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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diabetes-behavior-programs_executive.pdf
September 11, 2015 - We
also formed three categories for the comparator groups:
usual care, active “non-DSME education” … KQ 6 focused on whether variability between population
groups affected the role of potential factors … Sixty-four programs were delivered to individuals
only, 56 were delivered to groups only, and 44 had … Participants, or their providers,
in the usual care or active control groups (not being
blinded to … Studies having
clinically important effect sizes that offered programs in
groups tended to be those
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
September 01, 2017 - • Key Question 5: Are any of the medications more or less effective than other medications for sub-
groups … • Key Question 5: Are any of the medications more or less effective than other medications for
sub-groups … Smoking decreased
more in the disulfiram group than naltrexone or
acamprosate groups.
2.Unsure … The
exception was alcohol withdrawal syndrome, which
was more common in nalmefene than placebo
groups … slightly
Likely current
Acamprosate
Men vs women
There was no significant difference between groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - Treatment
• We found that several treatment modalities improve core ADHD symptoms
compared to control groups … We found that several treatment modalities improve core ADHD symptoms compared
to control groups (e.g
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0174_10-20-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Topic Description
Nominators: Two public payer groups
Nomination
Summary:
The nominators
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0272_03-06-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - association
Nomination
Summary:
This topic represents nominations, respectively, by three nominating groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0576-150420.pdf
December 10, 2014 - An AHRQ product has the potential for impact because of high interest from potential stakeholder
groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0024_06-09-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Are there subgroups of patients based on demographics (age, racial groups,
gender), other medications
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0012_03-21-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Does screening high-risk groups for sub-clinical thyroid dysfunction reduce morbidity or mortality?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-gain-prevention_executive.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Because we found that no groups of studies were amenable
to pooling with meta-analyses, we calculated … College groups to
discuss healthy diets and physical activity also prevented
weight gain. … Many control groups had no increase in
weight over time. … Less intensive interventions may be possible
given that control groups maintained weight comparable … with the intervention groups in most of the studies that we
included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - commonly used,
has significant limitations in assessing patients in the
intermediate- and high-risk groups … was not reported, a difference of 15
percent or less in the length of followup for the comparison
groups … assessors, trial had a difference
of 15 percent or more in the length of followup for
comparison groups … BT,
PCSM
3 studies35,39,42
(N = 22,337)
Outcomes between groups did not
differ significantly in … Atlanta:
American Cancer Society; 2012. www.cancer.org/acs/groups/
content/@epidemiologysurveilance
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
January 01, 2012 - The investigators reported that both treatment
groups showed statistically significant improvements … Younger patients with less cartilage degeneration achieved better results in both groups. … At month 3, more patients given tofacitinib (59.8% and 65.7% in the 5 and 10
mg groups, respectively … (-0.50 and -0.57 points, respectively) than in the placebo groups (-0.19 points; p<0.001).
49
The … tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily groups did not achieve a significant reduction in the
percentage
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-appendix-table-b-1-version-1.xlsx
April 09, 2020 - B
Mask use ≥5 hours/day: 76% (56/75) vs. 12% (11/89) Open-label
Baseline differences between groups
No … Index case Both groups: Index patient encouraged to sleep alone 7 days Index cases
A: 25
B: 28
Household … HCWs Both groups were expected to follow hospital guidelines on hand washing. … 5% vs. 7%
Practiced good hand hygiene: 56% vs. 54% vs. 46% Open-label
Baseline differences between groups … Control (n=67 in 28 households): No hand rub or facemasks Index cases and household contacts Mask groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-surveillance-2-appendix-table-a-1.xlsx
April 09, 2020 - B
Mask use ≥5 hours/day: 76% (56/75) vs. 12% (11/89) Open-label
Baseline differences between groups
No … Index case Both groups: Index patient encouraged to sleep alone 7 days Index cases
A: 25
B: 28
Household … HCWs Both groups were expected to follow hospital guidelines on hand washing. … 5% vs. 7%
Practiced good hand hygiene: 56% vs. 54% vs. 46% Open-label
Baseline differences between groups … Control (n=67 in 28 households): No hand rub or face masks Index cases and household contacts Mask groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-appendix-table-b-1-version-2.xlsx
April 09, 2020 - B
Mask use ≥5 hours/day: 76% (56/75) vs. 12% (11/89) Open-label
Baseline differences between groups
No … Index case Both groups: Index patient encouraged to sleep alone 7 days Index cases
A: 25
B: 28
Household … HCWs Both groups were expected to follow hospital guidelines on hand washing. … 5% vs. 7%
Practiced good hand hygiene: 56% vs. 54% vs. 46% Open-label
Baseline differences between groups … Control (n=67 in 28 households): No hand rub or face masks Index cases and household contacts Mask groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Masks-appendix-table-b-1-surveillance-report.xlsx
April 09, 2020 - B
Mask use ≥5 hours/day: 76% (56/75) vs. 12% (11/89) Open-label
Baseline differences between groups
No … Index case Both groups: Index patient encouraged to sleep alone 7 days Index cases
A: 25
B: 28
Household … HCWs Both groups were expected to follow hospital guidelines on hand washing. … 5% vs. 7%
Practiced good hand hygiene: 56% vs. 54% vs. 46% Open-label
Baseline differences between groups … Control (n=67 in 28 households): No hand rub or face masks Index cases and household contacts Mask groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pharma-nonpharma-ptsd-2022-update-app-g1.xlsx
January 01, 2022 - 1.3) Did baseline differences between intervention groups suggest a problem with the randomization process … If Y, PY, NI to previous question) were these deviations from intended intervention balanced between groups … 4.2) Could measurement or ascertainment of the outcome have differed between intervention groups?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - The point that future
research should evaluate outcomes across multiple age groups,
including younger … We listed several major differences between trials, such as
enrollment of dissimilar groups of women … The
key question groups them in this way so related symptoms can be
considered together. … A call for more studies across multiple age
groups has been included in the future research section. … What further analyses could be done that would address
the key questions, and have the trial groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-2007_executive.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The high loss to followup (40
percent) may account for some differences between
groups, since the loss … to followup was disproportionate
between the groups. … fracture rate among women was higher in
the rosiglitazone group than in the metformin and
sulfonylurea groups … The absolute
risk differences between groups were ~5-10%. … The absolute risk difference between
groups was ~2%.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-adults-trauma-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
April 02, 2013 - times (e.g.,
combining outcomes of 3 and 5 months) In
most cases, however, we are hesitant to
make groups … However, if a study included a
subgroup analysis based on either of those
groups, we would have included … It is worth noting that the field currently lacks tools for
differentiating between sub-groups with … Where there are studies completed in different trauma
exposure groups with the same intervention, this … identifying the great potential to learn about prevention of PTSD by working
with other high risk groups
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_11-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 03, 2012 - Comparison Groups
An important choice in study design is the
selection of suitable treatment and … comparison
groups. … One approach is to include several different
comparison groups and use the observed
differences in … potential biases with the different
comparison groups as a way to assess the
robustness of the results … when
studying the association between thiazide diuretics
and diabetes, one could create reference groups