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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-refinement-quiz.ppt
May 29, 2025 - The C stands for comparator, meaning the group or groups being compared to those receiving the intervention
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May 29, 2025 - The C stands for comparator, meaning the group or groups being compared to those receiving the intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - , some reviewed
studies already included in the CER, and some studies had no control or comparison group … Outcomes did not differ from
those of placebo group at 4
weeks. … There were
significant improvements at
12 weeks for both groups,
with no differential group
effect … and
placebo
group
No
statistical
difference
between 5
mg group
and
placebo
group
Parent … Do Not Know
severe events, and for reporting the total
number of events per group in studies with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deliberative-methods-how-to-webinar-text-only.pdf
December 06, 2011 - randomized controlled experiment comparing five deliberative methods to each other
and to a control group … to the right, deliberative methods—just like focus groups—involve the convening
of participants in group … Slide 12
How deliberative methods vary
Length, duration
Group size, participant sample
… Methods also vary by group size – ranging from groups of about 12 to upwards of 500. … Key
features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size,
etc.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/deliberative-methods-how-to-webinar-text-only.pdf
December 06, 2011 - randomized controlled experiment comparing five deliberative methods to each other
and to a control group … to the right, deliberative methods—just like focus groups—involve the convening
of participants in group … Slide 12
How deliberative methods vary
Length, duration
Group size, participant sample
… Methods also vary by group size – ranging from groups of about 12 to upwards of 500. … Key
features of methods include the length, mode (in person or online), group size,
etc.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tonsillectomy-disposition-170415.pdf
January 17, 2017 - Chan: We considered this a case series as
it did not use an appropriate comparison
group. … Amin: We considered this a case series as it
did not use an appropriate comparison
group. … Tauman: We considered this a case series
as it did not use an appropriate comparison
group. … In this case, the comparison group
was typically developing children without
OSDB. … In this case, the comparison group
was typically developing children without
OSDB.
2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_executive.pdf
September 11, 2015 - Mixed individual and group
3. Group
Delivery personnele 1. … group) delivery was beneficial. … Search for Diabetes in Youth Study Group. … Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group. … UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0004_03-11-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Additionally, a
clinical guideline development group has expressed interested in the topic nomination … Populations: Adults, particularly older adults with COPD and heart failure (ACPE), and
any group at
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cf_deliberativemethodswebinar_synthesizingoutputs.pdf
May 29, 2025 - product of deliberation
- synthesis is incorporated into the deliberation
(e.g., following small group
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mental-illness-disparities_disposition-comments.pdf
May 26, 2016 - We
consolidated the disparity group paragraphs in this
section as well. … Perhaps the Asian group is
captured in the “among others” group mentioned in line 40 on page
25, but … I think this group warrants being mentioned by name (even
if the authors did not find many studies … Peer Reviewer
#3
General
Comments
**Please be consistent in referencing racial group; I noticed … The preference for this
racial group is "African-American". Also noticed "Chinese
American".
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February 25, 2014 - Correct, we only used studies
with a comparison group. … than in the every 8-week maintenance group. … This study was excluded because
it does not have a comparison
group. … This study was excluded because
it does not have a comparison
group. … This means that the top down
group was more effective than
the step up group, but that the
strength
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-screening_research-protocol.pdf
October 20, 2011 - Age group(s) with high prevalence of HCV infection
Interventions:
1. … When statistical meta-analysis is not possible, we will group studies by similarity of
intervention … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, et al, for the Methods Work Group of the Third US Preventive Services … Carotid Surgery
Trial Collaborative Group. … Technical Expert Panel (TEP)
Technical Experts comprise a multi-disciplinary group of clinical,
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-resistant-depression_surveillance.pdf
April 01, 2016 - This group also included individuals referred to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT; Tier 3). … Among
completers, 68.4% (26/58) of those in the brief pulse group achieved remission versus 49.0% ( … 24/49) of those in the ultrabrief
pulse group (P = .019), and the brief pulse group needed fewer treatment … No significant group differences were found in the evaluation of the cognitive assessments. … The response rate was significantly higher in the ECT group than
in the group that received algorithm-based
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
October 01, 2007 - To the extent that 1 group is different
from the other group in ways that affect the study outcomes … score con-
trols for many observed covariates simultaneously by match-
ing subjects in 1 treatment group … with subjects in another
treatment group on the basis of individual propensity
scores.5,6 The difference … Individuals who are less
likely to be observed in a given treatment group with com-
plete data (ie, those … addition,
examining the distribution of predicted probabilities (propen-
sity scores) by treatment group
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - The most common adverse
events were nausea (rifaximin group, 4%; placebo group, 2%), upper respiratory … tract infection
(rifaximin group, 4%; placebo group, 3%), and urinary tract infection (rifaximin group … group (p=0.02). … and 29% of the placebo group
(p=0.04). … (ECRI Institute,
Applied Solutions Group). Horizon Scanning
Structured Comment Form.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer30_hip-fracture-pain-executive-summary_20110517.pdf
May 01, 2011 - Similarly, fewer patients
in the metamizole group reported any gastrointestinal
disturbance (OR 11.84 … LOS was significantly
less in the general anesthesia group (MD 1.69; 95% CI
0.38, 3.01; p = 0.01). … Additional pain medication use was reported in two
RCTs (n = 134); there were no events in either group … In the RCT that examined
relaxation, fewer patients in the relaxation group
required additional pain … medication (e.g., meperidine
or morphine) versus the control group (MD 8.43; 95%
CI 15.11, 1.75
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - versus
5.5 percent in the control group.55 In each group, two
participants withdrew due to adverse … group.56 This
trial reported no other adverse event data. … versus 61.7 percent in the control group.56 This
trial reported no other adverse events data. … (diarrhea) than in the
placebo group (gastrointestinal upset).47
9
Table B. … Hypokalemia and hypotension each were reported
in one participant in the thiazide group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-g-surv-report-1-nonopioid-pharmacol-chronic-pain.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - RCTs
Table G-1. Quality assessments of included randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization Adequate Allocation Concealment Adequate Patients and Personnel Masked Outcome Assessors Masked Groups Similar at Baseline Intent-to-Treat Analysis (at Least 95% Analyzed) Attrition <20%; Difference Between Groups …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/assessing-quality.ppt
January 01, 2010 - Questions To Consider
When Classifying Study Design
Did the study have more than one group or arm? … If so, was a control group present? … rating tools
Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, D’Amico R, et al, for the International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group … and the European Carotid Surgery Trial Collaborative Group. … and the European Carotid Surgery Trial Collaborative Group.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
February 01, 2014 - receiving
augmentation treatment over the group not receiving augmentation. … Based on the assessments, this
CER is categorized in Low priority group for updating. … patients in the
DR group
compression double-
row techniques
tears, the retear rate in the DR
group … Intact repairs
were found in 85% of the
augmented group and 40% of
the nonaugmented group (P less … in
the tenotomy group, and this
difference was significant (P 5
.0360).