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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
June 15, 2016 - The search also included selected gray literature sources, including ClinicalTrials.gov and the World … For KQ2, diagnostic accuracy studies that used colonoscopy as a reference standard were included. … Design: study did not use an included design. … studies) were included for key question 3. … Quantitative FITs included some that are older and now discontinued.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
May 15, 2012 - The 1996 review concentrated on adults aged 65 years or older and included hospital and nursing home … An intervention was considered to have comprehensive management if it included multifactorial clinical … The USPSTF considered data from 3 additional trials that were not included in the Cochrane review. … The design of trials that included medication discontinuation interventions varied, thus preventing the … Minor adverse outcomes associated with specific interventions included increased fall-related outpatient
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April 01, 2015 - We included trials and controlled observational
studies regarding the effectiveness and harms of routine … Overall, 10 trials of iron
supplementation were included in this
update.22–34 One study was rated as … Methodologic shortcomings included
unclear methods of randomization
and allocation concealment,25–27,30 … These findings
included 1 study (N = 302) that
compared iron-fortified formula with
noniron-fortified … One older randomized
controlled trial (N = 334), published
in 199136 and not included in the
previous
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/aspirin-use-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2002
January 15, 2002 - Study Selection: We included (a) randomized trials of at least 1 year's duration that examined aspirin … Only two trials (HOT and PPP) included women. … Most participants were middle-aged, although four of the five trials included substantial numbers of … Only two of the five primary prevention trials included women (HOT and PPP). … Two independent reviewers abstracted the included studies.
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January 01, 2002 - Only 2 trials (HOT and
PPP) included women. … Most participants were middle-aged,
although 4 of the 5 trials included substantial
numbers of patients … Sex
Only 2 of the 5 primary prevention trials
included women (HOT and PPP). … We modeled outcomes over a period of 5
years because the trials included in our review
ranged from 3 … Two
independent reviewers abstracted the included
studies.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
August 23, 2022 - Results: Twenty-six studies were included: 22 trials (N = 90,624) with 6 months to 6 years of follow-up … of treatment (including muscle injury, cognitive loss, incident diabetes, and hepatic injury) were included … A systematic review that included secondary prevention trials and observational studies reported statins … for multiple key questions (KQs). c KQ1b and KQ2b were not included in the prior review, although prior … included studies provided evidence for the KQs. d KQ1c was KQ1b in the prior review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - Data Extraction: Using preset criteria, the authors assessed the quality of included studies and abstracted … For treatment, we focused on trials of pegylated interferon with ribavirin but included studies that … Ribavirin alone, amantadine, and corticosteroids were not included because they have not been found to … to in the text they are not included in evidence tables. … For key question 2, we included large observational studies that used appropriate statistical methods
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March 20, 2018 - Half of the
interventions included face-to-face counseling, and all included
Figure 1. … In the 16 trials among adults, interventions included a variety
of messages and components, conducted … in a range of settings.2,4
Technology-based interventions included an interactive web pro-
gram and … Each
module took about 10 minutes to complete and included a goal-
setting section. … Other interventions that increased sun protection
behaviors in adults included mailed print materials
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April 01, 2016 - All included trials evaluated aspirin for the primary prevention of
cardiovascular events. … We excluded interventions that included nonas-
pirin antithrombotic medications or aspirin as cotreat … Subpopulation Methods
A priori subpopulations included age, sex, diabe-
tes, smoking, race/ethnicity … RESULTS
Description of Included Trials
We found 11 eligible RCTs (2 good quality and 9
fair quality) … Two point estimates were near 1 (31,
36, 37), and 1 trial (35) that included few events
showed a trend
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February 25, 2020 - The current systematic review newly included
e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. … Included stickers,
newsletters, activity books,
or activity guides
1 to 8 visits 1 to 4 booster calls … Trials were relatively small, and all included be-
havioral counseling in addition to pharmacotherapy … The current sys-
tematic review newly included e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. … Delivery settings of interventions varied and included pri-
mary care clinics, dental clinics, schools
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
August 24, 2021 - Results: The review included 89 publications (N = 68,882). … For recently diagnosed (not screen-detected) diabetes, 5 RCTs (5138 participants) were included. … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, 1 investigator extracted pertinent … This review included 5 RCTs (described in 8 articles) evaluating interventions for recently diagnosed … Thirty-eight RCTs (described in 58 articles) were included (eResults in the JAMA Supplement). 16-31
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-for-cvd-prevention-in-adults-2012
December 15, 2010 - Primary care-relevant counseling included interventions that were conducted in, judged feasible to be … Trials included a representative range of persons. … Eleven trials included only women 48 , 54 , 61 , 69 , 70 , 78 , 92 , 115 , 118 , 121 , and 5 trials included … †We included 8 studies in more than 1 area. … ‡Additional studies identified for harms (not including trials included for KQs 1 to 3).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary4/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
July 30, 2013 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
For each included study, an investigator abstracted details … The trial was conducted at 33 U.S. sites and included asymptomatic men and women aged 55 to 74 years … The trial included men and women aged 49 years or older who were current or former (quit <10 years ago … ‡ Studies that provided data and contributed to the body of evidence were considered included. … . 54 articles were included for screening key questions, and 13 were included for treatment key questions
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review49/hepatitis-c-screening-2013
November 15, 2012 - For screening, we included randomized trials, cohort studies, case–control studies, and cross-sectional … The 2004 USPSTF review 21 included a post hoc analysis of National Hepatitis Screening Survey data that … A small, fair-quality cross-sectional study ( n = 34) included in the 2004 USPSTF review found that … The CDC's birth cohort approach was not evaluated in the studies included in our review on the yield … † The total number of studies included in the full report, which addresses additional key questions
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August 01, 2015 - In contrast, treatment
studies were not limited by study
setting, which included speech and
language … The majority of
studies included 2- and 3-year-olds,
but the ages varied. … Recruitment
techniques and venues included
advertisements, birth registries, early
childhood programs … Outcomes
included the percentage of children
who attended a special school,
percentage who repeated a … Treatment harms were generally not
measured or reported; the 2 included
studies reported few data on
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - Studies included treating persons with COPD with long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), long-acting muscarinic … 104 weeks. 13 , 16
Harms of Screening and Treatment
The USPSTF reviewed new data from 6 of the included … treatment harms in adults with mild to moderate or minimally symptomatic COPD. 13 , 16 None of the included … Although smoking is the primary risk factor for COPD, the evidence reviewed, which included current and … The USPSTF acknowledges that there is a larger body of evidence not included in this targeted review
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February 11, 2019 - Two fair-
quality observational studies that compared perinatal trans-
mission rates over time were included … data collection procedures
may have had a greater effect on
estimates from earlier years of data
The included … studies of screening
were identified
Treatment: No harms of screening or
case management reported in the
included … case-management program
follow-up
No harms of screening or case
management reported in
foundational or included
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April 01, 2016 - Data Sources and Searches
We reviewed all included and excluded studies in 4
relevant systematic reviews … We included trials and large longitudinal cohort
studies conducted in adults with a mean age of 40
years … Major GI bleeding included cases
leading to death, those requiring hospitalization or
transfusion, or … Intracranial bleeding included hemorrhagic
See also:
Related articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … The same
investigators assessed the quality of included studies
using study design–specific criteria
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
December 21, 2017 - Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included … Included
Excluded
Screening in nonpregnant adolescents and adults (KQs 1a, 2–4)
Populations … mortality, quality of life, HCV transmission (KQ 5), harms of treatment (KQ 7); behavioral outcomes will be included
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May 01, 2021 - Conditions that are no longer included as
part of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders … Most studies included primarily adolescents
(aged 12 to 18 years; mean age, 14.8 years); 4 studies included … There were
no studies that included children younger than 7 years, and there
is limited evidence available … Three studies included young
children aged 3 to 7 years, 4 studies included adolescents aged
13 to 20 … These
other instruments were not included in the review because the
USPSTF did not identify any eligible