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101. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - The studies were statistically significant and most, but not all, found significant improvements in … • CPAP also generally resulted in improvements in other sleep study measures, but had inconsistent … All studies found statistically MAD vs. control significant improvements in AHI, ranging from -6 to … Of 8 studies, 5 found statistically and clinically significant improvements in ESS, ranging from -1 … • MAD also generally resulted in improvements in other sleep study measures, but had inconsistent

102. Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - For pharmacological interventions, SOE is low for improvements to subjective loudness from neurotransmitter

103. Supporting Better Healthcare for 25 Years | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2022 - research institutions, synthesize scientific evidence and produce comprehensive reports to— Inform improvements

104. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - We sought to determine if public reporting results in improvements in health care delivery and patient

105. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2013 - At the end of the 6 month withdrawal period (B) abatacept-treated subjects had greater improvements … vs placebo in all domains (except behavior) and both summary scores, with similar improvements in … Compared to placebo, improvements were significantly higher for ab 10 (P=0.006) and 30/10 (P=0.022 … All ab regimens led to improved MRI, HAQ and SF-36 scores, with 10mg/kg showing the greatest improvements … Improvements in TL and PASI scores were observed in all ab arms; a response according to the investigator

106. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2013 - At the end of the 6 month withdrawal period (B) abatacept-treated subjects had greater improvements … vs placebo in all domains (except behavior) and both summary scores, with similar improvements in … Compared to placebo, improvements were significantly higher for ab 10 (P=0.006) and 30/10 (P=0.022 … All ab regimens led to improved MRI, HAQ and SF-36 scores, with 10mg/kg showing the greatest improvements … Improvements in TL and PASI scores were observed in all ab arms; a response according to the investigator

107. Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Renal Dialysis Patients | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

108. Treatment of Insomnia Disorder | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/insomnia/research-protocol
     December 01, 2019 - Insomnia treatment goals include meaningful improvements in sleep and associated distress and/or dysfunction … Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … sensitivity to detect changes resulting from treatment; and measured and analyzed using clinically meaningful improvements … patient-reported outcomes have disadvantages, they are patient-centered and represent the best way to assess improvements

109. Summary Report Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - timely, efficient, and equitable. 2,3 7 There are three core approaches (“3 I’s”) to achieving improvements … of these interventions have shown that individual elements of the PCMH model are associated with improvements … the population of interest is critical to QI efforts, as ultimately those efforts are aimed toward improvements … Public Reporting Slight improvements in quality were associated with public reporting. … Improvements were more likely among providers with lower scores in initial public reports.

110. Interventions Addressing Children Exposed to Trauma: Part 2 – Trauma Other Than Child Maltreatment and Family Violence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - interpersonal/social functioning or signs of developmental regression School-based functioning Improvements … problems (including conduct disorder and ADHD), or criminal activities Healthy development including improvements … interpersonal/social functioning or signs of developmental regression School-based functioning Improvements … interpersonal/social functioning or signs of developmental regression School-based functioning Improvements … interpersonal/social functioning or signs of developmental regression School-based functioning Improvements

111. Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - Although most interventions showed positive effects, few improvements were of clinical importance.

112. Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2019 - There have been improvements in screening devices, yet there is limited evidence on the effects of screening

113. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings on Patient Safety Practices and Ratings by a Technical Expert Panel, 2023-2024 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 01, 2024 - patient safety improvement has evolved in the last 20 years and, while certain areas 2-6 have realized improvements … The TEP noted a lack of rigor to determine safety improvements and some ethical and methodological issues … The theoretical basis, positive results in other settings, and observed improvements in National Surgical … Pre-post studies of report card-prompted quality improvement programs yielded improvements, sometimes … The TEP recognized that surgical report cards by themselves cannot produce improvements in patient safety

114. What are the best options for fertility treatment, in terms of safety and effectiveness? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

115. Is there an easier way to test for Celiac disease? | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

116. Can anything be done to improve diabetic periphheral neuropathy?What is truly effective? What research seems promising? (diabetes type 2,well controlled) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

117. Topic 0552 Low Back Pain NSD FINAL SJ (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2013 - long-term benefits in patients with low back pain, including reduction or elimination of low back pain, improvements

118. Alleviate or eliminate chronic ringing in ears (tenitis). | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     November 01, 2017 - (For example, improvements in patient symptoms or problems from treatment or diagnosis.)

119. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - little room to innovate; most recently identified interventions in these categories are incremental improvements … pharmacotherapies, this stagnation is in part due to the difficulties associated with specifically quantifying improvements … use of intravenous or intranasal insulin was associated with dose- dependent cognitive performance improvements … ratings and Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale).11 All patients showed cognitive improvements … although ApoE-ε4–positive patients remained cognitively stable, ApoE-ε4– negative men showed cognitive improvements

120. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - Insomnia treatment goals include meaningful improvements in sleep and associated distress and/or dysfunction … Improvements in sleep can be measured in a variety of ways. … Assessing improvements in specific sleep symptoms or in sleep efficiency can be measured objectively … to detect changes resulting from treatment; and measured and analyzed using clinically meaningful improvements … patient-reported outcomes have disadvantages, they are patient-centered and represent the best way to assess improvements