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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
March 30, 2015 - We included trials and controlled observational studies regarding the effectiveness and harms of routine … Methodologic shortcomings included unclear methods of randomization and allocation concealment, 25–27 … c Some studies are included for >1 Key Question (KQ).
d Includes 2 poor-quality studies. … were included for developmental test score outcomes, and 10 trials were included for hematological outcomes … For Key Question 2, 2 trials were included on harms of supplementation.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
December 15, 2007 - We identified 1 in-process RCT by its inclusion in a systematic review, and we included it once it was … Studies were excluded if they did not report outcomes by symptom status, included patients receiving … Most studies were excluded because they included only symptomatic persons, were not multisite, had no … Fourteen articles were ultimately included for key question 4 on the harms of carotid endarterectomy. … This is the final total of articles included in the evidence update.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/screening-for-hiv-in-adolescents-and-adults-evidence-summary/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
November 20, 2012 - Limitations: Only English-language articles were included. Observational studies were included. … For key questions 1 and 2a, no studies were included. … For key question 2c, two cohort studies were included. … For key question 2d, five uncontrolled studies were included. … For key question 2e, two cohort studies were included.
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October 01, 2015 - Data Synthesis: 54 reviews were included. … Limitation: Evidence published after each review's last search
date was not included. … We included only the most
recent version of updated reviews. … We used the pooled point estimates presented in
the included reviews when appropriate. … (i.e., based on included study designs,
populations, setting, follow-up >6 mo, and outcomes).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary29/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
May 27, 2014 - We included only English-language articles and excluded studies published only as abstracts. … ‡ Some studies are included for >1 key question. … Key Questions 1, 2, 4, and 7 had no studies included. … One study was included in Key Question 3, 30 studies (in 31 publications) were included in Key Question … were included in Key Question 8, and 10 studies were included in Key Question 9.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
April 28, 2016 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Population
KQs 1, 2, 5: Asymptomatic men *
KQs 3, 4: Men with screen-detected … other harms
Study designs
KQ 1: Randomized, controlled trials; systematic reviews (of included … of cancers detected). 2 , 3
‡ Sample size of at least 1,000 men; smaller samples sizes will be included … effectiveness will cover 2011 through the present, the USPSTF will consider evidence from older trials included
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March 01, 2009 - Only 2 of the 5 studies included women. … We
accepted studies that included patients with a history of
CVD or patients who were at very high risk … We ultimately included 4 studies, which we dis-
cuss. … This meta-analysis
included the Women’s Health Study and 5 older RCTs
that were published before our … We have therefore not included the
original RCT reports in this review.
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July 17, 2018 - RESULTS Forty-three studies (N = 267 244) were included. … for KQ2
8 Articles (8 studies) included
for KQ3
5 Articles (4 studies) included
for KQ4
3 Articles … Study design: Study did not use
an included design. Quality: Study was poor quality. … -89 Thirty-eight unique trials or cohorts
are represented in the included literature. … Selected examples from included studies are pro-
vided in Table 3.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
April 05, 2016 - Trials that reported outcomes in patients with mild to moderate COPD included 2 trials of long-acting … For the treatment questions, the search included treatment efficacy literature for the following COPD … Because there were no trials in screen-detected or asymptomatic populations, the included population … Study design: study did not use an included design. … All other trials included patients with prior COPD diagnoses.
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April 05, 2016 - Trials that reported outcomes in patients with mild to moderate COPD included 2
trials of long-acting … Data Synthesis and Analysis
Data from the included studies were qualitatively examined to iden-
tify … Study design: study did not use an included design. … Studies (Key Question 2)
Risk Factors and
Symptoms Included Source
No. … All
other trials included patients
with prior COPD diagnoses.
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December 01, 2007 - We identified 1 in-process RCT by its inclusion
in a systematic review, and we included it once it was … Studies were excluded if
they did not report outcomes by symptom status, included
patients receiving … Most studies were excluded because they included only
symptomatic persons, were not multisite, had no … Fourteen articles were
ultimately included for key question 4 on the harms of
carotid endarterectomy. … A recent
meta-analysis by Nederkoorn and colleagues (26) included
studies published from 1993 through
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
June 15, 2013 - We included randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized controlled clinical trials, and cohort studies … We also included an updated systematic review originally included in the 2004 USPSTF review of observational … See Table 1 for a list of quality ratings for the included randomized trials. … Xylitol was not an included intervention in the 2004 USPSTF review. … The update included 5 new observational studies on the association between early childhood intake of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary27/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2013
April 15, 2013 - Only studies reporting discriminatory accuracy were included. … Other types of analyses and statistical models were not included 19 . … ”
§ Some studies are included in more than 1 key question. … The 21 women who declined were included in the analysis as declining tamoxifen. … Not included
0; ≥1
Biopsy: 0; 1; ≥2
Not included
NR
0.58 (0.56–0.60) (ER+) 87
AH
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan102/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
May 15, 2014 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … reduced exacerbations)
Study Designs
KQs 1, 5, 7: RCTs, systematic reviews (of included … study designs)
KQs 2, 3: RCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews (of included study designs … large screening registry or database observational studies, cohort studies, systematic reviews (of included
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
April 17, 2014 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … conducted as required to keep review current at time of publication)
KQ 1: Systematic reviews (of included … controlled clinical trials; cohort studies; or case-control studies
KQ 2: Systematic reviews (of included … case-control diagnostic accuracy studies, screening registry studies
KQ 3: Systematic reviews (of included
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Interventions categorized as low intensity included print- or web-based materials with tailored feedback … Medium- and high-intensity interventions commonly included
face-to-face individual or group counseling
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
November 13, 2018 - Results: One hundred thirteen studies (N = 314,466) were included. … One hundred thirteen studies (N = 314,466) were included. … Nineteen trials (28%) were included in the previous review. … Population: Study was not conducted in an included population. … Screener: Study did not use an included screener. Design: Study did not use an included design.
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June 07, 2016 - Non–English-language articles and studies published as abstracts
were not included. … The target population included asymptomatic, sexually active
men and women, including adolescents. … Studies of harms were included that compared screened
vs unscreened populations. … for KQ1 0 Studies included for KQ2 5 Studies included for KQ3 0 Studies included for KQ4
0 Reviewed … Studies included
high-prevalence
populations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
June 07, 2016 - Non–English-language articles and studies published as abstracts were not included. … Studies of harms were included that compared screened vs unscreened populations. … A total of 9 studies were included. For Key Question 1, 4 observational studies were included. … studies were included relating to test accuracy. … Studies included high-prevalence populations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
July 15, 2008 - for screened populations, systematic reviews; meta-analyses; and randomized, controlled trials were included … We included studies of adults 18 years of age or older from the United States and from other countries … For benefits of screening or treatment of screened populations, we included randomized, controlled trials … Data Synthesis and Analysis
Data from included studies were synthesized qualitatively in a narrative … When the Cochrane review investigators included only the 3 studies that used a gestational age-based