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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - For general adult populations, we included studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high” … For all KQs,we included randomized clinical trials to assess the benefits and harms of screening (KQ1 … Details of the data analysis methods are included in the full report. … Design: Study did not use an included design or was not a primary research article. … d Included in cohort.
e Baseline characteristics for entire screened cohort.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/colorectal-cancer-screening
May 18, 2021 - Searches included literature published between January 1, 2015, and December 4, 2019. … A full list of included studies by KQ is available in the JAMA Supplement. … All 4 trials were included in the previous review. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Population: Study not conducted in an included population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
June 27, 2024 - 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
Children and adolescents age ≤18 years
More … than 50% of study participants must be in included age group
Pregnant adolescents
Adults
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
May 15, 2009 - We ultimately included studies that were rated fair or good on the basis of USPSTF criteria. … Study type not included in review (not a systematic review). … Studies included were not recent (many were published before 1995 and included in the previous USPSTF … Study type not included in review. … Unclear how many women were included in the final analysis.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
November 14, 2019 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
KQs 1, 2: Unselected or community-dwelling, generally asymptomatic … to indicate that all types of surgical repair will be considered and that cognitive function will be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-nonpregnant-adults-adolescents-screening
January 28, 2021 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
Asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults who are not … The remaining comments were either already included in the research plan or out of scope for this review
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9H5mgkBCjNQVZZ4pnkNo6B
February 01, 2016 - Limitation: The review included only English-language studies,
narrow inclusion criteria focused only … We
included randomized and nonrandomized trials pub-
lished between May 2007 and 4 February 2015 and … For screening accuracy studies, flaws that
resulted in poor-quality ratings included use of an inap- … The studies included in the 2009 review,
when re-reviewed against our criteria, yielded 5 studies
on … No study included chil-
dren younger than 11 years.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
January 10, 2017 - Results: A total of 24 studies (N >58,860) were included. … Studies were included if they focused on the use of folic acid supplementation for the prevention of … Not included were studies of prepubertal girls or men or women without the potential for childbearing … Additionally, for harms (KQs 2a and 2b), registry data were included. … Over the course of several decades, the list of included sites and sources changed.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
July 26, 2022 - Results: One-hundred thirteen RCTs were included (N = 129,993). … Details of each included study can be found in eTable 3 in the JAMA Supplement. … Fifteen of the 113 included trials reported health outcomes (n = 58,286). … All but 4 26 , 47 , 123 , 134 of the 113 included trials were included for KQ3 (n = 125,878); 45 trials … even fewer were included that reported longer term health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k-btyK4W2-v9KnemTK8WDx
September 14, 2021 - RESULTS Twenty-seven studies were included (N = 179 515). … The screening popu-
lation included asymptomatic, sexually active adults and adoles-
cents, including … Specifically, this review included new KQs focused on
accuracy of risk stratification and screening … for KQ4 9 Articles (9 studies) included for KQ3 7 Articles (7 studies) included for KQ2 5 Articles ( … a Articles may be included for multiple key questions.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aHpXYasjc3n6zhaTtoWMwK
August 01, 2016 - RESULTS A total of 17 studies (n = 9736 participants; range, 24-3290) in 19 publications were
included … Only stud-
ies rated as good or fair quality were included. … For KQ2 (accuracy of serologic tests), we included studies of
FDA-approved serologic tests for HSV-2 … for
KQ2 (10 studies for
quantitative analysis)
1 Study included for KQ64 Studies included for KQ52 … Studies included for KQ42 Studies included for KQ30 Studies included for KQ1
289 Full-text articles
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - We excluded randomized groups that included other antithrombotic or chemopreventive agents and trials … One investigator abstracted data from included studies, and another checked the data for accuracy. … ǁ Total number randomly assigned when warfarin groups included. … * Trials included 2 separate aspirin groups that were combined for analysis. … * Trials included 2 separate aspirin groups that were combined for analysis.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-KMSTWRT9xbm7spaqDq_GE
February 12, 2019 - Studies that included a subset of these types of participants were
included; however, it was required … Population: Study was not conducted in an included
population. … Design: Study did not
use an included design. Language: Publication not in English. … When limited to trials that only included women at increased
risk of perinatal depression, the pooled … Fifteen (75%) included group sessions, 11
(55%) included individual sessions, and 3 intervened with couples
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - Data Extraction and Synthesis: Independent critical appraisal of all provisionally included studies. … Results: Ninety trials (N = 49,597) reported in 125 publications were included. … Some included only in-person support at and around the time of birth. … Some included intense home visits. … And some included multiple one-on-one sessions spanning the prenatal and postpartum periods.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/UXw277rnvJ8e_Dfsh4V3K3
July 26, 2022 - RESULTS One-hundred thirteen RCTs were included (N = 129 993). … Fifteen of the 113 included trials reported health outcomes
(n = 58 286). … b Included studies may appear in more than 1 KQ. … All but 426,47,123,134 of the 113 included trials were included for
KQ3 (n = 125 878); 45 trials (n = … even fewer were included that reported longer term
health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
December 28, 2023 - How did the included trials identify and define participants as being at increased risk of primary breast … To the extent possible, we plan to describe the participant characteristics of the included … Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
October 11, 2022 - Results: Thirty-nine studies (N = 6065) were included. … English-language studies that included children and adolescents 18 years or younger, were of fair or … Comparator: Study did not use an included comparator. … Intervention: Study did not use an included intervention. … Design: Study did not use an included design.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/eSLqaKpvzhYRbQVeumNgSQ
January 19, 2021 - RESULTS Sixty-seven reviews addressing pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions were
included as … Interventions targeting cessation of any tobacco product, includ-
ing e-cigarettes, were included and … Reviews published by
Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews were included. … Only the most recent version of updated reviews was
included. … Data from each included review and primary study
were abstracted into detailed abstraction forms using
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
August 31, 2017 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Populations
KQs 1, 2: Asymptomatic pregnant adolescent or adult women … screening program with historical or geographic comparator; systematic reviews and meta-analyses (of included … case-control studies; diagnostic accuracy studies; large case series; systematic reviews and meta-analyses (of included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Z6Rfj-qwfoMbuLp-hBmhzS
May 01, 2021 - RESULTS Eighty-six studies were included (N = 11 051). … for KQ6
87 Articles (73 studies)
included for KQ5
4 Articles (4 studies)
included for KQ4
0 Articles … included
for KQ3
7 Articles (7 studies)
included for KQ2
0 Articles included
for KQ1
1086 Full-text … The study of Medicare
recipients included 70% women23; the other study included 20%
women.24 Key quality … No included screening approach was assessed by more than
2 included studies, which limits the ability