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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rotator-cuff-tears-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Medline from September 2009 through August 2011 for RCTs and
observational studies with comparison groups … Future clinical investigation
should utilize comparison groups where possible. … 3 3
Which patient groups (for example, acute/chronic, older active/inactive,
worker’s compensation … These studies compare one or more groups of individuals who have a risk factor or
treatment to “control … Was nominated/strongly supported by one or more stakeholder groups
2d.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-231-dementia-interventions-evidence-summary_0.pdf
August 01, 2020 - Many important groups were rarely studied, including
people with Down syndrome, who are living longer … Enhancing the
quality of life of dementia caregivers from
different ethnic or racial groups: a
randomized
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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/pdf/methods-guidance-bias-individual-studies_methods.pdf
March 01, 2012 - to, overlap with, or are distinct from risk-of-bias assessment of individual
studies, some review groups … Attrition bias can potentially change the collective (group)
characteristics of the relevant groups … Duration of follow-up is one such example: if
duration of followup is different across comparison groups … x
Were participants analyzed within the groups they were originally assigned to? … x x
Did the study apply inclusion/exclusion criteria uniformly to all comparison groups?
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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_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/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/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/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/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/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/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
-
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/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/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/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2014 - bipolar disorder, with relatively similar prevalence in men and
women, and across cultural and ethnic groups … Comparator Pharmacologic treatment – placebo, active control
groups
Behavioral or Somatic treatment … Any attempt to balance
the allocation between
the groups (e.g. … (self-report, scales with lower validity,
reliability); not equivalent across
groups
Uncertain Could … Is the length of
follow-up the same for all
groups?