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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - group. … was 8.0% compared with 2.6% for the placebo group. … In the liraglutide group, 64% achieved a 5% weight loss compared with 27% in the placebo group. … group. … compared with 33% of the
placebo group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-provider-adherence_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - age.2
Currently, asthma is the third leading
cause of hospitalization among
children in this age group … and 45 percent in the control group
(odds ratio 0.8 [95% CI: 0.5 to 1.2]; p=0.3). … Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group. Data
collection checklist. 2002. … The General Practitioners in Asthma Group.
Health Bull (Edinb): 1997;55:150-5.
61. … Improved asthma outcomes using
a coordinated care approach in a large medical group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ankyloglossia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2015 - vs. 47% in the comparison group; p <0.02).11
Three RCTs used an observer to assess breastfeeding … ); and children without ankyloglossia (n = 18; control
group).16 The frenotomy group performed better … than
the no-frenotomy group at age 3 years on cleaning the
teeth with the tongue, licking the outside … of the lips, and
eating ice cream, and did not differ significantly from the
comparison group without … with the untreated group in both RCTs
that evaluated it either as a primary12 or secondary11
outcome
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ced-appendix-3.xlsx
June 24, 2022 - Duke-M Design In situations in which randomization is considered unethical, a comparison group from a … At this stage, there should be no consideration of outcomes by treatment group. … CMS Design Masking (blinding) to ensure patients and investigators do not know to that group patients … CMS Design Masking (blinding) to ensure patients and investigators do not know to that group patients … At this stage, there should be no consideration of outcomes by treatment group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
March 14, 2013 - 88.0-270.0) in the canakinumab
group. … In the
treatment group, it went from
96% to 1%. … -270.0) in
the canakinumab group. … The
median relapse-free interval after
inclusion was 21.0 months in
group 1 and 23.0 months in
group … Trial 2- 74% of canakinumab
group had no flare vs 25% in
placebo group [HR 0.36; P=0.03]
Author
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_surveillance.pdf
March 14, 2013 - 88.0-270.0) in the canakinumab
group. … In the
treatment group, it went from
96% to 1%. … -270.0) in
the canakinumab group. … The
median relapse-free interval after
inclusion was 21.0 months in
group 1 and 23.0 months in
group … Trial 2- 74% of canakinumab
group had no flare vs 25% in
placebo group [HR 0.36; P=0.03]
Author
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cultural-competence_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Peer
Reviewer 1
Abstract “Significant between and within group variation in population
visibility … When referring to a group a people,
the disabilities present may be of many
different forms. … The 35 papers
that were excluded for design need to have elaboration- no
comparison group? … The possibility that individualised
medicine may be more effective and/or efficient that group-based … This is a group for which cultural
competence is extremely important.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
September 01, 2017 - group had 0.5% fewer drinks per drinking day than
the placebo group. … SAEs were reported for 5.4% of placebo group and
6.9% of nalmefene group. … The
majority of serious adverse events in the placebo
group (88%) and the nalmefene group (76%) were … In
the anxiety group, but not the non-anxious group,
there was a significant difference in the percentage … Gual A, He Y, Torup L, van den Brink W, Mann K, Group ES.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_executive.pdf
April 01, 2013 - and
the excluded group, the study was included in the review
if data from the two groups could be … Modality (i.e., individual, dyadic, group, family-based
format)
b. … The efficacy of group treatment in
sexually abused girls. … RCT of a mentoring and
skills group program: placement and permanency outcomes for
foster youth. … CONSORT 2010 Statement:
Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/module_i1.ppt
May 29, 2025 - normally separate groups with distinct cultures and perspectives on research and knowledge, with neither group
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-draft-report-appendix-e.xlsx
January 01, 2023 - Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes High
9322 Fariborz, 2016 1,2 Unclear Unclear Unclear, specific age per group … differential acceptable Yes Yes Unclear Yes Yes Moderate
1529 Badhiwala, 2021 1 Yes Yes Yes, but not by group … Unclear Some potential confounders not included Yes High
959 Ulrich, 2022 1 Yes Yes Yes, but not by group
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/polyunsaturated-fatty-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - This effort is part of a joint Working Group initiative between the United States
and Canada to review … *
• Studies of children
o Parallel or cross-over RCTs
n ≥25/group*
o Nonrandomized comparative … studies
Must account for potential
confounders
n ≥50/group*
Key Question 2
• Studies of … adults
o Parallel or cross-over RCTs
n ≥25/group*
o Nonrandomized comparative studies
Must … We will thus select
the largest observational studies
within each category.†
n ≥100/group
Both
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/saturated-fat-replacement-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2024 - This effort is part of a joint Working Group initiative between the United States
and Canada to review … *
• Studies of children
o Parallel or cross-over RCTs
n ≥25/group*
o Nonrandomized comparative … for potential
confounders
Dietary intake must be defined or
described prospectively
n ≥50/group … *
Key Question 2
• Studies of adults
o Parallel or cross-over RCTs
n ≥25/group*
o Nonrandomized … We will thus select the
largest observational studies within
each category.†
n ≥100/group
Both
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_disposition-comments.pdf
August 27, 2012 - (i.e. the majority group). … not in the comparison group. … the majority group). … non-QI-intervention
comparison group, which I gather wasn’t to be the
referent group. … group?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Moreover, the control group is followed from a meaningful point in the natural history of
patients’ … of unintended additional care to either comparison group) occur more often in
observational studies … International stroke trial collaborative group and
European carotid surgery trial collaborative
group … GRADE Working Group. Grading quality of
evidence and strength of recommendations. … Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Moreover, the control group is followed from a meaningful point in the natural history of
patients’ … of unintended additional care to either comparison group) occur more often in
observational studies … International stroke trial collaborative group and
European carotid surgery trial collaborative
group … GRADE Working Group. Grading quality of
evidence and strength of recommendations. … Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/meditation_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - We included RCTs in which the control group was
matched in time and attention to the intervention group … score in the
treatment group). … over time in the control group, divided by the baseline mean for the meditation group … ↑ indicates that the meditation group improved relative to the control group (with a relative difference … ↓ indicates the meditation group worsened relative to the control group (with a relative difference
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
March 25, 2013 - , does not necessarily mean that it
favors the control group. … We deleted the line for clinically meaningful
difference/between group difference threshold. … We agree we
should delete “Favors group 2” or move to the corresponding
threshold above 0. … and the control group in waist circumference
among the elderly.” … We changed the criteria for a meaningful between group
difference threshold.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - Notetakers recorded the discussions of each group. … Thus, the group
emphasized that the important issue is not which tool to use but that some tool be used … The group primarily discussed communication
in the form of verbal conversations or family conferences … The group included the aspect of grief and bereavement, and, for patients who
3
Effective Health … Moreover, the group accepted the steps
in psychosocial care delivery from the report.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/knowledge-brief-2-methods-public-deliberation-130213.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Public deliberation consists of four defining
elements:
(1) Coming together: A group of
people convenes … Public deliberation is unique in that it involves a diverse group of citizens who learn about issues … selection of method will depend upon who the sponsor wants to hear from and how to best
reach that group … experiments allocate participants to alternative deliberative methods,
to a non-deliberating comparison group … experiment, conducted in fall 2012, compares four
deliberative methods and an education-only control group