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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Thank you for your comment
9 Peer Reviewer
#2
Methods The numbers for included/excluded studies … For example, the number and
breakdown of included articles in Figure 3 is not
consistent with what … All the references we found were
already included in our database. … Our review included European SLIT studies and also U.S. studies (4
studies). Table E1-Appendix E. … Our review included all studies that met our inclusion criteria: we
included studies from Europe, Asia
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antidepressants-update_disposition-comments.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Children and adolescents, however,
were not included in this report. … The scope of the report is large with almost
300 included studies. … For harms we also included large uncontrolled
studies. … Peer Reviewer #5 Results I included all of my comments on results in the pdf. … No trials of
120mg/day are included. The publication
Perahia DG et al.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_research-protocol.pdf
June 27, 2011 - QI within the hospice or nursing home
setting specifically—although some nursing home studies are included … We discussed areas of focus, which included a number of stakeholder perspectives, with the
Technical … These included researchers in the field of hospice and palliative
care; representatives of different … After the pool of included articles in this
review is determined, the core team of investigators will … First, we will assess studies to ensure that they included a relevant
palliative care population and
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/kidney-stone-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2011 - Limiting included trials to those published in English is not
ideal. … Additional search strategies may
include forward citation searching of included RCTs and systematic … Study quality for the individual RCTs included in the systematic review
will be evaluated by using … An overall rating of high strength of evidence would imply that the included studies were RCTs
with … Chapter 6, Assessing the quality and applicability of included studies.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
October 01, 2006 - All the
studies reviewed either implicitly or explicitly included
only patients with generally stable … Patients with
acute decompensation due to progressive ARAS were
not included. … Other adverse events reported
included hemorrhage and hematomas, and renal artery
occlusion. … The other trial included patients with lower
grade stenosis (>50 percent) but did not exclude
patients … with more severe hypertension and included
patients with more severe kidney disease.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/acute-pain-ems-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 28, 2019 - However, as many as 43%
of individuals have insufficient prehospital pain relief.3 Reasons for this have included … pharmacologic modalities are also available (e.g. splinting, distraction, etc.), although
they are not included … o Pain severity scores and presence of pain, as defined by the tools and
thresholds used in the included … Post-hoc and
8
subgroup analyses of included studies will be considered when they provide … Key Questions Outcomes for KQ2 and
4 included: heart rate,
respiratory rate,
respiratory depression
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/multiple-sclerosis_research-protocol.pdf
December 17, 2013 - Specific suggestions added
clarity to the included interventions and the timing of study followup. … The observational literature likely
to be included rarely has protocols available to assess reporting … Studies assessed with an overall high risk of bias will
not be included in evidence synthesis due to … We will group the literature by mapping the included studies to the conceptual
framework (Figure 2) … Chapter 8:
Assessing risk of bias in included studies.
In: Higgins JPT, Green S, eds.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_research-protocol.pdf
October 25, 2010 - o Adverse effects — All negative consequences directly related to treatment will be
included. … Limiting included studies to
those published in English is not ideal; however, studies conducted in … Risk of Bias and Precision Item Bank to select
items most relevant in assessing risk of bias for included … An overall rating of high strength of evidence would imply that the included studies were
randomized … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT and
Green S, eds.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_research-protocol.pdf
May 14, 2010 - Journals Included in Search
Generalist Journals Included in Search Specialty Journals Included in Search … risk for, osteoporotic fractures (or who meet the
current guidelines for initiating treatment) are included … *T connotes the timing of outcome measurement for studies that will be included, which will vary by key … Also included in AE analysis will be
articles identified through the search for specific AE, if any … As was done for the original report, we will assess the applicability of each included
study based on
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-loss-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
December 14, 2010 - Both short- and long-term outcomes are included. … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
Studies will be included that address the … The following study design types will be included: case
series, cohort, case control, controlled trail … Relevant grey literature will be included. We
will not limit the publication date of studies. … Additional studies will be included if they meet the inclusion criteria illustrated above; in
rare case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_research-protocol.pdf
November 30, 2011 - The
recently FDA approved protease inhibitors
3, 4
will also be included (e.g., telaprevir and … , and hematological adverse events
Timing and Setting:
No minimum timing and all settings included … Criteria for Inclusion/Exclusion of Studies in the Review
Literature included will meet the PICOTS … Non-English language articles will be included in this review and translated when
it is feasible. … Data Abstraction and Data Management
The following data will be extracted from included trials:
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/adhd_research-protocol.pdf
August 10, 2010 - DSM (Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders) criteria, so we have widened the included … Inclusion:
Full-text reports of clinical trials and comparative observational studies will be
included … Reference lists of included papers will be screened for possibly included papers that
have not already … Search Strategy
There is no limit to publication date for studies to be included for key question … Any references not included
within our citation database will be retrieved and screened at full text
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth_research-protocol.pdf
August 11, 2015 - abstracted will include:
study characteristics (author, search or study dates, number and type of included … characteristics
(modalities of telehealth intervention, telehealth function), outcomes, quality of included … methods and results, but in order to make it more accessible and
usable, technical details will be included … conducted literature searches in at least
one database AND reported some sort of quality for the included … Acute and
chronic conditions included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nonopioid-chronic-pain-apg.xlsx
January 01, 2019 - Included Studies) Randomization Adequate Allocation Concealment Adequate Patients and Personnel Masked … Included Studies) A Priori Design Provided? … Provided list of Included and Excluded Studies? Provided Characteristics of Included Studies? … Assessed Risk of Bias/Quality of Included Studies?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/back-pain-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
February 29, 2016 - This review was not included b/c it
included many different
interventions for spinal stenosis,
including … However you have included
trials in the report published in 2015 (e.g. … compared to the included reviews by Lee
et al. and Lam et al. … As described in the methods,
cohort studies of harms were
included. … The Von Heymann trial is already
included.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/protocol-social-isolation.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Types of studies to be included:
We will first assess systematic reviews to see if these meet our inclusion … facilities, assisted
living facilities, hospitals
Primary outcome(s):
Systematic reviews will be included … Primary studies will only be included if they report the primary
outcome.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-202-thermoplasty-comments.pdf
December 14, 2017 - We extracted data on these
outcomes whenever they were reported
in the included studies. … We extracted data on these
outcomes whenever they were reported
in the included studies. … The presentation for these findings
is included in these comments as an addendum. … Our review is limited to data included in
full-length, peer-reviewed publications. … We
have included the data as presented in
the Appendix.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
September 01, 2017 - We included
systematic reviews and meta-analyses, whether or not they were included (as a study design … (2); and about four
medications not included in the original review (5) … Examples are included here. … Included for
information
only. … Included for
information.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cerebral-palsy-feeding_executive.pdf
March 01, 2013 - A gastric fundoplication may be
included to reduce GER, if needed in the judgment of the
surgeon. … Population
We included studies whose populations included at least
80 percent of participants with CP … Outcomes
Intermediate outcomes included changes in growth status,
including height, weight, skinfold … No age group included more than five children. … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias
in included studies. In Higgins JPT, Green S, editors.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_executive.pdf
December 01, 2014 - This CER update included the same Key Questions as
in CER No. 20 and, for the most part, the same methods … Outcomes
Outcomes for Key Questions 1, 3, and 4 included—
• Final outcomes: QOL and adverse events, … Each article included was
abstracted by a single reviewer. … In this case, only 1
study was included to avoid oversampling. … Because 2DRT was
not addressed in the update, it is not included in Table
D.