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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
June 10, 2021 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … the USPSTF clarified that studies that use medical records to identify diagnoses of autism would be included … Additionally, the term “ASD-specific” was removed from the description of included interventions for … interventions among children who screened positive for autism or who were diagnosed with autism will be included … In addition, studies of occupational and speech therapy will be included if they are specifically targeted
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
April 06, 2023 - is reported in the studies, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included … Mixed populations will be included if no more than 20% of the study population has any of the excluded … of several components compared with no intervention would not be eligible unless the comparison arm included … Study designs not listed as specifically included (e.g., case reports, case series, case-control studies … Recent systematic reviews will not be included but will be handsearched to ensure that no relevant studies
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
January 19, 2023 - possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Adults age 18 years or older
KQs 1–3: Asymptomatic … intensive treatment (management of blood pressure or dyslipidemia)
Comparisons not described as included … Specificity
Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
Outcomes not described as included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
July 07, 2022 - Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Asymptomatic adults (age ≥18 years) and adolescents … trials; controlled cohort studies; and other controlled observational studies
KQs 2, 4: Studies included … noted in the comments but did not result in changes to the Research Plan because they were already included … Comments included suggestions to report ferritin and other maternal hematologic indices, which are already … included as maternal intermediate outcomes in both the supplementation and screening Analytic Frameworks
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
July 13, 2023 - possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included … Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Adults age 18 years or older *
KQs 1–3: Asymptomatic … intensive treatment (management of blood pressure or dyslipidemia)
Comparisons not described as included … Specificity
Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
Outcomes not described as included … Other changes included the addition of a sub-key question on the effectiveness of repeat screening for
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/anxiety-adults-screening
June 20, 2023 - Meta-analysis results were included from existing systematic reviews where available; meta-analyses were … Control groups included participants who either were not screened for anxiety (KQ1) or were screened … Neither of the 2 studies included for benefit of anxiety screening reported on harms. … Comparator: Study included a comparator group that was not included. … Design: Study did not use an included design.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
July 14, 2022 - possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics and major intervention components of the included … peer supporters), intervention duration, number of intervention sessions, and whether the intervention included … Category
Included
Excluded
Population *
Adolescents or adults involved with or making … * We will aim to accurately describe the gender composition of the studies underlying the included … USPSTF clarified that it will accurately describe the gender composition of the studies underlying the included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary26/tobacco-use-in-children-and-adolescents-primary-care-interventions-2013
December 11, 2012 - Characteristics of Included Trials
Appendix Table 2. … Included Studies, by Group and Primary Outcome
Appendix Table 3. … No articles were included for key question 1. 23 articles (18 trials) were included for key question … ‡ Study not included in the meta-analysis. … ‡ Not included in the meta-analysis.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
July 26, 2018 - Category
Included
Excluded
Populations
Pregnant women with normal and high BMI and women … searches will be conducted to identify relevant systematic reviews, and the citations of all studies included … The USPSTF received minor comments related to the included populations and outcomes. … In response to these comments, the USPSTF added parity and smoking status to the included subpopulations … list of eligible outcomes for KQ 1 to clarify that stillbirth, depression, and shoulder dystocia are included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
July 17, 2025 - We will also examine selected subgroup analyses reported in the included studies to explore the extent … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Tobacco cessation in adults who currently use tobacco, regardless … update
Existing systematic reviews addressing populations and/or interventions not covered by the included … therapies approved by the FDA for tobacco or smoking cessation and behavioral interventions will be included … or smoking cessation such as e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches, and cytisine/cytisinicline will not be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
September 05, 2024 - How is “increased risk” defined in the included trials? … possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention characteristics of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
KQs 1, 2: Effect of counseling to encourage early introduction … In response to public comment, the USPSTF removed parental anxiety as an included outcome but will discuss
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/osteoporosis-screening
November 18, 2021 - Included
Excluded
Population
KQs 1–3 (Screening benefits, accuracy, harms): Adults age … the enrolled population includes persons with conditions or medications listed as excluded will be included … KQ 2: Any comparator not specifically identified as included. … Other outcomes not specifically identified as included. … KQs 2, 3, 5: Outcomes not specifically identified as included
Timing
KQs 1, 4 (Screening
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections
January 16, 2025 - For key questions, we will describe the population characteristics of the included studies to assess … harms of treatment interventions by specific populations to the extent that this is reported in the included … We will generally use the gender terminology used to describe included study populations; however, since … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Studies targeting sexual behavior change to prevent STIs
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
September 26, 2024 - For key questions, we will describe the population characteristics of the included studies to assess … Further, we will characterize whether race, ethnicity, or social determinants of health were explicitly included … harms of treatment interventions by specific populations to the extent that this is reported in the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Condition Definition
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, including
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
July 24, 2025 - possible, we plan to describe the population, screening modality, and intervention characteristics of the included … However, studies that happen to include some children with a chronic condition will be included as long … For KQs 2 and 3, studies assessing photoscreeners for screening will be included if the photoscreener … We made the following adjustments to the research plan based on public comments:
Clarified the included … Included a definition of pathologic myopia.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
May 09, 2024 - How is “increased risk” defined in the included trials? 2. … possible, we plan to describe the population, risk assessment, and intervention characteristics of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
KQs 1, 2: Effect of counseling to encourage early introduction
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qpv8h6ZMbYLYzakVrNQoj2
October 11, 2022 - RESULTS Twenty-one studies (N = 5433) were included for depression and 19 studies
(N = 6290) for suicide … Comparator: Study did not use an included comparator. … Intervention: Study did not use an included intervention. … Design: Study did not use an included design.
Other target condition: Study reported on anxiety. … All included
studies focused on adolescents52-74 and included a majority of
female participants.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
July 21, 2022 - How is “increased risk” defined in the included trials? … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Category
Included
Excluded
Aim
Trials with the primary or secondary aim of reducing falls … Interventions
Interventions that are primary care feasible or referable
Categories of included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
December 02, 2021 - HSV-2 serologic test alone or type-specific HSV-1 and HSV-2 serologic tests in combination will be included … and multi-institution antiviral medication pregnancy exposure registries
KQ 7: Treatment studies included … of participants who are seropositive for HSV without a clinical history of genital herpes) will be included … ‡ Studies that test for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (simultaneously) will be included if they meet other eligibility … § Previous systematic reviews will be included if they are recent (published within 5 years), of good
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CXDusYW7s2xdypXMpnW9sw
June 20, 2023 - for KQ1b
39 Articles (37 studies)
included for KQ2b
2 Articles (2 studies)
included for KQ3b
129 … Articles (102 studies)
included for KQ4b
56 Articles (44 studies)
included for KQ5b
39 Articles excluded … Comparator: Study included a
comparator group that was not included. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Neither of the 2 studies included for benefit of anxiety screen-
ing reported on harms.