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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
January 11, 2016 - All-cause mortality did not differ between randomized groups in meta-analyses of fair-quality trials, … regardless of whether trials were analyzed in combined or separate age groups. … Data for specific groups of women, particularly older women, or groups based on racial and ethnic background … * Numbers of participants in screening and control groups vary by publication. … * Did not maintain comparable groups (includes attrition, crossovers, adherence, contamination).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - to a breastfeeding support or education intervention, compared with women in the usual care control groups … , respectively) to 21.0 percentage points (47.7% vs 26.7% of women in the intervention and control groups … Effectiveness of policy to provide breastfeeding groups (BIG) for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers … Significant difference in risk ratios between groups (b = 1.11 [95% CI, 1.05-1.17], SE = 0.03, P = … Significant difference in risk ratios between groups (b = 1.14 [95% CI, 1.02-1.29], SE = 0.06, P =
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/prostate-cancer-screening
May 08, 2018 - also inadequate evidence to assess whether there are benefits to starting screening in these high-risk groups … rate in the control group and the high screening rate among men in both the control and intervention groups … persons of African descent in European countries during the study period makes it likely that these groups … Approximately one-third of men in both groups had either a PSA test or digital rectal examination within … The unexpectedly high survival rate across the trial groups (99%) made any potential differences harder
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/cervical-cancer-screening
August 21, 2018 - The RR for CIN 3+ detection between screening groups, however, was similar to the overall findings in … both the younger (<30-35 years) and older (≥30-35 years) age groups. … The effect estimates for CIN 3+ detection between screening groups were generally similar across age … groups, with the exception of NTCC Phase I, with an RR of 0.89 (95% CI, 0.51-1.57) for women younger … For each of 3 age groups (30-39, 40-49, and 50 years), each consecutive negative hrHPV test result was
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equity
RCTs; controlled clinical
trials; observational
studies with
contemporaneous
comparative groups … age-
grouped cohorts
Timing: At least 2 years or
greater
Comparisons include
different age groups … /Alaska
Native, and non-
Hispanic Black
children and
adolescents)
Sufficient
numbers by age
groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
May 20, 2014 - Treatment studies in populations with screen-detected suicide risk in all age groups are needed. … Burden of Disease
In 2010, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death among all age groups … The proportion of patients in control groups with a history of suicide attempts in treatment studies … The study did not find any differences between the groups in suicidal ideation, depression, or hopelessness … After both groups had completed the suicide risk screening items, 8.9% reported that the suicide-related
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May 26, 2020 - 1 study reported nonspecific “adverse
events,” with no difference between intervention and control
groups … continuous outcomes (number of times used in the last 3
months), the pooled mean difference between groups … compared with control groups.19,20 Seven other
studies reported statistically nonsignificant increases … in illicit drug,
alcohol, or tobacco use in intervention groups.25,26,29,34,40,42,43
Response to Public … More data are needed on the benefits
and harms of interventions in these age groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
May 15, 2005 - What individual-level risk factors identify groups at higher risk for gonococcal infection? 2B. … What individual-level risk factors identify groups at higher risk for gonococcal infection? … What population-level characteristics identify groups at higher risk for gonococcal infection? … Age, race, gender and STD diagnosis did not differ between groups. … What individual-level risk factors identify groups at higher risk for gonococcal infection?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
July 18, 2023 - Harms reported in the short-term drug trials were similar in the intervention and control groups. … Overall, harms reported in pharmacotherapy trials were similar in the intervention and control groups … and 0% to 1.9% in control groups (eFigure 8 in the JAMA Supplement). 47 , 56-58 , 60 , 63-65 , 75 … and up to 1.7% in the control groups (eFigure9 in the JAMA Supplement). 60 , 65 One trial’s 10-year … Harms in the 3 bile acid sequestrant trials (n = 332) were similar in the intervention and control groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
January 01, 2001 - AHRQ and the
EPCs also invited about 60 private health and consumer
groups and federal agencies to rate … Despite the
disadvantages, many evidence-based groups use this
approach when reviewing evidence. … Are there distinct patient groups for whom different intervention strategies apply? … For some
services and some groups, the frequency of the out-
come may be clear, but for others one can … Other groups have undertaken
this important work.35
The C code indicates that the quality of evidence
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February 01, 2013 - Included trials had control groups that of-
fered minimal or no treatment and had to report tobacco
use … We assessed the validity of the randomization and
measurement procedures, comparability of the groups … compared
with control groups. … Smoking outcomes for intervention groups compared with control groups from all behavioral trials. … compared with the control groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-modeling-report/breast-cancer-screening-2009
November 15, 2009 - Some groups model breast cancer in stages, but 3 (models E, S, and W) use tumor size and tumor growth … Model Data Variables
All 6 modeling groups use a common set of age-specific variables for breast … All 6 modeling groups concluded that the most efficient screening strategies are those that include a … Model estimates for the oldest age groups also have more uncertainty compared with estimates for ages … The collaboration of 6 groups with different modeling philosophies and approaches to estimate the same
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July 01, 2002 - Although mortality
rates for some groups of women have modestly
declined in recent years, 39,600 women … The
relative risk reduction was similar across all age
groups and all risk levels. … Although the
MORE investigators did not formally calculate
breast cancer risk, the study groups were … A recent report
from the MORE trial found no difference between
the raloxifene and placebo groups for … Different Groups of Women
Because tamoxifen is effective only for estrogen
receptor-positive breast
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February 01, 2016 - included high overall attrition (at least
20%) or differential attrition (at least 15%) between
study groups … , unreliable or invalid measurement instru-
ments or unequal application across study groups (in-
cluding … Among children, the study found no significant
differences between groups in depression symptoms
or severity … , or laboratory values or tests did not differ signifi-
cantly between the escitalopram and placebo groups … The fair-quality citalopram trial (29) re-
ported no significant difference between groups in
overall
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
February 08, 2016 - included high overall attrition (at least 20%) or differential attrition (at least 15%) between study groups … , unreliable or invalid measurement instruments or unequal application across study groups (including … children aged 6 to 11 years. 28 Among children, the study found no significant differences between groups … * [TIAB])) OR (interpersonal therap * [TIAB]) OR (interpersonal intervention * [TIAB]) OR Self-Help Groups … benefits for relapse; the citalopram trial did not find significant differences in outcomes between groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
May 06, 2002 - Although mortality rates for some groups of women have modestly declined in recent years, 39,600 women … The relative risk reduction was similar across all age groups and all risk levels. … Although the MORE investigators did not formally calculate breast cancer risk, the study groups were … A recent report from the MORE trial found no difference between the raloxifene and placebo groups for … embolism and deep vein thrombosis compared with those in the placebo groups (RR, 3.1; 95 percent CI,
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September 09, 2021 - conditions, diagnosis, treatment
access and uptake, and treatment outcomes across racial and eth-
nic groups … Studies were included that had un-
screened control groups (KQ1) and in which the control group was
also … of phar-
macologic treatment among socially or economic disadvantaged or
specific racial or ethnic groups … Evaluating the effective-
ness of depression and suicide risk screening in these groups is par-
ticularly … Care-as-usual control groups across
different settings in randomized trials on
psychotherapy for adult
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan93/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2016
September 27, 2014 - An initial branch in the framework splits patients into normal and abnormal groups, and an offshoot arrow … assesses harms of screening for both groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
April 05, 2016 - Results for harms were rarely reported, with few differences between treated and untreated groups for … treated with placebo, 45 and another trial reporting similar rates of withdrawal between treatment groups … It showed similar rates between treated and control groups, except perhaps a higher risk for pneumonia … Even among these groups, the benefits
on exacerbations and dyspnea scores with early treatment in … Because both groups received spirometry and
counseling, the communication of lung damage might be
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breast-cancer-screening
May 06, 2021 - perform, particularly to support decisions about screening in younger women or women from racial/ethnic groups … controlled trials; controlled clinical trials
Prospective cohort studies with contemporaneous comparison groups