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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 29, 2015 - Director Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for … Symptoms worsen
over time, with periods of improvement or remission. … In phase III trials,
patients treated with secukinumab yielded a significant improvement in American … This improvement was observed in
both TNF-naïve and TNF-refractory populations.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2014 - For both treatment groups, investigators reported that symptom
improvement was greater in plasma uric … The median
duration of the clinical improvement provided by PRP for knee OA was 9 months.
52
In … Researchers reported, “ACR response rates showed a trend for improvement over time (month 1-24)
with … similar ACR20 [American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement in a number of different
measures] … One clinical expert stated that even a 20% improvement in the condition would be a
significant improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 29, 2016 - This limits clinical
usefulness and a point that needs
improvement. … We agree that the clinical
relevance of a similar improvement
in pain score might vary depending
on … of quality of life,
improvement of function, and even pain
relief. … No mention is made of other mechanical
markers that indicate improvement. … For >50%
improvement, the rates were 48%
vs. 23%, for a NNT of 4.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-update_research-protocol.pdf
January 15, 2015 - Most authorities consider the goals of therapy to be improvement in uncontrolled
hypertension, preservation … Renal artery
revascularization may provide immediate improvement in kidney function and blood
Source … heterogeneity of treatment effect within single-group studies where some patients had
rapid, marked improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Director Acting Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Task Order Officer
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and … anticipated a small impact because other options are inexpensive.16,20 Two other experts noted that a
small improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-disseminating-findings_0.pdf
October 01, 2018 - Director Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement … Evidence-based Practice Center Program Task Order Officer
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Center for Evidence and Practice
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Improvement
Agency
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-3-acute-pain.pdf
June 01, 2022 - 1 week: No difference
(SOE: low, based on 1 RCT
[<1 day] and 3 RCTs [1 day
to 1 week])
Global improvement … Meta-analyses were not conducted for the
original report or surveillance updates on mean improvement … Director Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement … Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Dental pain meta-analysis: Opioid versus NSAID for global improvement (medication
rated very good or
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
June 01, 2022 - providing data and tools to support population health management, clinical decision-
making, quality improvement … routine assessment and clinical
care of patients and used primarily to support a practice’s quality improvement … Adverse Events
Both registries were designed primarily to support quality improvement activities (rather … Clinical
Response
Improvement in
Depressive
Symptoms—
Response
Patients aged 18 or older with … Clinical
Response
Improvement in
Depressive
Symptoms—
Remission
Patients aged 18 or older with
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - stage of recovery do multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs offer
patients the best chance of improvement … Timing: At what stage of recovery do multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs offer the
best chance of improvement … Timing: At what stage of recovery do multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs offer
the best chance of improvement … stage of recovery do multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs
offer patients the best chance of improvement … Timing: At what stage of recovery do multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs offer the
best chance of improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/restless-legs-future_research.pdf
February 01, 2013 - Specifically
o What IRLS scale scores (or changes in scores) translate to clinically meaningful
improvement … Specifically:
o What IRLS scale scores (or changes in scores) translate to clinically meaningful
improvement … minimum important differences: (a) What IRLS scale score changes
translate to clinically meaningful improvement … Specifically
o What IRLS scale scores (or changes in scores) translate to clinically meaningful
improvement … NCT01112644 Oxycodone/Naloxone Prolonged Release
(OXN PR) Compared with Placebo to
Demonstrate Improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Developing Consistent and Useful Quality Improvement Study Data Extraction for Health Systems. … unpublished-health-data/methods-report
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/useful-quality-improvement … Developing criteria and associated instructions for consistent and useful quality improvement study
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/practical-considerations.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Director
Evidence-based Practice Center Program
Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement
Agency … Director
Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Task Order Officer
Evidence-based Practice Center Program
Center for Evidence and Practice
Improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - There was improvement in global measures
with all estrogens (high SOE). … Estrogens appeared to
enhance measures of interest, while SSRIs/SNRIs showed
only modest improvement … Reported
improvement in sleep evident with other agents such
as estrogens is possibly due to treatment … symptom relief
include lack of common validated instruments and
assessment of meaningful clinical improvement … most effective
treatment for relieving vasomotor symptoms and are
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accompanied by the greatest improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/monitoring-programs-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Director
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director
Evidence-based Practice Center Division
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency … Evidence-based Practice Center Division Liaison
Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Agency … Director
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Director, General Patient Safety Program
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Agency for
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2012 - consistent findings in all five quality A trials, the strength
of evidence is rated as high in favor of an improvement … consistent findings in all five quality A trials, the strength
of evidence is rated as high in favor of an improvement … consistent findings in all five quality A trials, the strength
of evidence is rated as high in favor of an improvement … consistent findings in all five
quality A trials, the strength of evidence is rated as high
in favor of an improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/migraine-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
November 03, 2011 - expanded the list of patient-centered outcomes to include composite outcomes
defined as aggregate improvement … o Composite patient centered outcomes defined as an aggregate improvement of the
aforementioned outcomes … o Improvement in associated symptoms. … to
care
Intermediate outcomes
Number of headache days
Severity of migraine
attacks
Improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine_protocol-appendix_20111103.pdf
November 03, 2011 - Migraine
IRCT138711011570N1 Evaluation of the effect of Enalapril on endothelial dysfunction and improvement … prophylaxis: a double-blind randomized
clinical trial
IRCT201011164786N2 The effect of Topiramate in improvement
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol.pdf
October 15, 2024 - Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in
Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopausal-symptoms-protocol-final.pdf
October 15, 2024 - Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in
Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Syste…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-update_clinician.pdf
September 01, 2014 - intensive
behavioral interventions may elicit robust gains while others
may not demonstrate marked improvement