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141. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis—An Update of the 2006 Report. (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - Was the assignment to the treatment groups really random? – Yes. … Were groups similar at baseline in terms of prognostic factors? … Was the assignment to the treatment groups really random? – Yes. … Were groups similar at baseline in terms of prognostic factors? … between both treatment groups.

142. Rapid Evidence Product Addressing Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults A Rapid Review (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2019 - Of the three remaining RCTs, one (n=100)49 did not provide data to compare groups over time, one (n= … were maintained, including low overall drop-out rate, equal drop-outs between groups, and efforts … to minimize contamination between groups. 6 Interventions were clearly defined, including any co- … • Second three-month period: Both groups were crossed over. … • Groups were led by a psychologist • Groups met once a week for 2 hours, over a period of 3

143. App-F-Surv-Rept-1-Acute-Pain (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked?

144. Ced-Appendix-3 (xls file)
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     June 24, 2022 - that seek to control for known and unknown differences in baseline characteristics between treatment groups … of treatment or those starting a new course of treatment Grace 5.1 Design Use concurrent comparison groups … CMS Design_control Use of contemporaneous control groups (rather than historical controls) in order to … ensure comparability between the intervention and control groups. … Innov (UK) Experts NICE will seek advice from clinicians, patient groups, academics and data custodians

145. Bar-Cohen II_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - in research, health care, and policy o The negative  side:  Threats from  other stakeholder groups … Collide— Gary Schwitzer (2 of 2) • Given the universal problem  around poor media reporting, why are groups

146. Methods Future Research Needs Number 8: Framework for Considering Study Designs (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2012 - Individuals or groups are followed prospectively to assess differences in the outcome(s) of interest … Size will depend on the effect size being sought between intervention and comparator groups. … Baseline characteristics can be measured, but may not be balanced between the two groups. … The study groups are likely to be unbalanced at baseline, and statistical measures to control for … A randomized controlled trial in which the units of randomization and analysis are groups of people

147. Alcohol-Misuse Executive (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - Moderate Anxiety No difference between groups (unable to calculate effect size). … Low Utilization Emergency visits Difference between groups for visits in past 6 months did not reach … Studies identified relatively delayed reduction in consumption in control groups to levels achieved … We found very limited evidence reporting no difference between intervention and control groups for … The control groups in the included studies generally reduced alcohol consumption.

148. Fecal-Incontinence Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2014 - Our findings will provide evidence support for FI treatment guidelines by physicians’ groups and for … Observational studies without control groups will be included only if they assessed treatment harms … Yes Valid measures, groups ~ equivalent No Nonvalidated measures or nonequivalent groups Uncertain … Were there attempts to balance the allocation across groups? … Was length of followup the same for all groups?

149. Autism-Adolescents Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - A good study has a clear description of the population, setting, interventions, and comparison groups … • 2 studies lacked comparison groups; diagnostic approach, participant characteristics, treatment … • Some gains seen in individual studies but most lacked comparison groups. … • Lack of comparison groups in 3 studies; treatment adherence not reported; assessors not masked … • No comparison groups or measures of treatment fidelity; participants not clearly characterized;

150. Arcia-notes-Teresa (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - We cannot use this graphic, as you’ll learn  in  this presentation. 9 We conducted   21 groups … Most of the groups were in   S panish. … But the process of the focus groups did help us to do a preliminary comprehension check based on how … Recruitment is difficult-­‐-­‐ but we are running four different groups, English  and  Spanish, of … In these initial  groups we're looking at barriers and facilitators of Internet access, how women

151. Cer-251-Integrated-Pain-Management-App-F (xls file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked? … Groups Similar at Baseline? Outcome Assessors Masked? Care Provider Masked? Patient Masked?

152. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2012 - The studies do not demonstrate an ability of the GEPs to classify patients into risk groups to help … But I agree that reclassification analyses and ability to discriminate discrete prognostic groups are … Not even separate survival curves for high, intermediate and low risk groups as defined by the GEP … Publications do show separate curves for risk groups, but this does not show clinical utility. … ColoPrint better distinguishes low and high risk groups as compared to risk assessment using current

153. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2010 - This review found eight randomized trials and 23 open studies (with and without comparator groups). … • Comparators: We will identify and include studies with comparative intervention groups. … Observational studies with comparator groups (retrospective and prospective cohort, case control, and … Both these groups will be considered to have failed SSRI treatment. … The peer reviewer may represent stakeholder groups such as professional or advocacy organizations with

154. Newly Medicare-Eligible Disabled: Data Points #11 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2011 - The prevalence of selected comorbidities differed across groups of dis- abled (Table 3). … Acute inpatient stays were of similar length for all groups except nonduals (range 7.2-7.8 vs. 5.7 … Other inpatient stays were of similar length across groups but SNF stays were considerably lon- ger … These four groups differ significantly in their demographic and health care profiles. … If these initial distinctions among groups persist beyond the first six months, they would point to

155. Research Protocol: Disparities Within Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2015 - These differences or gaps in care between groups represent a lack of efficiency within the health care … populations with and without SMI, the focus of this Technical Brief is limited to disparities between groups … Other requirements include ensuring balance in perspectives and interests for stakeholder groups and … Engaging Relevant Stakeholder Groups. … ]) OR ( “Healthcare Disparities”[Mesh] OR “Health Status Disparities”[Mesh] ))) OR ((((((“Minority Groups

156. Ch 10-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Descriptive and univariate analyses can be used to assess imbalances between treatment groups and to … If adjustment using the propensity score is used, balance in study covariates between exposure groups … of the propensity score is to visually examine the propensity score distributions across exposure groups … Matching subjects across exposure groups on propensity score ensures, through restriction, that there … This can be done graphically or by comparing standardized differences across groups.

157. Hibbard-notes-151007 copy - Teresa (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2025 - For some groups the mean  will be lower and  for some groups themean  will be higher. … And all of the groups in between weremoving up or they were moving down  and  their costs were consistent … Thereareseveral groups that aredoing this now.

158. March 2nd Mitigating Racial Bias in Healthcare Algorithms Public Meeting (pdf file)
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     May 15, 2023 - • Human radiologists may overlook causes of pain in disadvantaged groups • We’d like an algorithm … Algorithmic bias Differential performance of an algorithm in different groups (such as racial or ethnic … groups) due to intrinsic attributes of the algorithm. … This is flawed because the association between costs and health differs across racial and ethnic groups … of algorithmic bias, but also salient challenges interpreting results of under-represented minority groups

159. Title (pdf file)
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     September 13, 2012 - Studies with large differences at baseline between groups will be excluded. … Were patients randomly assigned to the study’s groups? 2. … Were the two groups treated concurrently? 6. … Was there a ≤5 difference between groups in ancillary treatment(s)? 10. … Was there ≤15% difference in the length of followup for the two groups? 11.

160. Gestational-Diabetes-Screening-Diagnosis Executive (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - were diagnosed with GDM using the International Association of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups … We searched the Web sites of relevant professional associations and research groups, including the ADA … GDM was confirmed using criteria developed by different groups, including CC, ADA, National Diabetes … The majority of data came from cohort studies or the untreated groups from RCTs. … Three comparisons showed significant differences between groups: patient groups with no GDM had fewer