most studies provided less … The fifth study, by Graat and colleagues, examined only effects on respiratory illness in the elderly … Another trial examined vitamin D and calcium supplementation under a 2 × 2 factorial design and also … Although 2 relatively large trials examined the efficacy of a multivitamin in the primary prevention

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    March 07, 2017 - RESULTS No trials examined the effectiveness of the pelvic examination in reducing all-cause mortality … Any study that examined the relationship between pelvic ex- amination and all-cause mortality, cancer … In total, 4 studies examined the accuracy of the pelvic examination to detect ovarian cancer in asymptomatic … purulent discharge, frothy discharge, vulvar or vaginal erythema Cultures from 2 vaginal specimens examined … studies have shown that even under circumstances optimal for accurate disease detection (ie, patients examined

57. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening-2002
    June 13, 2002 - Studies have not yet examined clinical outcomes with CT colography screening. … performed with a flexible instrument found similar protection. 19 FOBT and Sigmoidoscopy  No RCTs have examined … Double Contrast Barium Enema  No trial has examined the ability of screening barium enema to reduce … The acceptability and feasibility of CT colography have not been examined.

58. Archived: Testicular Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/testicular-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - recall the contents of the checklist in a telephone survey months later. 13 Few studies, however, have examined

59. Archived: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
    February 08, 2016 - Only 4 studies examined the harms of treatment with SSRIs in children and adolescents. … No trials of psychotherapy or combined interventions in children examined harms. … One trial examined the efficacy of escitalopram by age group (children vs. adolescents) and found that … depression symptom severity, and global functioning in adolescents but not children. 13 No trials examined … No studies examined subgroup differences in harms.

60. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2003 - A recent study by Little and colleagues examined the potential usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure … We additionally found no studies that examined the optimal frequency of screening based on a patient's … Although no studies have examined the effects of treatment only for persons with DBPs of 90 mm Hg to … The Gueyffier et al. systematic review examined 5 trials (1.4 to 7 years in duration) in individuals … Nonpharmacological Therapies in Adults RCTs of nonpharmacological therapies have examined CVD events